Vintage cylindrical Kodak can containing a dose of powdered acid fixer for developing black-and-white photographic films, plates, and papers. Preserved full and in its original state, it makes a nice accessory for a post-war photographic laboratory. Its characteristic yellow Kodak graphics and full instructions for use printed on the can make it an interesting testament to traditional silver halide processes used by amateur and professional photographers.
✦ Provenance: Kodak France ✦ Estimated period: Circa 1950-1960 ✦ Dimensions: approx. 7 x 6 cm ✦ Material: Lithographed tinplate ✦ Condition: Good overall condition, light signs of use and small superficial oxidations, original inscriptions clearly legible ✦ Contents: Kodak powdered acid fixer, can still full
Highly decorative in a collection dedicated to film photography, this can evokes the era when developing negatives was done at home or in a lab using specialized chemical products. A vintage photographic consumable sought after to complement a Kodak camera, an old photo lab, or a display case dedicated to the history of film photography.
