Plus-X type 116

Plus-X in roll film formats was produced from 1941 till 1957 when it was replaced by Verichrome Pan. According to photomemorabilia.co.uk it was available in the UK from 1951 to 1956. Kodak Australasia publications of that period do not mention Plus-X neither in 35 mm nor in roll film formats. Kodak Photo Department Catalog for Winter 1956 lists this film stock as available only for miniature cameras (35 mm) so the production of roll films must have stopped by then.

The backing paper differs on the two Plus-X rolls that came from Tucson. The sealing sticker on this roll indicates that the film is panchromatic (in capital letters) and contains instructions to "develop only in total darkness". EXPOSED is printed in large font in the centre of the sticker. The backing paper has frame numbers for eight 2¹/₂ x 4¹/₄; twelve 2¹/₂ x 2⁷/₈, and sixteen 2¹/₈ x 2¹/₂ exposures. At the start of the roll we find the following message:

FOR QUALITY

insist on

VELOX

when the prints

are made

Further past this note letter P is printed. The start of the film is marked with a pointing hand, while the second roll has arrows.

The film was developed in HC-110 dilution B for 6 minutes and 30 seconds at 19 °C. The negative was very dense but still contained seven usable 2¹/₂ x 4¹/₄ images.