Pathé Cinématographe
Camera
Pathé Cinématographe
ca. 1905
Wood, metal, glass and leather
Overall: 19 3/4 × 11 × 10 in., 23.8 lb. (50.2 × 27.9 × 25.4 cm, 10.8 kg)
1978.1651.0019
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 Engraved in brass on lens on front of camera: Voigtländer & Sohn. Baunschweig. No 125192 / Heliar 51mm 1:4,5 D.R.P. 124934 / Engraved in white on aperture control dial: T, 4, 5.6, 8, 11, 16, 23, 16, 11, 8, 5.6, 4, 3.5, V, 6.3, 9, 12, 18, 25, 18, 12, 9, 6.3, 4.5 / Inscribed in white on left side of camera: 78:1651:19 / Embossed in brass on product label on back of camera: CINEMATOGRAPHES PATHÉ FRERES 14, RUE FAVART PARIS / Engraved in brass on tag on back of camera: 977 / Engraved in brass on footage gauge on back of camera: CINÉMATOGRAPHE PATHÉ FRES PARIS, 0, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90 / Engraved in metal on frame counter on back of camera: 914 / Stamped in metal and wood inside camera: 24 / Engraved in metal on film gate inside camera: Pathé Fréres No 977 Paris
