ORWO "Black-and-White" negative film

Owner: 
MoSS
Tagged with: 
ORWO "Black-and-White" negative film Wolfen (undated)
Format: 
Object
Date of Creation: 
1987
Aquired: 
20080701
Author or artist: 
ORWO
Country of origin: 
German Democratic Republic
Current status: 
On display

ORWO "Black-and-White" negative film for a 6 by 6 camera. It was produced in Wolfen in the German Democratic Republic, probably in the 1980ies. ORWO films became popular i west europe in the 1970s through magazine advertisements for mail order suppliers. It was a cheaper alternative to the mainstream brands available at the time.