A Pathe Baby 9.5mm cine camera.
Pathe
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1923 - 1930
Materials
Metal, Leather, Bakelite, Glass
Measurements
130 x 85 x 100 mm
Place of origin
Paris
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524761
Summary
A Pathe Baby 9.5mm cine camera. The body is metal covered with black leather (missing on one side panel) and with a black leather handle and the fittings are white metal (type unknown). There are two sections, one of which is the clockwork motor and this may be separated from the camera by unscrewing 4 small screws on the handle on the top of the camera, and one big screw underneath of the camera base. Lens: Kynor f/3.5 by H Roussel, Paris. Wire frame viewfinder flips up on top. Loading is via the side panel. Winding key on side of camera. Footage indicator. There is a tripod mount on the base. Markings: Inside side panel is a metal disc printed with 'Continsouza, Constructeurs - Etablissements. Paris 047817. Breveté en France et a l'étranger' Stamped in the leather beneath the winding handle: "Made in France". Metal and bakelite film cartridge inside, marked: 'Pathex. Made in France. Breveté en France S.G.D.G. & a l'étranger' When the motor is separated from the camera, it is possible to see a metal plate attached to the side surface of the motor which is inscribed: 'Pathe-Baby. PB-Ex. 015823. Breveté en France S.G.D.G. et a l'étranger' On the side of the camera section, stamped into the leather around the winding handle is '2 Turns to the Second'. There is also a metal knob and image counter dial marked 'Compteur, 1200 Images'
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 , distributor