I own a collection of these antique devices. I have two 35mm devices, a 16mm device, a 9.5mm device, and a set of films. They all work perfectly. They are now nearly 100 years old. The advantage of these devices is that they are very entertaining. They are operated by hand and only require a light bulb and an electrical source. They are easy to operate. Use, and if it is maintained, it will work for hundreds of years, and even the possibility of making one at home is very easy. It requires some experience and simple tools. It needs some gears, a five-pointed Maltese cross, and lenses. I was able to successfully make a set of gears and a Maltese cross from water pipes. Congratulations on this device.
This is great, actually I have three of these old devices, they are great, two 35mm devices, one 16mm, I have experience with them, I think your device is great, but it is a bit slow, and the reason is that there is no shutter, and the small upper gear is on the right side, I think it should be smaller From its size, the smaller it is, the faster the offer, thanks،
Both Victors I own required head block recalibration which significantly improved the tape path and sound quality. On one of them, heads were sitting too low. On the other, the tape path was pulling tape to the side. And it was a factory setting! I just don't understand how they were selling these decks in large quantities with that poor factory tuning.
