Pathé Cinématographe
Camera
Pathé Cinématographe
ca. 1905
Wood, metal, leather, and glass
Overall: 12 1/2 × 9 × 6 in., 16.6 lb. (31.8 × 22.9 × 15.2 cm, 7.5 kg)
Gift of Gen. and Mrs. Douglas Weart
1978.1651.0008
DescriptionBlack, leather-bound, rectangular, 35mm, hand cranked motion picture camera with 48mm Tessar lens, through-the-lens viewfinder, aperture control dial, rewind crank shaft, footage guage, frame counter, and bubble level. The camera accepts dual 100 foot magazines.
Inscriptions Inscribed in white on right side of camera: 78:1651:8 / Engraved in silver on lens on front of camera: BAUSCH & LOMB-ZEISS TESSAR. Series 1c. Pat. Feb. 24, 1903. 1734613 48mm / Engraved in white on aperture dial on left side of camera: V, 4.5, 6.3, 9, 12, 18, 25, 18, 12, 9, 6.3 / Embossed in brass on product label on back of camera: CINEMATOGRAPHES PATHE FRERES 14, RUE FAVART PARIS 759 / Engraved in brass on footage gauge on back of camera: CINÉMATOGRAPHE PATHE FRES PARIS, 0, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90 / Printed in black on white label on top of camera: 4483 / Engraved in black on film gate inside the camera: Pathe Fréres No 759 Paris breveté S.G.D.G., X 759
