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Strand Electric were the UK's and Europe's principal manufacturers of stage lighting and theatre equipment | Strand Electric were the UK's and Europe's principal manufacturers of stage lighting and theatre equipment. | ||
Their head of R&D Frederick Bentham was the designer of the Light Console and many Spotlights. They pioneered the use of die-cast mouldings for spotlight construction | Their head of R&D Frederick Bentham was the designer of the Light Console and many Spotlights. They pioneered the use of die-cast mouldings for spotlight construction. | ||
1914 Founded by Arthur Earnshaw and Phillip Sheridan. | |||
1937 Manufacturing electrical engineers. <ref> [[1937 The Aeroplane Directory of the Aviation and Allied Industries]]</ref> | |||
WWII: designed and manufactured TAT training simulators for the Royal Navy. | |||
1968 Acquired by [[Rank Organisation]]<ref>The Times 10 April 1969</ref>. | |||
Now exist only as a brand name. | |||
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[[Category: Lamps and Lighting]] | |||
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Revision as of 10:04, 22 September 2019
of 19-24 Floral Street, London, WC2
Strand Electric were the UK's and Europe's principal manufacturers of stage lighting and theatre equipment.
Their head of R&D Frederick Bentham was the designer of the Light Console and many Spotlights. They pioneered the use of die-cast mouldings for spotlight construction.
1914 Founded by Arthur Earnshaw and Phillip Sheridan.
1937 Manufacturing electrical engineers. [1]
WWII: designed and manufactured TAT training simulators for the Royal Navy.
1968 Acquired by Rank Organisation[2].
Now exist only as a brand name.
See Also
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Sources of Information
- ↑ 1937 The Aeroplane Directory of the Aviation and Allied Industries
- ↑ The Times 10 April 1969