Ansco ASA 250 bulk film

Of course I know about most of the Ansco/GAF black & white films from reading back issues of photo magazines and some limited experience. However, in a Freestyle ad from 1973 I came across a film I'd never heard of: Ansco ASA 250 in 90' bulk roll. I know that many of Freestyle's bargains were respooled motion picture film and aero films, but googling turned up nothing on this film. Anyone know anything about it?

Could this have been Ansco Super Hypan? As I recall it was somewhere around ASA 250.

Yes, my favorite film when I was younger (like 7th grade) was Freestyle ASA 40 Panatomic-X (aero)

in 100 foot rolls.

 

Looking at the film, it was optically thinner (less dark) than other films.

 

I did used to use it in Diafine at EI 160 or 250 (Diafine recommendation for Panatomic-X), and

got fine results from it.

 

I don't remember trying any other Freestyle 35mm film.

Boxed Super Hypan during that time would have been ISO 500, but the bulk packaging, especially if motion picture stock, might very well have been 250. The ad does not mention that it is frame numbered so that's another clue that it might be motion picture stock. Thanks for the responses.

The Aero films I remember said Aero in the ad. I don't remember knowing that any were motion picture stock in the black and white films.

 

I do remember sometime later, though, when Seattle Film Works was selling 5247, knowing that it was a motion picture film, and that Freestyle also sold that in 100 foot rolls. Maybe other motion picture films, too.

Still don't know on the Ansco, but the Eastman Double-X (ASA 250) that Freestyle sold up until the mid 1980's or so was motion picture stock. Ilford also made some black & white motion picture film, but I don't know if Freestyle ever sold bulk rolls from it. The closest I've found to my question is that Agfa had an ISO 250 black & white.

Also, reversal processed black and white films seem to have a higher ISO than the same film processed as a negative.

(Though without a lot of examples.)

It's possible this film might be a reversal film, but rated at a lower ISO when processed as a negative.

The one I remember is that Panatomic-X is ASA 64 in the "Direct positive film developing outfit".

(Which might be different from the one used with T-Max 100.)