Wow!!!
I read "Poo Poo (
yoke in the way) Lite" in initial reading of brand. Really bad name brand if Shi!! for a brand name. Very Farm fresh and agree in try to clean than match up the paint first if restoring before lost, than total sand blast. G-22
socket from the 36'
thru later 50's period in funny how initially it was a P28s, than went to that (also easy to
restore socket type in probably after wiring and in-depth cleaning and treating isn't needed to replace the
socket), than back in history to the P-28s
socket. Don't sand blast any gearing mechinisms or the lamp
socket - they take extra care with vaious Dremmel wheels. Also the
reflector will be interesting if silvered in not polishing too much or aluminum that will age it further.
First thoughts on what it is - looks a lot like a very early PC style to a Bantam Superspot combined with where Grand
stage took it by way of at least rear casting vent shape. Love the bronze top
cover to it and totally unusual. Thinking it's not a
Fresnel given the angle of the
reflector and probably made for a G-30 size or possibly larger lamp. I note and inventory fixtures with similar
globe medium
bi-post lamps from 1936-1957 in use on Fresnels. But I possibly don't think it's a
Fresnel -
reflector a little deep an length a little long. Might be a PC
fixture. Rear crank style what ever it is given research and bronze parts like that hood going to be earlier than later.
Measure the exact
lens size as very important, thinking a PC given length but could be
Fresnel also. Thinking it will have been a
globe lamp and probably some form of G-30 size at 500w or around that range in a very much pre-me knowing about
globe lamp in depth for a
Bi-pin version. Does that
reflector hinge/spring backwards? Might be a detail in figuring out date of
globe lamp in it or tube lamp (roughly the same era) but a little later in telling date and often a more shallow
reflector was now able - also a shorter
fixture.
Lots of re-viewing the photos... thoughts what's that bottom
caster looking knob on it for? Only seeing a single hole for wiring to get out which is interesting but don't persay mean age - just perhaps lower wattage. See the pipe
yoke and it in style says movie/photo type light in style used. Too bad we don't see the spud clamp type I think up there in confirming that it's not a
stage light
fixture but a photo or studio light
fixture.
There are various lots of websites like this with experts on studio/movie lights. If search onto the namebrand cast into it doesn't go far in figuring it out, I would expand my search into the camera/Movie light industry websites. I don't think this is a theater light which at least for me is more inside my research area.
Certainly let us all know (especialy PM me as I'm a lot less active on the website these days) with anything you find. Sorry won't buy anything I advise on if selling, and you are a
bit far away for me to work on for free if you say have a second one for my museum. You have something very rare from say 36'
thru 57' but I would bank on earlier given other details above. Think it's a PC
fixture and a studio type
fixture in expecting a spud atachment above.
