Pathé KOK #10: Why does it exist? 

While I do not own a Pathe KOK (I have an incomplete and poor-condition New Premier Pathescope with the American-style perforations) I do also own a 35mm toy projector that is likely from the late 1920s - early 1930s (I'm not entirely sure). It has a 200-ft reel capacity - though I only have a single 100-foot reel for it - and no shutter, the illusion of motion being produced simply by a hand-cranked Geneva drive. This all leads up to the fact that when I received this projector it came with ~75ft of 35mm film. Upon closer inspection, the film was very scratched Kodak nitrate stock, with no soundtracks to be found (and the content, which is just under two minutes of an old Western film, has yet to be identified by me or anyone else for lack of any title information). Perhaps this a coincidence, but I think there were definitely people who used 35mm nitrate for home projection even at their own risk and sold equipment for this purpose.

Love both your videos on the 1910s projectors. I'd love to see more videos about things of this nature. Do you have other projectors to share? I've just gotten into standard 8mm film and I definitely started a new hobby haha

Interesting video. No mention of the 9.5mm size. The front part of the KOK model reminds me very much of the old Pathescope Kid. which took fiftry foot reels with the take-up reel incorporated within the projector. I later modified this to use outside 5 inch reels. My brother and I also had a hand turned 35mm projector with which we gave the local kids film shows in the basement with the 'audience' sitting on the steps. When we found that the 35mm film made wonderful smoke bombs we soon had none left!! Alll this during the war.

Not sure how this wound up being presented to me, but I enjoyed it. Thank you.

There were plenty of small home projectors made for 35 mm. Most of them only ran short lengths of film, just a few metres at most.

At first I thought that the film being used was a 28mm film made by Victor in America, since the perforations look just like those on 35mm but smaller. I certainly can't imagine why anyone would want nitrate film in their homes, although I believe Edison did produce a few early home projectors which used 35mm film anyway.

old film stock?, I was of the impression in the latter years the British library had all of that collection digitised, then destroyed.

An eBay seller in France has a "Pathe Rural" projector for sale that takes 17.5mm film stock .... another unusual format that must have failed in the marketplace.

We need a 3d print version

I m lucky enough to own one of these, the films are almost impossible to find though and when you do find them they costa BOMB!!

Where this projector available,, am very instrested about this

At 5:40. Avoid handling the lamp (bulb) with bare hand. It will made the life time for it short🥺. Regards Stig Österberg from Dalsbruk in Finland.

I have the 28mm version of this with films. I wonder if they did manufacture a 35mm version or just interchangeable parts like with Pathe/Pathe’scope 9.5mm machines. In a life time of collecting I have only seen two 35mm versions, yours and one on eBay.

Thank you for the video. I would appreciate some advice on nitrocellulose films. I have a number of reels of home movies, shot by my father from approx 1935 (9.5 mm Pathe) to the mid - 1960's (16 mm Kodak Safety Film). The majority is on 16 mm "Safety Film" from the 1940's to mid - 1950's. Is there any way of easily knowing what (if any) of this film stock is dangerous? Thank you.

Great history father of old projecter

fascinating machine

Like you to have shown the picture. 😮

Why does it exit? Simple. Because someone invented it. Then, when it became outdated, no one bothered to throw it away!

Hi, I would be interested in buying this projector. Regards, David

Good nice

i really wonder how many of the nerdy audience really noticed the difference between the e 28mm and the 35 mm ., I bet at least one recognized it in advance , someone some ware

💕💕❤❤💘💘

GLERCKENSHMERKEN