An inter-negative is a photographic negative used as the intermediate step when making a copy from a transparency or a slide. Because frequent use of original film for making prints can cause an irreparable damage to the film, production departments of newspapers and magazines would commonly revert to this technique in the 1970s.
An inter-negative in a sense would allow the production staff to print as many images - and in as many different sizes - as they deemed fit and when the inter-negative was starting to show wear, they would simply create another one, thereby protecting the original.
The 174 exceptionally rare Bay City Rollers inter-negatives in this lot, which measure 4 x 5 inches, were all used at some point or another in an issue of 16 Magazine between 1975 and 1979. They have all been preserved in size-fitted envelops and are generally in excellent condition.
Please note that the negatives in this lot do NOT include any ownership rights. |