1950s transparencies

In article , Pablo
wrote:

My mum just asked me if I can "do anything" with some transparencies from
the 1950s.

Can I? Do I have to get a special scanner or will an ordinary one do?

what do you mean by an ordinary scanner? you obviously need a scanner
that can handle slides. putting slides on a flatbed isn't going to work
out that well.

some flatbeds have slide attachments, but a dedicated slide scanner,
such as a nikon coolscan, will give you the best quality.

there are slide scanning services that will do it for you, if you don't
have the necessary equipment and/or don't want to bother doing it
yourself.