Strand

This collection of documents, photographs and journals aims to provide a full history of the work of the former Strand Electric / Rank Strand / Strand Lighting, which is now part of Philips Lighting group, rebranded in 2019 as Signify.
Please let us know if you have additional information or materials to add to the archive.
More material is being located and added to the collection weekly. 

Chronology of Strand Electric / Rank Strand / Strand Lighting (produced from Marketing material, so may not be 100% accurate - please let us know of inaccuracies!)

Publications and News
Copies of Tabs, Lights, Strandlight and Strand News are available to view in the Publications section. 

See also Karl Hessenbruch entry for information and brochures from this German partnership with Strand Electric.

Price Lists and Catalogues

See individual product pages for data sheets, instructions etc.

1925 Strand Catalogue (1925)
From

1936 Theatrical Lighting catalogue (1936)
From

*1945 Theatrical Lighting Catalogue (1945)

*1945 Strand Electric Brochure (1945)
From Jim Laws Collection

1949 Theatrical Lighting Catalogue (1949)
From

*1949 Hire Price List (1949)

*1949 Consumables Price List (1949)

*1950 Price List (1950)

*1951 Price List (1951)
From Bob Anderson Collection

1953 Consumables Sales Price List (1953)
From

*1953 Theatrical Lighting Catalogue (1953)
From Bob Anderson Collection

1956 Consumables Price List (1956)
From

*1957 Theatrical Lighting (1957)

1957 Price Alterations (1957)
From

1958 Price List and Catalogue (1958)
From

*1961 Lighting For Entertainment (1961)

*1963/4 Lighting for Entertainment (1963)
From Strand Archive

*1966 Lighting for Entertainment (1966)
From Skip Mort Collection

*Strand Electric - Lighting for Entertainment - Price List (1966)
From Richard Bunting Collection

*1968 Hire Price List (1968)
From Frederick Brown Collection

1969 Strand Catalogue (1969)
From

*Tabs Lighting Compendium 1969 (1969)
From Strand Archive

*1969 Price List (1969)

*1971 Stage Lighting (1971)

*Sales and Hire Price List (1972)
From Adrian Sant Collection

*Stage Lighting Compendium (1972)
From Strand Archive

*1973 Stage Lighting (1973)

*1973 Hire and Sales Price List (1973)
From Bob Anderson Collection

*Stage Lighting Compendium (1973)
From Strand Archive

*1974 Spring Price List (1974)
From Roger Fox Collection

*1975 Stage Lighting (1975)

*1975 February Price List (1975)

*1978 January Price List (1978)
From Maurice Marshal Collection

*1980 Stage Lighting Brochure (1980)
From Roger Fox Collection

*1980 February Price List (1980)
From Jim Laws Collection

*1980 October Price List (1980)
From Jim Laws Collection

*1982 Quartzcolor Price List (1982)
From Jim Laws Collection

*Strand Price List 1982 (1982)
From Jim Laws Collection

*Quartzcolor Price List (1985)
From Roger Fox Collection

*1987 Strand Spectacular Brochure (1987)

*1989 The Strandbook (1989)
From Strand Archive

*Price List (1989)

*Studio & Location Price List (1989)

*1990 The Strandbook (1990)
From Jim Laws Collection

*Price List (1991)

*1992 Insight Product Guide (1992)

*1994 USA Catalog (1994)
From Richard Bunting Collection

*1996 Strand Catalogue (1996)
From Strand Archive

*Strand Lighting Catalogue 1997-98 (1997)
From Jim Laws Collection

*1998-99 Strand Catalogue (1998)
From Jim Laws Collection

*2000 Product Guide (2000)
From Skip Mort Collection

*2001 Product Guide (2001)

*Strand Catalogue (2007)
From Strand Archive

Catalogue & Journal Entries in the Backstage Heritage Collection

Fifty Years in Stage Lighting (1964)

Strand Electric Takeover by Rank Organisation (1969)

It All Began With the Torch - Strand & Quartzcolor (1982)

The Gong Man is 12ft9in Tall - Strand & Century (1982)

People

Documents

Lighting for Television (1980s) 
[17Mb PDF]
From Strand Archive

Technology Brief - Sinewave Dimmer Technology 110V 
[163kb PDF]
From Strand Archive

Using Strand Filters In Theatre 
By Francis Reid
[3.6Mb PDF]
From Strand Archive

The Design of Drama Spaces in Secondary Schools (1966)
[13.5Mb PDF]
From Jim Laws Collection

Lighting the Amateur Stage 1 (1984)
By Francis Reid
[7.7Mb PDF]
From Strand Archive

Lighting the Amateur Stage 2 (1984)
By Francis Reid
[9Mb PDF]
From Strand Archive

Factsheet 01: Recent Developments in Luminaire Safety (July 1991)
[192kb PDF]
From Strand Archive

Factsheet 02: The Use of Earth Leakage Circuit Breakers with Lighting Controls (July 1991)
[159kb PDF]
From Strand Archive

Factsheet 03: Luminaire Data (October 1991)
[144kb PDF]
From Strand Archive

Factsheet 04: Equipment Protection (November 1991)
Use of Fuses and Circuit Breakers
[109kb PDF]
From Strand Archive

Factsheet 05: Guide to Installation and Dimming of Low Voltage Lighting (April 1992)
[298kb PDF]
From Strand Archive

Factsheet 06: Hoist Systems for Television Studios (May 1992)
[133kb PDF]
From Strand Archive

Factsheet 07: General Guidance on Stage Lighting Safety (July 1992)
[118kb PDF]
From Strand Archive

Factsheet 08: A Guide to ASCII Cues (November 1992)
[93kb PDF]
From Strand Archive

Factsheet 09: A Guide to Fluorescent Dimming (January 1993)
[214kb PDF]
From Strand Archive

Factsheet 11: The EMC Directive: A Strand Briefing (June 1993)
[239kb PDF]
From Strand Archive

Factsheet 10: Equipment Testing for Electrical Safety (August 1994)
[102kb PDF]
From Strand Archive

*ABTT Lanterns (1998)
by Brian Legge
From Mike Hall Collection

*ABTT Lighting Controls (1998)
by Brian Legge
From Ian Grey Collection

In Memoriam - Fred Bentham (June 2001)
History of Strand and obituary of Fred Bentham by Richard Pilbrow
[External Website]
From Strand Archive

Protocol - 100 Years of Strand Lighting (2015)
[External Website]
From Protocol

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