BACKGROUND INFO:
I am not a ‘film enthusiast’ and my past working life has revolved around electronics (many fields including communications, industrial and audio) and “The Arts”, more specifically, creative arts such as handcrafted fine china, ceramics and landscape artworks.
An associate has asked me to help find new owners for HIS large collection of photographic and film items … this is yet another one of those items. I am frequently asked “THE QUESTION”
So how many films do you have, Russ?
My response is … boxes and boxes of them, perhaps 350+ films are now left for me to look through … plus a few projectors
Another question I am often asked “Can I come and have a browse through the films?” Sorry, but the answer has to be a flat NO!
ALL film stock is safely away in my storage units, nice n cool and out of harms way, each day (or so) I will retrieve a few films, take a look (and smell!) at each film … absolutely NO ONE can just casually “browse” the collection. My associate wouldn’t like that and neither do I.
There is a lot of detail on this page plus even more HERE … I strongly suggest anyone who is interested in this film to read everything carefully, including looking at the link. To not do so is at your own peril!
Vinegar Syndrome “smell test” = Negative
UNIVERSAL 8 FILMS – Super 8 Film
Commercial release for the Home Movie market
Catalogue # 4227
SWASHBUCKLER (1976)
Family orientated adventure film, set 300 years ago in Jamaica – pirates and big canons galore!

Housed in a thick clear perspex case (top fitting lid with easy to grip side slots for removal) with a light Blue base plastic
Motion picture released 1976
Leader film fitted
7″ 400′ Blue PLiO MAGIC (USA) plastic reel
Colour
Sound
COSMETIC CONDITION:
USED
CLEAN
The reel is not cracked or damaged
The clear perspex plastic case top section does have some light scuff/scratch marks from handling & storage over the years but no physical damage to the case i.e cracks or broken sections
NO personal names or other writing on the case or the film reels
Film stock, including the sprocket holes, appears to be physically undamaged
TESTING:
Test machine: ELMO 1200ST
The projector film path has been completely cleaned prior to running this film through the machine. I now have a “running sheet”, my maintenance schedule if you like – I record when each maintenance is performed because I am running a lot of films through the machine.
I ran the film through the projector for the first 5 minutes or so to establish the condition of both the picture and sound.
The colour has definitely shifted towards the Red end of town although I can still see Greens (at times) but Blues seem to be AWOL.
Sound is good, clear and easy to understand although if I was to be critical about this I felt it was just slightly muffled (high end loss of the audio) No audio dropouts observed and the level is at a good level and constant.
This film is now stored in a cool, low humidity environment while it awaits a new projector to bring it back to life again!