Shrinkage Gauge

Shrinkage Gauge
Source: The Association of Moving Image Archivists (AMIA)

This resource describes the AMIA film shrinkage guage and it use. The film shrinkage gauge is a benefit of membership that is available for loan free of charge to any member of the Association of Moving Image Archivists. The gauge was manufactured and purchased in 1997 under the auspices of the AMIA Preservation Committee. It can be used to measure the linear shrinkage in any roll of 35mm, 16mm or regular 8mm film.