Equipment for hire

Equipment produced by "MOLE-RICHARDSON".

Lighting and film equipment manufacturers (US & UK)

Mole-Richardson 2K fresnel spot with barn doors, used extensively in theatre, film and tv studios. Very heavy item.

Large 2kw spotlight with barn doors, our example was used originally by the Disney studios. Of a 1930's design, this Mole has since been implanted with a household light bulb for 'show' only.

The SCOOP was a 1k soft light source used originally in film studios. In the 1950s Scoop lights were used extensively worldwide in Image Orthicon monochrome studios.

The Mole-Richardson Type 103B microphone boom was a familar item in both tv and movie studios from the 1940s onwards. The boom arm extends to approx 17ft and the base 'pram' has wheels, steerable from the rear. A certain skill was required to manipulate this equipment, not least to avoid hitting the talent or falling off. The Mole boom pictured was installed in 1959, originally at Anglia Televisions' studio A in Norwich.

Compact and lightweight pedestal with a very short rise adjustment at the base and centre column (air balanced). Based on an orginal design by the US company Houston-Fearless, this version was built, we believe, by Mole-Richardson in the UK and sold during the 1960s by Marconi's. The pedestal will take a standard Vinten pan head (or others) plus a full-weight camera if required. Although the three wheels can be locked to travel in a straight line, this pedestal tends to wander and is best not moved about too much.