Antique Pathé Projector for 9.5 mm. 1920s.

Wonderful Pathé Home-Cinema Projector made in France in the 1920s-30s. The projector (for 9.5 mm film) remains in wonderful and works perfectly. It includes electric wiring and a transformer that make it possible to connect it to the home electrical system, as well as a film roll. It works at 125 V. The transformer converts 220V to 125V. This projector is a charming and very interesting item with a turn-of-the-century look that turns it into a lovely decorative piece. It is made of black-enameled metal and preserves all its original component parts, gears and pieces that make up a nostalgic and evocative object. The projector mobile parts are made of silvery metal and remain in excellent condition too. They operation is fluid and soft, a real pleasure for the user to manipulate. The metal casing bears a riveted metal plate with the brand name PATHÉ, the film it can hold (9.5 mm) and information about the electrical system (25 Volts 15 amps). The film roll is protected by a metal casing with the inscription PATHÉ BABY; the film itself bears a label with the typed titles HEUREUX DETRE PAPA LE BIBERON DE BEBE. This antique Pathé cinema projector will delight all lovers of cinemas early years. Measurements: Width: 14.7 in / 37.5 cm. Heigth: 14.7 in / 47.5 cm.Pathé Fréres - History The company was founded as Société Pathé Frères in Paris, France in 1896, by the four brothers Charles, Émile, Théophile and Jacques Pathé. During the first part of the 20th century, Pathé became the largest film equipment and production company in the world, as well as a major producer of phonograph records. Charles Pathé had helped open a gramophone shop in 1894 and established a phonograph factory at Chatou. Having decided to expand the record business to include film equipment, the company expanded dramatically. To finance its growth, the company took the name Compagnie Générale des Établissements Pathé Frères Phonographes & Cinématographes. In 1902, Pathé acquired the Lumière brothers' patents; by 1909, they had built more than 200 movie theaters in France and Belgium. By the following year they had facilities in Madrid, Moscow, Rome and New York City plus Australia and Japan. Prior to the outbreak of World War I, Pathé dominated Europe's market in motion picture cameras and projectors.