Pathé Film Camera, c. 1908

Pathé Frères, Paris. Large film camera for the 35mm cinema film format in wooden cassettes for 120 m of film. Lens: Voigtländer Heliar 4.5/51 mm in original focus mount. Film switch with double-sided gripper. Driven by handcrank (not included). A camera in a wooden case with split leather cover. Tachometer with meterage display on the case. A separate lens serves as a viewfinder, which creates an upside-down focusing screen image via an angled mirror. Manufacturer's mark Pathé Frères 779, dimensions: width 17.5 cm, depth 34 cm, height 37 cm. A very rare camera from the early days of professional cinematography in France. It is also the camera model that Alfred Hitchcock posed next to.

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