April 1, 2024
Antique Christian Movie Projector- Baptista Films C.O. Miracle SVI 16mm
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Up for auction is a Vintage "Miracle SVI Sound Projector" This appears to be an extremely rare find and is in amazing condition. It took me quite some time searching on the web to try and identify and educate myself on this piece of Christian Film History. Please see pics, below is information regarding the projector. These pictures do not do Justice to it's true condition. Blemish on chrome front plate is from "sticker residue"- and can be wiped off.. all the chrome on this is practically flawless. Baptista Films C.O., Wheaton, Ill., USA Miracle SVI sound projector 16mm (according to a nameplate on this projector it was manufactured by Baptista Films to show films that did not 'debase and degrade, but educate, enlighten and uplift'. This projector was designed and engineered by Maxwell Kerr and former Bell and Howell designer Stephen Platt. This machine uses a sprocket-type mechanism, instead of the usual claws. ) By 1946, Baptista had its first working Miracle Projector, designed and engineered by Kerr and former Bell and Howell designer Stephen Platt. Baptista always had difficulty providing projectors to churches. The war made them even more scarce, since they were required by the military. According to Kerr, Platt designed the projector mechanisms, while he invented the sound system. The result was a machine that used a sprocket-type
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