Patent search
has anyone been able to find old patents for theater lighting instruments from the US Patent Office?
View ArticleColortran Console brochures - 1980s
Here are some recent scans of the 1988 Colortran line of consoles - The Prestige 3000, 2000, & 1000, the Scenemaster 60, and the Patchman. These consoles have a lot of nostalgic value for me as the...
View ArticleBackstage at the Fox
dvsDave submitted a new resource: Backstage at the Fox - A blog about the history of the Atlanta Fox [autolink]Theatre[/autolink] by Bob Foreman Fox Fact, a blog that serves as the Companion site to...
View ArticleTIFFIN SCENIC STUDIO CATALOG (1926) COMPLETE
dvsDave submitted a new resource: TIFFIN SCENIC STUDIO CATALOG (1926) COMPLETE - PDF Scan of complete Tiffen Scenic Studio Catalog from 1926 by BOB Foreman @BOB FOREMAN , who runs the Vintage Theatre...
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ATLANTA FOX THEATRE COLORED ENTRANCE and the METROPOLITAN OPERA
ATLANTA FOX THEATRE COLORED ENTRANCE For two decades, the annual spring tour of the New York Metropolitan Opera played the Atlanta Fox Theatre. In 1961, the opera company wa... foxfact.blogspot.com
View ArticleWhat to do with a series of Hemp House photographs?
I made a series of photographs of the National Theatre's hemp house just before it was dismantled and replaced with a computerized system in July 2017. Can anyone recommend a theatre publication that...
View ArticleTheatrical Lighting History Research Book Assistance
Hello All. My name is Scott Wasserberg and I often go by Scooter professionally, I am in the process of completing research for a history text that I am writing and that is slated for release at a...
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NEW YORK CENTER THEATRE OVERVIEW AND SWITCHBOARDS
1932 CENTER THEATRE SWITCHBOARD The New York Center Theatre (1932-1954) was the sister theatre to Radio City Music Hall and according to Cinema Treasures seated 3510, compa......
View ArticleCentury Strand Sicodim
I recently ran across this ad in an old Theatre Crafts magazine and can't figure out what "Sicodim" refers to. Back in the 1960's, I attended an Ice Capades show in Kansas City and remember seeing some...
View ArticleWhat to do with old magazines?
I an cleaning out a storage unit and have found some old "Lighting Dimensions", "Theatre Crafts", and "Theatre Design and Technology magazines" Anyone know someone who might be interested? Lighting...
View ArticleKROFFT'S MINIATURE COUNTERWEIGHT HOUSE FOR MARIONETTES (1976)
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View ArticleRemember when... (bubble machine)
"Bubbles" emanated from a "bubble machine" and were a popular effect for childrens' productions and / or comedic party scenes where the Champagne bubbles filled the stage and drifted over the patrons?...
View ArticleAltstar parts anyone?
Doing some cleaning.....I think I'm ready to eliminate my Altstar parts bin - just a few connectors, hall-effect sensors, etc. Does anyone know of a good home for them? Does anyone remember Altstars?...
View ArticleA Marker For our History
2020 has been a remarkable year. And because of this we should remember it. Please post here and tell your stories about this year and how it directly affected you. I think it is important we as...
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1994 Control Systems for Live Entertainment Book Now Posted Online as Free...
I posted a scan of the first edition of my 1994 book, Control Systems for Live Entertainment online as a searchable PDF, details here. It's kind of a hilarious time capsule now. John
View ArticleDesignation of Filters for Theatrical Lighting - 1938 DB Judd
This year I read a paper published in 1938 regarding how gels are named and numbered. In the year prior members of the Illuminating Engineering Society (you've heard of them, the IES founded in 1905 in...
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Strong Electric Corp. Slide Projectors Model 44050-1 and 44050-2
Can anyone help me with giving me any info on the 2 Strong Electric Corp. Slide Projectors Model 44050-1 and 44050-2 . I know Strong made a Slide Projector attachment for the Strong Trouper spot. Was...
View ArticleBackstage at the Fox Theatre Atlanta, 1929
Tons of great photos, illustrations, and more! http://backstagefox1929.blogspot.com/
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What is that for?
Just curious - often when I see photos of large old lighting control panels (Frankenstein type), there is what looks like a single steering wheel on the panel. Guessing it is not an encoder. Any idea...
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