Silhouette  (1970 - 1990s)
CCT Lighting

1000 / 1200 W and later 2000W profiles
Sil 10, Sil 15, Sil 25, Sil 30 (22-40 degree), Sil 40
Used 1000W T11 or 1200W T29 lamp until Mk.3, when 2000W CP43 lamp was used

Silhouette: 1970 - Original blue Silhouette for T.V.

Silhouette Mk.1: 1972 - The first black Silhouette with interchangeable lens tubes rebalancing fork, spoon and blade shutters, plug in lamp tray. 

Repertoire Silhouette: 1975 - Designed for the National Theatre with slide in lockable shutter sets and slide in interchangeable lens tubes. 

Silhouette Mk.2 (1978): New peak-flat reflector and improved plug in lamp tray. Improved yoke locking system, standard shutter sets (slide, top & bottom blades). 
Variable lens combinations: 10° - 15° - 25° - 30° - 40°

Silhouette Mk.3 (1987): 2000/2500W
9-21°
11-26°
15-32°
28-58°

Related Venues:

• Kings Theatre Southsea
• London Palladium
• London Coliseum

Related Shows

• The Woman in Black (1989)

See also:

• Turbo Silhouette (?2000)

Documents

Silhouette 1000 and 2000 Datasheet 
[1.99Mb PDF]
From Jim Laws Collection

Silhouette 2000 Range 
[2.43Mb PDF]
From Jim Laws Collection

Silhouette Range 
[1.85Mb PDF]
From Mervyn Gould Collection

Stage Lighting Brochure 
[3.2Mb PDF]
From Jim Laws Collection

Turbo Silhouette and Silhouette range 
[3.58Mb PDF]
From Jim Laws Collection

Silhouette Repertoire (1975)
[370kb PDF]
From Jim Laws Collection

CCT Hire Price List 1975 p.2 (July 1975)

CCT Hire Price List 1975 p.6 (July 1975)

Silhouette 1000 Profile Range (1977)
[5.08Mb PDF]
From Jim Laws Collection

CCT Schedule of Lamps (June 1983)
[543kb PDF]
From Jim Laws Collection

Schedule of Lamps (June 1983)
[310kb PDF]
From Jim Laws Collection

Silhouette 1000 10 degree base-down (1984)
[1.2Mb PDF]
From Jim Laws Collection

Silhouette 1000 15 degree base-down datasheet (1984)
[1.2Mb PDF]
From Jim Laws Collection

Silhouette 1000 25 degree base down data sheet (1984)
[1.27Mb PDF]
From Jim Laws Collection

Silhouette 1000 30 degree base down datasheet (1984)
[1.2Mb PDF]
From Jim Laws Collection

Silhouette 1000 40 degree base down datasheet (1984)
[1.2Mb PDF]
From Jim Laws Collection

CCT Silhouette 2000 Base-Down (February 1984)
[2.29Mb PDF]
From Jim Laws Collection

Silhouette 1000 10 degree axial datasheet (February 1984)
[1.18Mb PDF]
From Bob Anderson Collection

Silhouette 1000 15 degree axial datasheet (February 1984)
[1.2Mb PDF]
From Jim Laws Collection

Silhouette 1000 25 degree axial datasheet (February 1984)
[1.3Mb PDF]
From Bob Anderson Collection

Silhouette 2000 Base-Down range (October 1987)
[2.2Mb PDF]
From Jim Laws Collection

Silhouette Two Five flyer (1988)
[433kb PDF]
From Jim Laws Collection

Silhouette Zoom Base Down Lamp User Information (January 1989)
[716kb PDF]
From Jim Laws Collection

Silhouette Zoom Profile Instructions (January 1990)
[1.35Mb PDF]
From Jim Laws Collection

CCT Price List - page 1 (December 1990)
From Jim Laws Collection

CCT Price List - page 2 (December 1990)
From Jim Laws Collection

Classic Gear - CCT Sil 30 (May 2006)
[External Website]
From Lighting & Sound International

Exhibits in the Backstage Heritage Collection

CCT Silhouette 30  
From Jim Laws Collection

Silhouette Prototype  
From Jim Laws Collection

Catalogue & Journal Entries for Silhouette in the Backstage Heritage Collection

Blinded by Science (1978)

Advert: CCT Lighting Range (1979)

Give to Forms and Images a Breath (1979)

All at Sea (1981)

A Magic Touch (1990)

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