Pathe Webo A Luxe Cine Camera

Pathe Webo A Luxe cine camera. Cine camera for 9.5mm film in Webo chargers. Fitted with a Som Berthior Cinor B lens F: 20mm f/1.9-16 No. 662084 in a helical focusing, interchangeable mount. Direct vision optical viewfinder with mask for telephoto lens and footage indicator. Single running speed and single frame operated on release button. Clockwork motor drive. Exposure calculator. No.52048. Pathe.

The Pathe Webo 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 between 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.