Lumiere Cinematographe

35mm Lumiere Cinematographe camera, printer, projector, serial number 271, by Jules Carpentier, 1896 with handle, film holder, projection lens, external feed, external printing magazine, internal take up and taking lens.

The Cinematographe, invented by Auguste (1862-1954) and Louis (1864-1948) Lumiere, was a combined camera, projector and printer. The film ran from the top spool holder through the projector to a box in the stand below. With a similar Cinematographe, the Lumiere brothers gave the first cinema show at the Grand Cafe on the Boulevard des Capucines in Paris, France, on 28 December 1895.