Old Hollywood says it all with this cool piece. Unusual Art Deco industrial base on rollers.
Amazing "Super Hi-Lite", theater, studio, floor lamp by Beattie Hollywood a division of OTTO K. OLESEN COMPANY Hollywood, CA c.1930's features a rolling tripod base that is 36 inches wide with telescopic stem that adjusts from 63 - 80 inches height and adjustable, pivoting arm that extends from 41-60 inches wide with an 8 inch diameter x 12 inches depth, black shrink painted metal, hanging lamp with Fresnel lens. The lamp accepts a projector style bulb as shown in the last image.
Dimensions: 41" w x 36" d x 66" ht
Contact us to arrange special shipping, local delivery, or p[ickup at the warehouse.
Otto K. Olesen was the first to provide lights for shooting motion pictures inside a studio. Hollywood's original illumination engineer was inducted into the Scandinavian American Hall of Fame in California, at the Nordic Spirit Symposium. Otto K. Olesen, who died in 1964, emigrated from Denmark to California in 1911 as a 20-year-old college graduate. Starting with two abandoned military searchlights, he developed his lighting technique and within a few years launched the use of lighting for premieres. He was the first to provide lights for shooting motion pictures inside a studio. He went on to become the first lighting engineer for the Hollywood Bowl and Los Angeles Coliseum. He provided the lighting for the 1927 grand opening of Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood and the 1937 opening ceremony of San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge, which utilized 500 searchlights fed by 30 miles of cable.
