Pathé Baby
Camera
Pathé Baby
Pathex
ca. 1926
Metal, leather and glass
Overall: 5 3/4 × 3 1/2 × 4 in. (14.6 × 8.9 × 10.2 cm)
Gift of James W. Shea, 1957
1978.0191.0006
DescriptionBlack leather-covered, rectangular, 9.5mm magazine, hand crank motion picture camera with eye-level viewfinder, fixed f/3.5 lens, spring motor attachment and leather handle. The camera accepts 10 meter spools in the magazine.
Inscriptions Embossed in black leather on door on left side of camera: PATHEX TRADE MARK MADE IN FRANCE / Engraved in white on lens: TRIANAR KRAUSS 2cm No.228975 / Engraved in white on apeture switch on front of camera: 3.5, 5, 7, 10, 14 / Embossed in black leather on right side of motor: PATHEX / Engraved in silver on footage dial on right side of motor: 0-9 increments / Typed in black on white sticker on bottom of camera: 4758 / Engraved in silver on plate under door of camera: CONTINSOUZA PARIS BREVETÉ ET A L'ÉTRANGER CONSTRUCTEURS-ÉSTABLISSEMENTS / Stamped in silver on plate under door of camera: 003841
