Found a film

[theukmoog]

I lost my dad a few years ago and have recently found this in a box of stuff I was going through:

He was into photography when I was young, so this could have been sitting around for 40-50 years!

Am I right in thinking that, with that tab of film sticking out, it hasn't been used yet - I have a memory from my own film use that when finished the whole film is inside the body?

If there is a chance that it has been used, would it still be viable after that length of time and worth having developed?

My local Snappy-Snaps recently closed down, so where do you go for developing/printing???

 

[Scuzi]

Some photographers would leave the leader out after rewinding to enable easier access if they were going to develop it themselves. Looking at how little leader is out, there’s a chance it has been exposed but hard to say. It looks like bulk rolled Ilford FP4. If he bulk rolled it himself I think there’s a fair chance he would do his own development and therefore may leave the leader out on purpose.

I use Comethrough Lab in Manchester for all processing and scans. In fact I have some film with them at the moment. Just order online, mail it off, and scans will be with you in a few days.

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Edit:
If it has been exposed and has sat for 40-50 years, FP4 is resilient enough that it may be possible to still get decent enough images developed from it. Results will vary largely depending on how it has been stored though. A low and stable temperature is ideal. Sitting on a windowsill or near a radiator or subject to heat like that will probably have it completely cooked. I'd recommend telling your lab of choice the background, and they can develop some small test strips to determine how to get the best results, assuming there are exposures on there.