Roberto Pallme (born in Naples on 23rd January 1893; dead in Naples on 6th May 1984) was very keen on scientific and technologic innovation, a great lover of silent and sound movies and a collector of relevant prints, the managing director of his family's dry battery factory.

He was member of the Naples line of the Pallme-Tausch clan, a German-bohemian family from Steinschoenau (Sudeten, Bohemia): cutglass traders (at least since 17th century), pottery producers (19th century: Pisa and Parchen), explorers in Africa (1837-1839: Kordofan, Darfur, Nilo) and travellers in the Near East

Roberto Pallme is also nephew of Enrico Treiber, brother of his mother (Clara Treiber), designer of the Vesuvius Railway and director of the relevant works. Another relative of his mother was in the second half of 19th century general secretary of a German railway company's board

At the beginning of the first World War (1915-1918) he is in Eritrea, attending his military service: he used to spend his off duty time helping native people to better themselves by teaching them how to grow vegetables in a rational way. After the war he came back to Naples, where he set up together with his brother Oscar (Naples, 6th Jan. 1887 - Naples, May 1976) a dry battery factory. 

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The Roberto Pallme Collection 

The movie prints of The Roberto Pallme Collection are preserved and stored by George Eastman House, International Museum of Photography and Film (Rochester, NY, USA). 

These prints have been collected by Roberto Pallme during his live: he devoted himself to their survival, paying them great attention and care in order to prevent their deterioration. Several of these items have got great historic-cultural interest and are also unique prints that survived only thanks to Roberto Pallme. They are now back to the screen and at disposal of the cultural world thanks to the agreement set up between Luigi Pallme (Naples, 7th Oct. 1918 - Milan, 31 May 2005), son of Roberto's brother, and George Eastman House (GEH). 

George Eastman House (GEH) committed itself to the conservation and the ongoing long-term preservation of the Collection. 

The following prints have already been restored: 

1. I DUE SOGNI AD OCCHI APERTI, 

2. LA PRINCIPESSA BEBÈ, 

3. HOMUNCOLUS 

4. MIA MOGLIE SI È FIDANZATA, 

5. SOLE/LA REGINA DI MARECHIARO,  

6. LA SCONFITTA DELL'IDOLO,  

7. LA RIVOLUZIONE DEI PESCECANI,  

8. NELLE SOFFITTE DI PARIGI,  

9. LILLY E LILLETTE, 

10. DAS WEIB DES PHARAO

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Fondo Roberto Pallme

The movie projectors, radio sets and scientific instruments used by RP are nowadays preserved and stored by  Fondazione Micheletti (Brescia) and are known as the Fondo Roberto Pallme (FRP).

The Fondazione Micheletti (FM) committed itself to the conservation and the ongoing long-term preservation of the above items. The FM is giving FRP adequate public exposure through projects such as the showing of restored items at FM and in conferences, museum (i.e.: Musil - Museo dell'industria e del lavoro), and other non-profit venus. All that is possible thanks to agreement set up between Luigi Pallme and Fondazione Micheletti.