A Pathe Webo A 9.5mm cine camera.
Pathe
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1946 - 1960
Materials
Metal, Chrome, Glass
Measurements
140 x 40 x 135 mm
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Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524745
Summary
A Pathe Webo A 9.5mm cine camera. The body is metal and it has a Berthiot Cinor B f1.9 lens (No 432723). Film is in a cartridge which is easily loaded. The front of the camera has a plate with guidance as to aperture settings (in French). The side has a chrome plate with the Pathe cockerel and the wording ' Pathe Webo A'. On the base there is a tripod bush. The brilliant viewfinder is integral with the body. Inside the rear cover is stamped 'Aluvac 4313'
Provenance
Part of The Fenton Collection. A gift from British Film Institute in 2017. From 1986-1999, part of BFI collection for the Museum of the Moving Image. BFI purchased collection in 1986 from James Fenton's Museum of Photography, Port Erin, Isle of Man 1976-1986
Makers and roles
Pathe , manufacturer