35mm Lumiere Cinematographe, camera, printer, projector, serial number 8.. Lumiere perforation.. Fitted with Krauss Zeiss Anastigmatic f6-3, 54mm lens No.10209. Made by Jules Carpentier, 1895/6.
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.
Details
- Category:
- Cinematography
- Object Number:
- 1991-5011
- Materials:
- brass (copper, zinc alloy), glass, metal (unknown) and wood (unidentified)
- credit:
- Phillips West 2
