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Patt 23 Mk 1

Strand ELECTRIC Spotlight Mk1 Patt 23 Baby Profile

£185.00

This iconic example of British design was made The Strand Lighting Company in their Covent Garden works in London’s West End.
The Patt 23 profile spotlight – also known as the ‘Baby Spot’ was the one of the work horses of the theatre industry from the late 50’s to the 1980’s. Commercially they were also very successful – 20,000 sold in the four years following it’s launch in 1954.

Regrettably most have now been lost or destroyed and the survivors represent rare examples of an original British Industrial Design classic.

Strand lanterns were very solidly constructed and built to last. In the 1958 Strand catalogue they retailed at £10 7 shillings and 6 (old)pence These original lanterns were not painted and did not have the shutter pack that was added in the mid 60’s. Beam shaping masks could be inserted into the slot at the front of the lamp housing to adjust the shape of the beam.

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Images are for illustrative purposes only and show Mk 1 Patt 23s. We have stock of Mk 1 and Mk2 lanterns.
SPECIFICATION
Lamphouse pressure die-cast aluminium alloy, with top-hinged rear access.
Fork pressure die-cast, reversible, with friction disc tilt clamp and 3/8". Whit. bolt and wingnut.
Lampholder P28 medium prefocus, porcelain body, fitted with 1m external length of 3-conductor, sheathed heat-resisting cable.
Reflector 180mm dia. faceted ellipsoidal rear, and annular frontal, polished anodised aluminium.
Lens 90 x 125mm piano-convex in sliding lens tube.
Colour Frame double die-cast runners fitted.
Lamps 500W max. P.28 base. 55.5mm Class T/1 recommended for stage use.
Beam Spread Cut-off 20° max. 1/2 deg peak angle 20° 3m spread at 8.5m throw
Gate Assembly Four beam shaping shutters with external heat resisting knobs, each capable of 90 deg rotation around the optical axis ( MK ll onwards)

 

Patt 23 Mk 2 data sheet 1969 patt23_datasheet_1967