Stage lighting catalogs, 1923-1970.

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Stage lighting catalogs, 1923-1970.

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The collection consists of stage lighting company catalogs that document developments in stage lighting equipment from the early 1920s through 1970. Represented in the collection are manufacturers from the United States and Great Britain, including Century Lighting, Kliegl Bros., Strand Electric and Engineering Co., and Ward Leonard Electric Company.

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Yale University Library

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Yale University Library

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Kliegl Bros. Universal Electric Stage Lighting Co.

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Strand Electric and Engineering Co. (London, England)

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Ward Leonard Electric Company, Mount Vernon, N.Y.

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Century Lighting, Inc.

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Century Lighting Equipment Inc., started by Edward F. Kook and Joseph Levy in New York City on 10 August 1929, supplied lighting equipment to professional theaters. George C. Izenour developed the first satisfactory remote dimming control system and began a working relationship with Century Lighting, Inc. in 1951. From the description of Theater lighting control system drawings, 1950-1971. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 32075259 ...