Motocamera
Camera

Pathé Cinema

Maker
French

Motocamera

ca. 1928
Metal, leather and glass
Overall (camera): 5 1/4 × 2 3/4 × 4 3/4 in. (13.3 × 7 × 12.1 cm)
Overall (case): 6 × 6 1/2 × 4 3/4 in. (15.2 × 16.5 × 12.1 cm)
1984.0159.0003
DescriptionBlack leather-covered metal, rectangular, 9.5mm magazine, spring motorized motion picture camera with eye level view finder, fixed f/3.5 lens, black leather handle and brown leather case. The camera accepts 10 meter, 9.5mm magazines.
Inscriptions Engraved in the black leather handle: Pathé / Engraved in black leather on door on left side of camera: MOTOCAMERA MADE IN FRANCE / Engraved in white on apeture plate on front of camera: KRAUSS 3.5, 5, 7, 10, 14 / Engraved in white on lens: TRIANAR KRAUSS 2cm No.268724 / Engraved in black on footage dail on back of camera: 0-9 increments / Written in blue on tag on case: 123

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