Kodak Verichrome FPK 2C-6

Kodak Verichrome was orthochromatic film produced in a variety of formats from 1931 to 1956. FPK stands for Folding Pocket Kodak. 2C designates film format, which is also known as type 130. Rolls of 10 and 6 exposures were available. The frame size is 2 7/8 x 4 7/8 inch or approximately 73 x 124 mm. Type 130 film was discontinued in 1961. The latest Kodak camera that used this format was No. 2C Kodak BROWNIE. Its production ended in 1934.

Kodak Film Tanks were available for developing type 130 and other roll films. The process could be carried out under subdued light. Alternatively, development could be accomplished using a "see-saw" method in the darkroom under safe light. Today, a better approach would be to use a conventional developing tank and modify modern spiral film reels to accept the film. I tried this but found that the film is too wide for the reel and tends to come out of the spirals fairly easily. I ended up making an apron similar to one used in Correx and Kodak film tanks and developing in my 2-reel AP tank. While it worked, the development was not even and a better technique would be required next time.

The roll was developed in Barry Thornton's Two Bath developer for 4.5 minutes in each bath. The negative was very dense but four images could still be rescued.

The snapshots all appear to be taken in one day at the same unknown location. The man in the third picture must be the photographer and his model wearing a fashionable dress appear in the remaining shots.