Important Archive of Pathé 28mm Films, 1910-14

Comprising over 240 film titles of 28mm Pathé flame-retardant triacetate film in 213 modern, gold-colored metal cans for 120 m of film. A separate ten-page pdf (available upon request), carries a list of all the titles, accessories and technical details along with an assessment of the condition and originality. The subject matter and the scope of the titles in this collection are reminiscent of today’s European "Arte" program on television network: faraway countries, science, educational films, comedies, illusions and other special effects in the new film medium, the surreal, science fiction (including a trip to the moon), animal films and cartoons. Approximately 6 % of the estimated 4,000 titles in the Pathé program of the period up to 1914 are available, a good basis for showing the early history of cinema with original films. Especially significant are the films by Max Linder (real name Gabriel-Maximilien Leuvielle), the first international filmstar and director of his own films of this era (with corresponding fees). Linder is represented with at least 6 of the films. (Charlie Chaplin once dedicated a photograph to Linder: "To the professor, from his disciple"). Of the more than 260 rolls of film, only two show the onset of acetic acid syndrome, all the others are in projectable condition. An excellent opportunity for film collections to acquire one of the rarest of all early genres, the films of the 28 mm Pathé era, today mostly lost or forgotten. Before World War I, Pathé sold more films in the United States than all the American producers combined.

布雷克拍品等级是为了方便竞买人判断拍卖品的成色而设置的。布雷克等级用1到6级来标注外观和功能的成色，(从非常好到非常差)。 在目录图册里用括号里的2个数字来表示，前一个数字表示外观成色的级别，后一个数字表示功能成色的级别。如(3/2)表示外观成色是3(满意的)，功能成色2(好)。 成色 定义参照下列标准： 1 - 非常好 (未使用过，没有使用痕迹) 2 - 好 (新，极少的使用痕迹) 3 - 满意的 (普通的使用痕迹) 4 - 及格的 (明显的使用痕迹，某个非主要部件是后配的) 5 - 有缺陷的 (极明显的使用痕迹, 某个主要部件是后配的，功能上有缺陷，需要修理) 6 - 非常差 (严重破损, 缺少重要部件)