Vintage Lighting What to work on next - your choice

[ship]

What should I work on next? Any interest in choices for next?

-Magic Moon with led soldered box frame and curious rigging.
-Hub #8766v 4.5x6.5 Leko I have been dreaming of working for almost a year now - only seen it in the hub catalogue.
-The 2nd Pevear from a blocked closet seen but only able to open the door about 6". Its missing parts and the other more complete done one might go back to the theater at some point - though not too soon.
-The Hub 8" cannon of a Leko (My Wife's bike tire is 28".)
-The Century #1577 8" Leko w/o lamp base. I have one in collection already I had to invent a lamp socket for from photos for the one in the museum. This one is also missing it's lamp base - and I already searched the theater for it. Another lamp cap to invent assuming I have not acquired one in parts since, or to scrap and save parts for..

On Hold:
-The 1893 Magic Lantern - someone did bad "upgrade" work to it in converting it from gas to lamp. Entire lamp/gass assembly lower case needs very time consuming skilled labor to restore... And photos's of what it should look like.
-The 1925 Kliegl box spots - yet to acquire them from the down light positions over the proscenium arch.

 

[rsmentele]

You should make this a poll!

 

[DrewE]

Since the magic lantern is on hold, I think I'd vote for the Hub 8766v, since I think it's the cutest and coolest looking of the remaining candidates.

I also think that my opinion is worth far less than a hill of beans. I'd really suggest working on whichever seems the best use of your time or tickles your fancy the most.

 

[ship]

So either the Century #1577 I think I have in museum stock is something different, or the one in the photo similar but different brand. Vent hole patterns don't match up in seemingly two different fixtures. I will get a photo of the other fixture if anyone interesting in helping the research as to what is what.

Started the Magic Moon tonight. Vote for the #8766 noted, but it's a fairly similar type of fixture I have literally worked on a few hundred of similar to. Not out of interest for doing it, I know the amount of re-surfacing, tapping/re-threading, lamp base work. etc. etc. will be more time than a few hours a night before the weekend. - Next, and thanks for half vote as only vote.

Magic Moon... disappointing in someone re-wiring it within the last 30 years - somewhat quality. (loose terminal scews for the wiring on some.) TBA details / new post about it as next.

Easier to get done during the week after work as shipping clerk or today pallet fixer. Was fun today in digging out the pneumatic staple gun, grinder with cutt off wheel for nails, cordless screw drivers and.. just having fun in my department for the first time in months. Ripping apart or repairing pallets to fix them. So much fun this afternoon. I can't normally make noise in my department... but no rules - the Shop Manager was gone for the day. Repairing pallets is fun.

 

[ship]

Magic Moon done and delivered to client. Also perhaps a home for all the old lights I have collected up by way of the client knowing of a place to give them to. TBA this donation.

So now... 8" leko that's causing me conundrums for who made it and missing its lamp cap - might have but more likely will have to invent. 4.5x6.5 Leko - the one I have wanted to work on for about a year now, or the cannon of a fixture? In going back to the theater next week, a goal is to get the 6" version of this cannon of a light - I don't have.
Carrot on a stick for the 4.5 Leko, or production line now two cannons tba? Or get back to the c.1925 Preveior or that smaller 8" Leko giving me reseach problems in that I already own a way too similar version of it. And it's missing it's lamp cap and while very similar is not the same. Votes? Enough gear to work on.. would rather votes on what is of interest to see.