Major

USA - Major Equipment Inc.
Based in Chicago, USA.
More Information coming soon

UK Arm - Major Equipment Co. Ltd. 
See the Major Pressbook below for press cuttings. 
July 1931: UK division founded, based at 14 Palmer Street, London W1
August 1932: Moved to 162 Millbank, London SW1, due to expansion
May 1933: Amalgamated with Cawdery's Theatre Services.
Moved to 18-22 Gorst Road, London NW10 6LP (1939) [now NW10 6LE]
?date Stage Lighting part of the company moved to Stroud, Gloucestershire. 
?date Stage Lighting part of the company moved back to Gorst Road, London NW10 6LP
Became part of Westwood Major Ltd. which went into liquidation in March 1977

Price Lists and Catalogues

See individual product pages for data sheets, instructions etc.

1950 Border Lights
(Size 1.68Mb)
From Rick Zimmerman Collection

1950 Footlights
(Size 1.57Mb)
From Rick Zimmerman Collection

1950 Spot Lights, Box Lights, Olivettes
(Size 2.05Mb)
From Rick Zimmerman Collection

*Major Theatre & Cinema Lighting (UK) ()
From Jim Laws Collection

*Major Theatre & Cinema Lighting (UK) ()
From Jim Laws Collection

*Better Lighting Effects in the Theatre (1919)
From Rick Zimmerman Collection

*Major Catalog 13 (1929)
From Rick Zimmerman Collection

*Major Catalog 17 (1931)
From Rick Zimmerman Collection

*Major Stage Lighting Catalogue (1961)
From Skip Mort Collection

*Major Price List (1964)
From Skip Mort Collection

Documents

Thespak Major Consortium 
[4.15Mb PDF]
From Skip Mort Collection

*Major Pressbook (December 1935)
From Jim Laws Collection

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