Comments on: Salt and Pepper Photo Film Canisters

By: Maya

Maya — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 23:21:25 +0000

Too bad that they seem to be a health hazard…, as a photographer I love the idea.

By: Alex

Alex — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 18:52:12 +0000

Yowza! As if salt isn’t bad enough for your health, there’s chemicals to contend with if you use film canisters to store food!

@Mary Bon #6, no it wasn’t a paid product placement on Neatorama. Those are disclosed. From time to time, I do blog about neat products that I run across the web.

By: Miniature Brainwave

Miniature Brainwave — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 15:14:41 +0000

Many years ago I was a scout and they told us NOT to use these containers for food as the film leaves some nasty chemicals in the container that cannot be washed out. Don’t do it. This was even noted in an issue of Boy’s Life magazine. Get yourself some of those vintage hula girl shakers instead.

By: Mary Bon

Mary Bon — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 13:30:27 +0000

They’re not food grade plastic. It’s a bad idea to ingest anything stored in them.

$35!?! I hope this was a paid product placement.

By: pee-Jay

pee-Jay — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 06:38:43 +0000

Not to mention the chemicals from the film itself — there’s gotta be residue from that…

By: thebrokedown

thebrokedown — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 05:33:01 +0000

Oh, ok, they are in a “new context,” making them worth $35….Right. This wasn’t new to my father in the 1970’s when he was an Outward Bound instructor.

By: yudonomi

yudonomi — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 05:19:11 +0000

Even polished, since it’s food-grade plastic, you can probably expect some amount of chemicals to leach into the pepper.

By: zzzzz

zzzzz — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 01:53:06 +0000

my old film canisters hold roaches

By: sloepoke

sloepoke — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 01:22:45 +0000

Not a good idea unless the insides of the canisters are polished. The manufacturer does not finish the insides of these and the resin easily rubs off. This is also why putting your “tobacco” in them is as you will be ingesting plastic.