WWII Mycro Film?

<p>Hi, I'm new to the website and have a question about a roll of film in my possesion.<br>

So a couple years ago I recieved some old japanese WWII items, including a small roll of film. Apparently it's Mycro Film (says on the side of the metal roller). Also, there is a reddish brown paper wrapped around the film and sealed by what appears to be a third of a japanese stamp.<br>

My guess is that the film has been used, but never developed. Is it possible that it is developed? I don't want to open it up in light and see that it hasn't yet. Also if it hasn't been developed, is it worth trying to developing it nowadays, after all the years of exposure to light?<br>

Thanks!</p>

<p>The film is either unexposed or exposed waiting for processing. <br>

Can you post a picture of it showing the seal and paper edge?</p>

<p>After WWII, Japan tried to rebuild its economy. One of the things they made for export were low quality toys. I had an old Japanese micro sized camera from the late 1940s with one speed, one F:stop and a meniscus lens. It used film close to 16mm in width and made 14mm x 14mm exposures. It is branded "Mycro". I have an old 3" x 3" B&W photo enlargement of a photo that I took as a small boy in about 1950. It is pretty fuzzy. I think the enlargement was made by my uncle in his garage at night using the lens from his Argus AF as an enlarging lens. I do not know if the low print resolution is from the film, the Mycro lens, the Argus lens, poor printing focus or an unsteady child's hand.</p>

<p>If it is old Mycro brand film I think it would use the regular B&W chemicals that were used in 1950. I believe my uncle developed it in the same stuff he developed his other B&W film from the old Argus AF and at the same time.</p>

<p>If you want to develop it, try HC-110B with some benzotriazole for 6 minutes. As for what'll come out, you never know what will turn up. However, the original cameras were kind of crappy, so there is a decent chance that even if they film was exposed, nothing useable came out. Look here for the cameras: http://subclub.org/shop/175mm.htm</p>

<p>I'll try to post a pic.</p><div></div>

<p>I did your finger work, at least some of it, for you.<br>

Google-mycro film=found<br>

<a href="http://mycro.jp/index.html">http://mycro.jp/index.html</a><br>

and this picture <a href="http://www.flickriver.com/photos/43078504@N05/4300838906/">http://www.flickriver.com/photos/43078504@N05/4300838906/</a><br>

therefore I suspect that this is an unexposed roll of film. I found another picture of a camera with open back showing the frame markings on the backing paper and the paper is light green over the film and may be green at the end of the roll.</p>

Mycho is a kind of paperbacked 17.5mm wide film, for use with HIT type camera such as Mycro, Tone, etc, making

10 exposures of 14mmx14mm size frame