A Pathe Baby 9.5mm cine camera.
Pathe
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1923 - 1930
Materials
Metal, Leather, Glass
Measurements
107 x 45 x 100 mm
Place of origin
Paris
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524763
Summary
A Pathe Baby 9.5mm cine camera. The body is metal covered with black leather and the fittings are white metal (type unknown). 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 - a metal knob and image counter dial marked 'Compteur, 1200 Images' There is a tripod mount on the base. Markings: On the side of the camera, stamped into the leather around the winding handle is '2 Turns to the Second'. On the other side of the camera, stamped into the leather: 'Baby Cine-Camera. Made in France. British Patent No. 208105' Inside side panel is a metal disc printed with 'Continsouza, Constructeurs - Etablissements. Paris 041031. Breveté en France et a l'étranger'
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