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OBJECT TYPE: 9.5MM/NON-SOUND
DATE: 1928
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1996.0323.001

MANUFACTURER: PATHE FRERES
MODEL: MOTOCAMERA
LOCATION: Paris, France

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General Information

Serial #: W16721
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL BODY, STEEL CLOCKWORK SPRING AND METAL GEAR TRAIN. HINGED DOOR PROVIDES ACCESS TO FILM CHAMBER. METAL & GLASS LENS AND GLASS VIEW FINDER OPTIC. LEATHER LENS CAP ATTACHED. FOLDING STEEL KEY MOUNTED ON SIDE. LEATHER CARRYINGSTRAP

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 12.5 cm
Width: 7.0 cm
Height: 13.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Photography
Category: Cine cameras
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: PATHE
Country: France
State/Province: Unknown
City: Paris

Context

Country: Worldwide
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1928-1938
Canada: Unknown
Function: USED TO PROVIDE A RECORD OF MOTION BY EXPOSING A SERIES OF STILL PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGES ON A STRIP OF PHOTOGRAPHIC FILM.
Technical: AN EXAMPLE OF EARLY AMATEUR MOTION PICTURE CAMERA. EYE LEVEL FINDER BUILT INTO THE CAMERA BODY INSTEAD OF FOLDING FRAME FINDER FOUND IN THE EARLIER PATHE BABY [ REF 1]. THIS CAMERA USED 9.5MM FILM, LATER CAMERAS USED 8MM OR 16MM FILM.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: 'Pathe' EMBOSSED IN CARRYING STRAP. ' MOTOCAMERA' EMBOSSED IN LEATHER OF FILM CHAMBER DOOR. DIAL ON CAMERA BACK READS: '0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9'. BELOW LENS: '3.5 5 7 10 14'. PRINTED AROUND LENS: 'TRIANAR KRAUSS F-2 cm No 258020'. SERIAL NO. 'W16721' LOCATED IN FILM CHAMBER. PRINTED ON OUTSIDE OF LENS CAP: 'PATHEX'. STAMPED INSIDE FILM CHAMBER DOOR: '10021'
Missing: NIL
Finish: BLACK LEATHER CASE COVER AND STRAP. WINDING KEY, FILM POSITIONING KNOB, VIEWFINDER, LENS FRAME AND '0 TO 9' ADJUSTMENT ON REAR OF CAMERA: NICKLE PLATED. SMALL METAL POCKET, PAINTED BLACK, UNDER LENS.
Decoration: N/A

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PATHE FRERES, Camera, circa 1928, Artifact no. 1996.0323, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1996.0323.001/

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