Iand Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 Hi All Currently working on Blythe Spirit which has a lighting equipment list in the back of the script from a production at the Piccadilly Theatre in London in 1941. As well as the usual Battens and floods over the stage they had just 6 "1k Focus spots" FOH, a spot bar with 12 circuits on it and something called a Pageant Sun Spot with no4 amber in it pointing on stage through the french window.. A quick google doesn't turn up anything for a "Pageant Sun Spot". Just out of interest does anyone know what one looked like? also what would the "1k focus spots" be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerry Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 .."Pageant Sun Spot". Just out of interest does anyone know what one looked like? also what would the "1k focus spots" be?Can't find any photos at the moment but a "Pageant Sun Spot" was an early version of a beam light.A "1k focus spot" was as the name suggests, a lantern with a 1K lamp which could be focussed.CheersGerryOld enough to have used both types of lanterns. ETA See My link and My link but this is of the 500W version, the, Pat 43, 1K version was bigger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supertrouper6 Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 The Strand Patt 50a And Patt 58 were both described a Pageant Lanterns. The Patt 50a having a GLS lampholer and spill rings this was replaced by the Patt 58 which had a Large Prefocus P40 lampholder . Both were described as being "particularly suitable for simulating sunlight" Just to be confusing the Patt 501 Sunspot mirror arc was a carbon arc followspot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gibbothegreat Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 The Strand Patt 50a And Patt 58 were both described a Pageant Lanterns. The Patt 50a having a GLS lampholer and spill rings this was replaced by the Patt 58 which had a Large Prefocus P40 lampholder . Both were described as being "particularly suitable for simulating sunlight" Just to be confusing the Patt 501 Sunspot mirror arc was a carbon arc followspot Some more info here: http://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/Launch.aspx?eid=750199c5-14ec-40c2-b2a2-923f5038721c&pnum=28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Some Bloke Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 For those who are wondering, the "no4 gel" is the equivalent of what we'd now call Lee 104, though then it would probably be Cinemoid no4, made by Strand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Coker Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 From my 1936/37 Strand Catalogue - sorry they are photographs, the catalogue is hardbound and wouldn't stand the scanner. KC http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f184/kclx1/Focus_01_zps06e74e47.jpg http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f184/kclx1/Focus_02_zps0c4915a4.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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