I have some capital and Kliegl Bros stage lights and was wondering if any one knew anything about them has I have not found any similar pictures on the internet
@Dschutt Almost looks like a modernized version of a 1920 / 1930's "Olivette". @ship, can you comment on this??I have some Capital and Kliegl Bros stage lights and was wondering if any one knew anything about them as I have not found any similar pictures on the internet
Very possibly could have been modernized. I know the auditorium that it was used in was built around the 1930s And they still use some lights like this one
Thanks for the reply. Sure looks like it and description fits
Thanks for the replyOlivette post 1928 invention of the Alzark process for a reflector inside the shape. I have never seen one before so I think somewhat rare. Your theater date is their date at this point. Though last generation before such a reflector became a scoop, there is a lot of wiggle room in when the Olivette without reflector went out of style and when the actial scoop went into production. A possibility the Alzark proscess inner reflector to the Olivette did not become the scoop. Easy to say one lead to another, but no refreence or equipment I have yet seen yet to confirm. Slight differences in scoop to Alzark Olivette in concept.
Curious piece - only seen them in catalogue or book presenstation. A check of the website into Capitol or Kliegl scoops no doubt would say when came first for brand, but my memory says Capitol came first in this Alzark reflector insert.
Well, I used Olivettes in high school - with the original style stage plug (who needs UL safety!) In the stage pocket. Typical backing a door or windows flat of your basic box set. Olivetts seemed always to be on a floor stand and scoops always seemed to be on a batten. Olivetts were heavy, compared to scoops.[/QUOlivette post 1928 invention of the Alzark process for a reflector inside the shape. I have never seen one before so I think somewhat rare. Your theater date is their date at this point. Though last generation before such a reflector became a scoop, there is a lot of wiggle room in when the Olivette without reflector went out of style and when the actial scoop went into production. A possibility the Alzark proscess inner reflector to the Olivette did not become the scoop. Easy to say one lead to another, but no refreence or equipment I have yet seen yet to confirm. Slight differences in scoop to Alzark Olivette in concept.
Curious piece - only seen them in catalogue or book presenstation. A check of the website into Capitol or Kliegl scoops no doubt would say when came first for brand, but my memory says Capitol came first in this Alzark reflector insert.
Thanks for the info. There was a link to a kliegl web page in one of the earlyer posts. I have the No. 1N and the the No 2N. Styles I also have a few misc parts and pieces that were in a big wash tub
Were you local I would say bring everything you have to the shop (or better garage where I do most my work.) That's the lest complex carbon arc rod adjustment system I have seen so far. Can you re-post with where the broken part was installed? Say a screwdriver so as to indicate where that rod/handle were? As said in past posts by others, the shorter carbon arc rod is an indication of DC voltage power used with it, but not definate for that. The 1/2" rods say older in some ways but not defining. Is that top rod triangular? That would be new in curious outside of the norm. I see someone has polished up the brightwork, see where the power conductors attach to in theory - don't see a lot of insulator between conductors and frame.
Given the size of this carbon arc assembly and the spacing of the above spot welded reflector, I assume these parts are not for the same fixture. Or if for the same fixture, none were designed for that purpose. More parts to find Totally fascinated!!!
Interesting this angle the carbon arc is set at - note the like 30 degree to it from the base. This certainly by way of distance between holes in the reflector, and angle of the assembly says the two parts are not for each other.
The reflector seen is designed for a long halogen lamp, or rods set parallel to what ever base it had. Pre-cleaning this reflector if that's what was done does not help in determining if it was carbon arc or halogen - seeing a ozone pattern on the reflector. In this case if the reflector was cleaned before determining it's fixture etc. in making it all work as a system might have hurt it's value a lot especially in the history fact finding about it. The above base is not adjustable - one of the things lacking as with diagional (cross cant) adjustment.
You have me stumped and curious with both sets of photos. Parts that seemingly don't belong together and how you have them and what they are to and age. At least for me, neither photos I can attribute to gear I have seen or a date.
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