This is a very old double perf Ko-Ko the Clown cartoon that was printed on Kodak stock with the following film code on the edge: A black triangle followed by a black circle which means the print was made in either 1926 or1946. The print certainly looks like it could be as old as 1926, but for practical purposes, I’ll just go with 1946 to be safe. The complete cartoon runs close to 7 minutes at 24 fps, but there is a little missing from this print. My copy starts at the main title but is missing the first 20 seconds or so of the opening scene. My print starts as Max pastes a sticker onto his drawing board (please look at image 2 of the photos I posted). Most of what action comes after that is complete with a few splices, but all very minor. In fact, most of the splices come from the lab- when they spliced the two different tints they used on this cartoon. One was a very mild yellow color and the other, a very mild green. Also, near the very ending there is about an 8 second segment where Ko-Ko rolls Max up in the drawing paper- this part is missing from this print. Finally, Max has had enough, and the last scene is where Max is putting Ko-Ko back in the inkwell- this is where this print ends- a few seconds from the end title.

This print lays flat, does not curl nor is it warped and doesn’t have any VS. It originally smelled of camphor as a lot of old movies were stored this way, but after I treated it with Film Renew, the camphor smell went away. I played this print on my Eiki projector, and it played fine, but the auction winner should still handle it with kid gloves. This print is mostly appreciated by film collectors who like old Kodak originals that have razor-sharp picture quality and clarity plus the original tints.