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Edge Codes - Kodak - Dupont

These charts provide information for dating Eastman Kodak and DuPont film stock by the markings on the edges of motion picture film. The charts list codes used by each company from the 1910s-2000s that correspond to the year and location the film was manufactured. An example is given of using the charts to determine a print of "The Producers" was struck in 1968 based on edge markings. Fujifilm uses a 4 digit code where the first two numbers indicate the year of manufacture.

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Edge Codes - Kodak - Dupont

These charts provide information for dating Eastman Kodak and DuPont film stock by the markings on the edges of motion picture film. The charts list codes used by each company from the 1910s-2000s that correspond to the year and location the film was manufactured. An example is given of using the charts to determine a print of "The Producers" was struck in 1968 based on edge markings. Fujifilm uses a 4 digit code where the first two numbers indicate the year of manufacture.

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EASTMAN KODAK DATE CODE CHARTS DUPONT DATE

CANADA ROCHESTER USA CODE CHART


1925 1936 1947 1916 1936 1956 1976 1982 1956 KL
1926 1937 1948 1917 1937 1957 1977 1983 1957 KN
1927 1938 1949 1918 1938 1958 1978 1984 1958 KS
1928 1939 1950 1919 1939 1959 1979 1985 1959 LN
1929 1940 1920 1940 1960 1980 1986 1960 LS
1930 1941 1921 1941 1961 1981 1987 1961 NS
1931 1942 1922 1942 1962 1988 1962 K
1932 1943 1923 1943 1963 1989 1963 L
1933 1944 1924 1944 1964 1990 1964 N
1934 1945 1925 1945 1965 1991 1965 S
1935 1946 1926 1946 1966 1992 1966 KLT
1927 1947 1967 1993 1967 KNT
UK 1928 1948 (1968 IS ) 1994 1968 KST
1917 1936 1929 1949 1969 1995 1969 LNT
1918 1937 1930 1950 1970 1996 1970 LST
1919 1938 1931 1951 1971 1997 1971 NST
1920 1939 1932 1952 1972 1998 1972 KT
1921 1940 1933 1953 1973 1999 1973 LT
1922 1941 1934 1954 1974 2000 1974 NT
1923 1942 1935 1955 1975 2001
1924 1943 PART OF YEAR* FACTORY ID CODE
1925 1944 1927-?(US), 1936-?(UK/CAN) 1/16"
1926 1945 first half of year S A F E T Y - ROCHESTER
1927 1946 1927-?(US), 1936-?(UK/CAN) 3/16"
1928 1947 second half of year S A F E T Y - CANADA
1929 1948 (later date) 1/16"
1930 1949 first quarter of year S A F E T Y - ENGLAND
1931 1950 (later date) 1/8"
1932 second quarter of year S A F E T Y - FRANCE
1933 (later date) 3/16"
1934 third quarter of year S A F E T Y - AUSTRALIA
1935 (later date) 1/4"
last quarter of year

THESE ARE THE DATE CODE CHARTS FOR EASTMAN KODAK MOTION PICTURE FILM AND DUPONT FILM. READ THE SYMBOLS ON THE
EDGE MARKINGS OF THE FILM FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, AND COMPARE TO THE CHART. THIS WILL TELL YOU WHEN THE FILM WAS
MANUFACTURED AND WHERE. WHITE PRINTING TELLS THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE NEGATIVE, AND BLACK PRINTING TELLS THE
INFORMATION ABOUT THE POSITIVE PRINT. EXAMPLE: THE BLACK PRINTING READING LEFT TO RIGHT ON A PRINT OF "THE
PRODUCERS" IS " + + ". THE CHART TELLS US THAT THIS IS A PRINT STRUCK IN 1968, WHICH INDEED IS WHEN THE FILM WAS
RELEASED. FOR FUJI FILM, THERE IS A 4 DIGIT CODE ON THE PERFORATIONS. THE FIRST 2 NUMBERS ARE THE YEAR THE FILM WAS
MANUFACTURED. FOR EXAMPLE: "8 3 J M" IS A PRINT MANUFACTURED IN 1983.

*A SMALL VERTICAL BAR IS SPACED BETWEEN THE WORDS "EASTMAN" OR "KODAK", AND "NITRATE" OR "SAFETY". THE YEAR
SYMBOL USUALLY FOLLOWS THIS BAR. THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE BAR AND YEAR SYMBOLS INDICATES THE FIRST OR SECOND
HALF OF THE YEAR.

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Palmdale, Ca 93590 Fax: (661) 538-1745
www.sabucat.com [email protected]

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