A Dekko 9.5mm cine camera
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1934
Materials
Bakelite, Chrome, Glass, Leather
Measurements
132 x 68 x 140 mm
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Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524747.1
Summary
A Dekko 9.5mm cine camera. The body is black bakelite and it takes Pathe size cartridges. The styling is art-deco and it is fitted with a Ross Lens no.138031 1 inch focal length, f1.9 and this has a leather cap and a yellow filter. The side has embossed 'Dekko' and there is a leather carrying handle on the top.
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