Pathe Baby 9.5mm cine projector.
Pathe
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1922 - 1935
Materials
Metal, Glass, Asbestos
Measurements
330 x 160 x 455 mm
Place of origin
France
Collection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1525261.1
Summary
Pathe Baby 9.5mm cine projector. The unit is black metal and two detachable attachments hold the spool and motor respectively. From the motor a rubber belt drive the film transport. A chrome plate on the side shows 'Pathe Baby Brevete SGDG by a L'Etranger' with a cockerel trade mark. There is a transformer coil in the base. The base also has a pair of alignment screws.
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