The Pennsylvania State University, Stage Lighting Archives
www.theatre.psu.edu
The file includes instrument designs for theatre and architectural
lighting, plus designs for instrument accessories and other stage electrical
hardware. Also included are a few light grid designs and drawings of
manufacturers' suggested equipment layouts. The numbering system is
arbitrary, intended simply to group designs for similar types of
equipment. The drawings are stored in Drawer 1 in the Libary Annex in
the Academic Acativities Building.
VII- 100 Clemencon--PROJECTEUR AU XENON; 1 kw.
45 sepia prints. Xenon follow spot with vertical optical
train. An example of the unit is in the Archives, I-M8.
VII- 220 George Nelson Design Associates--FRESNEL
1 copy Design commissioned by Century Lighting for a unit intended to
be competitive with other fresnel spots, while setting new standards
in the field for integrity of industrial design. Features corrugated
body for heat dissipation, allen-socket tilt lock, hand adjustable
pan-lock, hand crank focus. Only one prototype built, now located in
Archives, I-FR6. Drawing dated 13 Feb 1954.
VII- 221 Lighting and Electronics--7" FRESNEL
78 copies, 5 half-sz copies, 3 qtr-sz copies Mechanics by W. H. Allison,
optics by Howard Brandston. Several revisions, dated 1963-64, for
an extremely compact unit utilizing a step lens and a T-lamp with an
internal spherical reflector. Unit was not produced.
VII- 230 Lighting and Electronics--7" ELLIPSOIDAL REFLECTOR SPOTLIGHT
43 drwgs, 10 qtr-sz drwgs Design by W. H. Allison, optics by Howard
Brandston. Several revisions, dated 1964. Unit to be fabricated of
spun and die-cast aluminum, using single PC lens. Features rotating
shutter assembly, template slot, flatted reflector. Unit
was not produced.
VII- 270 Century Lighting--BORDER LIGHTS
Designs for A and PS lamps 100 drwgs Drawings for specific
installations, all variations on a few designs using Alzak reflectors,
most with 75 or 100w A lamps on 6" centers, wired for 3 color circuits.
VII- 271 Century Lighting--BORDERLIGHT, STRIPLIGHT AND BULLSEYE
Designs for R and PAR lamps 8 drwgs. Both open and enclosed units for
theatre and/or general display uses.
VII- 272 Century Lighting--QSB/F SERIES STRIP LIGHTS
3 copies Both border and foot units for cyc lighting using quartz lamps.
Features spring-hinged cover in two sections to retain filters.
Wired 3 circuits as border, one or two circuits as foots. Ctr.to ctr.
spacing 10-1/2" to 12" (different designs). Frames are for stripped
glass filters. Drawings date 1962-63.
VII- 273 Lighting and Electronics--STRIP LIGHTS WITH SCREW BASE
R/PAR lamps 12 drwgs, 5 sheet supply list. Design by W. H. Allison.
Compact, light weight unit using die-cast aluminum for compartment
light baffles, with extruded aluminum structural framework. Individual
spring-loaded compartments for filter holders designed to accept stripped
glass, glass roundels, or plastic filters. Dated 1962-63.
Prototype unit is in Archives (I-FL3).
VII- 274 Lighting and Electronics--300-500w PAR-56 STRIP LIGHT
4 copies. A variation of the design above, adapted forPAR-56 end prong
lamps. Dated 9/1/73.
VII- 280 Century Lighting--FOOTLIGHT DESIGNS
12 drwgs, 1 copy, 1 qtr-sz copy. Both exposed and retractable units,
including some with motor-drive.
VII- 300 W. H. Allison--ARCHITECTURAL UNITS
4 copies. Designs for Century Lighting; various architectural units,
exhibition booths. See also VIII-59525, architectural units for the
Moscow 1959 Fair, and VII- 221, 230, and 273.
VII- 301 C. Levy--ARCHITECTURAL GRIDS, UNITS AND STAGELIGHTING LAYOUTS
9 drwgs, 1 qtr-sz drwg. Designs for Century Lighting.
VII- 302 Stanley McCandless--ARCHITECTURAL AND THRATRICAL UNITS AND
MOUNTING HARDWARE
1 drwg, 19 qtr-sz drwgs. Designs for Century Lighting.
VII- 303 F. Wolff--ARCHITECTURAL UNITS
8 drwgs, 1 qtr-sz drwg. Designs for Century Lighting.
VII- 310 Century Lighting--ARCHITECTURAL UNITS
For A and PS lamps; 67 drwgs, 15 qtr-sz drwgs. Primarily downlights
and wall washers with spherical reflectors; some using fresnel lenses.
Both concealed and decorative units; various lamp-shielding devices.
A few use silver bowl lamps. Includes some with limited pan and/or
tilt capability.
VII- 320 Century Lighting--ARCHITECTURAL UNITS
For R, PAR, and side-silvered lamps; 38 drwgs, 10 qtr-sz drwgs.
