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Posted by Osi Osgood (Member # 424) on September 24, 2018, 11:57 AM:

Take a look at this!

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TECHNICOLOR-SHOWCASE-2000D-Super-8-Optical-Sound-Tabletop-Suitcase-Projector/332760310925?hash=item4d7a0f648d:g:edQAAOSwZGRbb8KM

Posted by Dave Groves (Member # 4685) on September 25, 2018, 07:30 AM:

I'd love to see that working. I understand it was used by travelling salesmen to showcase their goods, but was it only giant firms, perhaps like Ford, who were able to get films specifically made for them? I remember reading in the old 'Film User' that optical sound was available for some school subjects but it never took off. I've always thought it rather sad that no-one really persevered with Super 8 optical enough to make it a main stream option.

Posted by Osi Osgood (Member # 424) on September 25, 2018, 10:57 AM:

I wonder if this kind of machien was used overseas in South Africa, for instance, which had a libary style rental company for super 8 features with optical sound. I know about the company as that is where I bought my super 8 optuical sound prints of "Vera Cruz", "Never So Few", "A Boy Named Charlie Brown" and "Snoopy Come Home" ... all super 8 optical sound features!

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