Film Spool?

[fyrffytr1]

I found these two pieces at a Spanish-American war camp site and was wondering if they might be from that period. I believe they are ends to a Kodak film spool. They measure 1 1/4" in diameter.

 

[A2coins]

Too bad there was no film in it Nice though

 

[nhbenz]

They do look like the ends of the early wooden spools, so maybe?

 

[fyrffytr1]

One of my hunting buddies has found 4 of them but only one has the Kodak on it.

 

[Anduril]

For all you photographers out there, both amateur and professional:
It's finds like this that may you stop and think just how comparatively "easy" we have it today with modern technology!!

Nice find!!

 

[pa plateau hiker]

For all you photographers out there, both amateur and professional:
It's finds like this that may you stop and think just how comparatively "easy" we have it today with modern technology!!

Nice find!!

Hmmmm, I must have been on Mars when all this easy technology came out. I still use film.

 

[tamrock]

I have a heck of a time trying to figure out some of this modern technology that's supposed to make life easier for ya.

 

[Anduril]

Hmmmm, I must have been on Mars when all this easy technology came out. I still use film.

My photography mentor still uses color slide film, so I understand completely.
Of course, he has to scan them to manipulate them in Lightroom / Photoshop, and also for email, so it somewhat defeats the purpose.
But he's nearly a generation older than me, an MIT Ph.D. engineering grad, and overall really smart guy, so who am I to question?
He claims when camera sensors get to 114 megapixels he will think about switching.
That number almost sounds to arbitrarily precise to argue with.

 

[wayfas4u]

I've searched the Internet and still cannot find any photo like these you & I dug.

 

[pa plateau hiker]

I found these two pieces at a Spanish-American war camp site and was wondering if they might be from that period. I believe they are ends to a Kodak film spool. They measure 1 1/4" in diameter.

The film size you found is 116. I have these spools in my darkroom and you can see the difference. The left is an older 116 wood spool, the middle, a metal one. The one on the right is a 120 spool. The other photo shows how the film is attached to the spool. You decide if you have a wood spool or a metal one.

 

[fyrffytr1]

The film size you found is 116. I have these spools in my darkroom and you can see the difference. The left is an older 116 wood spool, the middle, a metal one. The one on the right is a 120 spool. The other photo shows how the film is attached to the spool. You decide if you have a wood spool or a metal one.View attachment 1268559View attachment 1268560

Hiker,
Thanks for the info. Based on the size of the center protrusion I think they came from wood spools. Could they date to the 1898 time period?

 

[pa plateau hiker]

I got my photo books out and it says 116 film was introduced by Kodak in 1899.

 

[fyrffytr1]

I got my photo books out and it says 116 film was introduced by Kodak in 1899.

The site we are hunting dates 1898-1899 so these spools could be attributed to the camp. Thank you for the help.