Both concealed and exposed "Drama-light" units, some with swivel or
other pan/tilt capability. Both screw base and end prong lamps. Some
with filter holders.
VII- 330 Century Lighting--ARCHITECTURAL UNITS
For T lamps; 5 drwgs. Downlights and wall washers.
VII- 340 Century LIghting--ARCHITECTURAL UNITS
For Lumiline lamps; 4 drwgs, 4 qtr-sz drwgs. Exit signs, downlights,
and wall washers.
VII- 350 Century Lighting--ARCHITECTURAL UNITS
For fluorescent lamps; 11 drwgs, 1 half-sz drwg, 3 qtr-sz
drwgs. Single and grouped lamp designs for various applications.
VII- 410 Century Lighting--EXPERIMENTAL C-CLAMP
4 qtr-sz drwgs, parts list. Requires no tools. Designed by Walter
A. Levy, 5/57.
VII- 411 Lighting and Electronics--C-CLAMP
8 copies, 4 qtr-sz copies, 2 sheets of supplies. Requires no tools,
fits 3/4" to 2" pipe. Final design by Robert Wolff, 1964-65.
VII- 420 Century Lighting--ROLLING STANDS
2 drwgs. No. 3217 Type R stand, adjustable 4-7'. Counterbalanced
stand for No. 1542-G Leko Follow Spot.
VII- 500 Century Lighting--HARD WIRE STAGE DISTROBUTION HARDWARE
110 drwgs, 14 qtr-sz drwgs. Drawings for specific installations, all
variations on a few designs for connector strips, wireways, junction
boxes, and lamp boxes.
VII- 501 Lighting and Electronics--CONNECTOR STRIP
1 copy.
VII- 610 Century Lighting--LEKOLITE AND PROJECT-O-LITE
Recessed ceiling mounts; 26 drwgs, 14 qtr-sz drwgs. Drawings for
specific installations based on a few standard designs. Both
theatrical and architectural installations represented. All
feature special yoke or mounting bracket for limited pan and tilt
movement through ceiling port, and funnel or screening device to conceal
unit within port.
VII- 620 Century Lighting--VERTICAL MOUNTING POSITIONS
4 drwgs, 1 qtr-sz drwg. Ladders, booms, and wall brackets (pipes to be
bolted to theatre wall in tormentor position).
VII- 650 Century Lighting--GRID DESIGNS AND SUGGESTED LAYOUTS
9 drwgs, 5 qtr-sz drwgs. Primarily TV studio designs using Mobilrail
grid system.
VII- 700 KLIEGL BROS., INC.
352 Drawings for jobs 1 thru 150 (with 16 numbers not assigned).
Most of the jobs were dated in the late 1930s and early 1940s, with
the earliest being from 1932 and the latest from 1945. Most of the
drawings are of architectural fixtures, but 57 are theatre-related.
These examples show items of special interest:
JOB FILE 64. -- Ten drawings, Kansas City Auditorium.
64F.-- Kliegflood 1166; Ellipsoidal Reflector Spotlight.
Size: 22" x 36" Date: May 1933
64G.-- Kliegflood 1166; same unit, giving details.
Size: 22" x 27" Date: 24 May 1933
64H.-- Kliegflood 1166; same unit, Horiz.
Sect. Assembly. Size: 22" x 36"
Date: 25 May 1933.
JOB FILE 86. -- Eight drawings of the Midget Klieglight, including:
86A.-- Midget Klieglight 1163, rear assembly, w/ 500w T12.
Size: 17" x 15" Date: None given.
86G.-- Midget Klieglight 1163, housing w/lens barrel
Size: 16" x 13" Date: 1938
JOB FILE 113 -- One drawing
113.-- Borderlight 603, Metropolitan Opera House
Size: 20" x 32" Date: 11 Sept 1934.
Original drawings predominate. A fully detailed listing of the
collection is available. Donated by: Joel Rubin (1979).
VII - See also the following, interfiled with Century/Century-Strand
Lighting Control Drawings (VIII-):
53112 Remote Controlled Featherlite (East Coast model)
53290 Army searchlight (infrared); contract DA-44-009 ENG
1928
54015 NBC Camera Monkey (remote controlled
camera mount)
55507 Remote Control PAR-56
58829 Typical dimensions of various lighting positions
(W. H. Allison drawings)
58929 Mechanically-operated remote-controlled Lekolite
59403 Various instrument designs (incomplete file)
59525 Moscow 1959 Fair (architectural units)
59555 Hub Electric--remote color changer
59578 Standardized light plots (W. H. Allison layouts for
typical theatres; preparatory studies for CENTURY
THEATRE LIGHTING Catalog (published 1960)
60496 Richard Kelly (architectural units)
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For further information about the archives, contact:
William Kenyon
Director, Stage Lighting Archives
The Pennsylvania State University
510 Academic Activities Building
University Park, PA 16802
(814) 865-2261