A Pathescope 9.5mm cine camera.
Pathescope Ltd
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1953
Materials
Metal, Chrome, Glass, Plastic
Measurements
103 x 60 x 125 mm
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524750.1.1
Summary
A Pathescope 9.5mm cine camera. The body is all metal and enamelled externally. A metal label on the side reads 'A Pathescope product Made in England'. There is a large chrome winding handle for the motor and a frame viewfinder. Film is held in a cartridge which is loaded into the side chamber. The lens is the focus and there are two aperture settings via an external plate. Inside the camera is stamped the serial no 3860 and the cover has a list of instructions. Externally there is a plastic carrying handle. On the side there is the 'PAT' logo.
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
Pathescope Ltd , manufacturer