16 mm or 16 millimeter film was introduced about 1928 by Kodak
as a movie stock. It is perforated along both edges to be moved
and advanced by a drive cog. Until the late 1930s the film was
only black and white. Color film was rare even during the war
(World War II). Mass produced 16mm films of cartoons and other
children's fare were common for a short time before television
became generally affordable by the mid 1950s. Amateur 16mm films
which depict everyday life, events, customs and costumes are
valuable especially from the 1920s an 1930s.
Estimated basic value: (amateur) v
$800 (mass produced) $35
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