Shooting Film from 1945?

I was recently given 3 rolls of unopened old Kodachrome film. The

box says to process it before November of 1945. I am curious to see

what it would look like if I shot it. Has anyone ever tried to do

this? Is there a way to process it? Also, does anyone know the ISO

of the film, because it is not labeled on the box. FYI, it is type A

artificial light film (tungsten)and it has been stored in a garage

thje whole time. Thanks for any info!

1945 Kodachrome type B would have originally been ASA (ISO) 10. It is almost certainly not usable, but since Kodachrome is basically black and white (the colors are added during processing) there is a slight chance you might get an image. Assuming it is 35mm, Kodak would be the only place to get it processed, unless you want to process it as a black and white film.

I am almost 100% certain that the dyes used to add the colour to the older type of kodachrome films have not been made for many years. This would mean that the only way to get an image would be to process it in standard black and white chemistry. Check out Rocky Mountain Film Lab.

The above is essentially correct, and you might be better off just saving the rolls unopened, as there are Kodak product collectors out there who may be interested. That film is pushing 60 years, and I doubt if you'd even get good B&W negs.

Ditto Art's recommendation. That film is *far* more valuable unused and in the boxes as a collectible.

Yep, keep it as a collectible.

 

Anyway, it would need the older K-4 process, which is no longer available, not the current K-6 process. Processing it as normal B&W film would be pretty pointless.