On 3 Feb 2007 at 18:03, Charles Fox wrote:
If it is 16mm it is not nitrate.
Right. The vinegar smell should tell you that it's an acetate base.
See:
http://www.nla.gov.au/anica/about-anica.html
For a description of an Australia-based effort to preserve old
acetate stock.
Cheers,
Chuck