Pathé Webo A 9.5mm cine camera
Pathe Webo A cine camera for 9.5mm film in Webo chargers; Som Berthiot Cinor B lens F;20mm f/1.9 Serial No 575935 in interchangeable mount. Clockwork drive (claw intermittent in magazine), guilotine shutter; single frame; DV optical finder; exposure table. No 4411. Instructions in French.
The Model A was introduced in 1946 and produced until 1960. This camera takes 50 feet of 9.5mm film in Webo chargers. The camera runs at 16 frames per second and can also expose one frame at a time.
Manufactured 1946-1964. This camera was the result of a collaboration between the Swiss inventor Jean Wesbrodt who brought a prototype to Pathe. The brand name 'Webo' was a combination of Wesbrodt's name and that of Pathe's marketing man, Jacques Broido.
Details
- Category:
- Cinematography
- Collection:
- Kodak Collection
- Object Number:
- 1990-5036/7252
- Materials:
- steel (metal), white metal (unknown), glass and leather
- Measurements:
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overall: 140 mm x 50 mm x 135 mm,
- type:
- 9.5mm cine camera
- credit:
- The Kodak Collection at the National Media Museum, Bradford