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This one worked for Bayerischer Rundfunk, Germany’s Bavarian public broadcaster, and still wears its identification tags.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAt a glance\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eManufacturer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMole-Richardson (England) Limited\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eModel\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e612\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNickname\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e“The Sputnik”\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEngland\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduced\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1950s\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBody\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFibreglass, original brown-green colour\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBarndoors\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOriginal, included\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTags\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBayerischer Rundfunk no. 40510; Mole Richardson no. 1222; unit no. 235\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWiring\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRewired, E27 fitting, approx. 3 m cord, inline switch, EU plug\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBulb\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAny standard LED or incandescent bulb; bulb shown in photos included\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFreestanding use\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eStands on its own three legs; tripod not required\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTripod\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVintage green wooden surveyor tripod, German Bundeswehr, height-adjustable\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpotlight dimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e40 × 55 × 70 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTotal height (adjustable)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e173–245 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAvailability\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\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\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImport duty\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\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\u003cp\u003eMole-Richardson was founded in Hollywood in 1927 by Peter Mole. Its quiet tungsten lights became the standard when sound film arrived, and its Fresnel spotlight of 1935 won the first of four Academy Awards for the company. In 1936 it set up Mole-Richardson (England) Limited, where this 612 was made. Its round body and splayed legs earned it the Sputnik nickname after the 1957 satellite launch. This unit served Bayerischer Rundfunk, a founding member of Germany’s ARD network.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe restoration\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe rewired the spotlight with an E27 socket, inline switch, EU plug and about 3 metres of cable. The original barndoors and broadcaster tags remain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn your interior\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the Bundeswehr tripod it is a tall statement lamp; without it, the Sputnik stands on its own three legs on a floor, shelf or plinth. 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