So I have this Century 8" Radial Leko that I’m currently working on, I think it’s a 1577, though I’m not totally sure... under a lighted magnifying glass on the fixture label, that’s what I think it is. Possible, but I don’t find reference to such a fixture.
Some past hire left it behind after he left the company. It’s been abandoned for over a year now thus I’m using this I think Century #1577 (this by way of lighted magnifying glass in what I think it is) it’s going out on a show amongst a few other selected antique fixtures.
Of this Century #1577 8" Leko fixture, what is it as far as 8x? size? When did it get developed?
Beyond that I have this Strand Patt #73 I was working on today which astounded me... someone in selling a complete fixture screwed on some lamp base/reflector slide mount from a say 1950's era 6" Fresnel to the mount for the fixture. Looked good and antique - just because the bench focus was like 3" off... looked good in being bought. The owner of the company bought or was given the fixture... I will have been more suspicious.
What year did the #73 come out and what’s the proper lamp for it? I don’t find that info anywhere in my notes, and the Strand Archive on this specific fixture don’t work. I got nothing other than what was sent with the fixture given it’s seat height is like 3" higher than the fixture center... not the correct base of refletor.
Some past hire left it behind after he left the company. It’s been abandoned for over a year now thus I’m using this I think Century #1577 (this by way of lighted magnifying glass in what I think it is) it’s going out on a show amongst a few other selected antique fixtures.
Of this Century #1577 8" Leko fixture, what is it as far as 8x? size? When did it get developed?
Beyond that I have this Strand Patt #73 I was working on today which astounded me... someone in selling a complete fixture screwed on some lamp base/reflector slide mount from a say 1950's era 6" Fresnel to the mount for the fixture. Looked good and antique - just because the bench focus was like 3" off... looked good in being bought. The owner of the company bought or was given the fixture... I will have been more suspicious.
What year did the #73 come out and what’s the proper lamp for it? I don’t find that info anywhere in my notes, and the Strand Archive on this specific fixture don’t work. I got nothing other than what was sent with the fixture given it’s seat height is like 3" higher than the fixture center... not the correct base of refletor.
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