{"product_id":"bead-blasted-strand-electric-patt-23-spotlight-floor-lamp-bundeswehr-tripod","title":"Bead-Blasted Strand Electric Patt 23 “Pig Nose” Spotlight Floor Lamp | 1960s Raw Aluminium Stage Light on Ertel-Werk Bundeswehr Tripod","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Strand Electric Patt 23 from the 1960s, stripped of its paint and bead blasted back to raw aluminium. Without the black enamel, the metal shows a soft, even matt grey with a clearly industrial character. It stands on a height-adjustable Ertel-Werk tripod from the German Bundeswehr.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAt a glance\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eManufacturer\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eStrand Electric, London\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eModel\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePatt 23, the standard model, nicknamed the “Pig Nose”\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eOrigin\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMade in England\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eProduced\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1960s\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eFinish\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaint removed and bead blasted to raw aluminium\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eWiring\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRewired, E27 fitting, approx. 3 m (9.8 ft) cord with inline switch and EU plug\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eBulb\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTakes any standard E27 LED or incandescent bulb\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eTripod\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVintage Ertel-Werk field tripod, issued to the German Bundeswehr, height adjustable\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSpotlight dimensions\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e33 x 26 x 30 cm (13.0\" x 10.2\" x 11.8\")\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eLowest height\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e113 cm (44.5\")\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eHighest height\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e160 cm (63.0\")\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eAvailability\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOne of one, once sold this exact piece will not return\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eImport duty\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePayable by the buyer in their own country (outside the EU)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe story\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStrand Electric began in 1914, when two London theatre electricians, Arthur Earnshaw and Phillip Sheridan, set up in the West End. Its Pattern 23, introduced in 1953 and built until 1983, became one of the most widely used small theatre spotlights in the world. Its compact profile, with a plano-convex lens in a protruding lens tube, gave a sharp, controllable beam from a small lamp, and it lit theatres, schools and television studios across Britain and far beyond. Crews gave it a nickname that stuck: the “Pig Nose”.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost surviving Patt 23s are black, because that is how Strand painted them. This one has lost its paint altogether. The raw aluminium underneath, bead blasted to an even matt finish, shows the shape of the spotlight more clearly than paint ever did.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt stands on a Bundeswehr field tripod from Ertel-Werk of Munich, a firm that traces its history back to 1802 and a precision workshop for astronomical and surveying instruments. The tripod was made to carry optical equipment in open terrain, and it lifts the spotlight to a working height of between 113 cm and 160 cm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe restoration\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe paint was removed and the metal bead blasted to raw aluminium, giving the spotlight its industrial surface. We rewired it with an E27 fitting, about 3 metres of cord, an inline switch and an EU plug, so it takes any standard LED or incandescent bulb. This is a standard Patt 23, with no special lens or added parts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn your interior\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe matt aluminium suits a modern industrial or minimalist interior and sits equally well next to dark wood or concrete. At up to 160 cm it works as a reading light by an armchair, as a corner lamp, or in a shop, studio or restaurant, where the beam can pick out a wall, a plant or a picture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSuited to collectors of British theatre and television lighting, interior designers looking for a statement floor lamp with an industrial finish, and anyone who prefers raw metal to paint.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blitzcraft Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53843860619600,"sku":null,"price":439.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0847\/7029\/2048\/files\/BlitzcraftVintage_Antiques_theatreandindustriallighting20oktober2026_185van226.jpg?v=1792592850","url":"https:\/\/blitzcraftvintage.com\/products\/bead-blasted-strand-electric-patt-23-spotlight-floor-lamp-bundeswehr-tripod","provider":"Blitzcraft Vintage","version":"1.0","type":"link"}