At an antique/flea market I stumbled upon last sunday, I found a box of six 
rolls of "panchromatic Hit film."  Here's a box just like it on eBay, for 
illustrative purposes: http://tinyurl.com/2vedp3

Hit cameras are tiny little novelty items from just after the end of WWII 
(http://www.subclub.org/shop/175mm.htm).  I'm assuming this means the film 
is very old, but the box does not have a date on it where it says "Develop 
before".  Apparently some companies still make this stuff, but there's no 
way to tell the age of this film.

I'm considering loading a roll in my little HIT camera and trying it out. 
Only problem is, I have no idea how to develop film like this.

Does anyone have any info on developing very old film like this (chemistry, 
temps, etc)?  I realize I may get nothing but a fogged blob in my photos, 
but I think it'll be a fun experiment.

Thanks,
John

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