Pathé Baby-Cine 9.5mm camera

PART OF:: The Kodak Museum Collection

Made:: 1923 in France and Paris

maker:: Continsouza Manufacturing

The Kodak Collection at the National Media Museum, Bradford
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Constinsouza, Paris. Pathe Baby-Cine camera. Cinecamera for 9.5mm film in Pathex chargers. Berthiot Stellor lens f/3.5-14, Serial No 144055. Hand-turned, two turns per second. Rotary frame counter. Folding wire frame finder. Claw intermittent. Serial No 066928. British Patent Number 144055. Fitted with 30 foot film charger.

Baby Cine 9.5mm camera by Pathé, made in 1923.

Berthiot Stellor lens f/3.5-14, Serial No 144055. Hand-turned, two turns per second. Rotary frame counter. Folding wire frame finder. Claw intermittent. Serial No 066928. British Patent Number 144055. Fitted with 30 foot film charger.

The Baby Cine was one of the first cine cameras to be aimed at the home use market. Around 300,000 projectors were produced for Europe and the UK. It is hand-cranked, each turn exposing eight frames of film – embossed in the leather covering were the instructions ‘Two turns per second’.

Details

Category:: Cinematography

Collection:: Kodak Collection

Object Number:: 1990-5036/4541

Materials:: white metal (unknown), leatherette, brass (copper, zinc alloy) and glass

Measurements:: overall: 135 mm x 48 mm x 100 mm, .64 kg

type:: 9.5mm cine camera

credit:: The Kodak Collection at the National Media Museum, Bradford

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