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Post by Jon Preddle on Oct 17, 2005 0:07:34 GMT
The ARC made plastic film canisters. I assume from the name they were based in Australia.
But I've seen these film cans with ARC stamped on them but also with a BBC Enterprises sticker (dated 1969), so it's possible the BBC in London used these (eg imported them).
Can anyone confirm whether the BBC used these plastic cans?
cheers
Jon Preddle
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Post by andrew martin on Oct 17, 2005 10:58:31 GMT
No, the BBC did not import film cans from Australia (and has never tended to use plastic cans as a rule). These labels would have been stuck on by the company (ABC?) acting as BBC Enterprises' agent in the region.
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Post by Steven Sigel on Oct 17, 2005 13:02:15 GMT
ARC reels and cans were made in Australia under licence from a UK company called "Tuscan". (As an aside - they made great reels - I have a large portion of my film collection on Tuscan/ARC reels)
They're identical except that for the company name stamped into the reel. So there would be no point in importing them into the UK.
Sounds like Andrew hit the nail on the head -- they were probably labeled in Australia...
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Post by Jon Preddle on Oct 17, 2005 19:50:00 GMT
No, the BBC did not import film cans from Australia (and has never tended to use plastic cans as a rule). These labels would have been stuck on by the company (ABC?) acting as BBC Enterprises' agent in the region. Thanks (and to StevenS) for clarifying that. Yes, I suspected this was the case. The BBC had sales representatives based in Sydney (BBC Sydney!), who sold BBC product for the Australasian markets, including Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong and Singapore. I assume therefore that BBC Sydney had a supply of BBC Enterprises stickers. The one I've seen has a Purchase Order number on it. Can anyone explain how the PO process worked in the 1960s? cheers Jon |
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Post by Jon Preddle on Oct 20, 2005 23:17:52 GMT
No, the BBC did not import film cans from Australia (and has never tended to use plastic cans as a rule). These labels would have been stuck on by the company (ABC?) acting as BBC Enterprises' agent in the region. Andrew, do you know what sort of can 'The Final Test' had when it was returned from the ABC? Were there any distinguishing marks or labels on it that might indicate its movements? Jon |
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Post by Steven Sigel on Oct 21, 2005 4:15:20 GMT
No, the BBC did not import film cans from Australia (and has never tended to use plastic cans as a rule). These labels would have been stuck on by the company (ABC?) acting as BBC Enterprises' agent in the region. Andrew, do you know what sort of can 'The Final Test' had when it was returned from the ABC? Were there any distinguishing marks or labels on it that might indicate its movements? Jon There's no guarentee that the print was even in it's original can... I got a stack of T/Rs that were all in metal lab cans that were starting to rust a bit. That spells impending doom if you leave prints in cans like that. So I took the prints all out of the cans and got rid of them... As an aside -- many film collectors have decided to ditch film cans -- prints in cans are MUCH more likely to develop vinegar syndrome (there's no air circulation, so the acetic acid outgases into the can and can't escape and starts a chain reaction). Prints should either be stored in "leaky" cases (which let air in) or ventilated archival cans (same concept). Not sure what big archives like the BBC do ... |
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