. Light and lighting. View of Messrs. Harrods, Ltd. (Brompton Road. London . where the • Dalite system is THE ILLUMINATING ENGINEER (dec.) SHOP LIGHTING. The arrangement of the British Thom-son-Houstons pamphlet is characteristi-cally novel. There is a brief introduc-tion summarising the requirements ofgood lighting, namely: (1) Plenty oflight ; (2) even distribution ; (3) gooddiffusion ; (4) freedom from glare ; (5) alight of suitable colour ; (6) an artisticand attractively arranged equipment ;and (7) efficiency. Following this wehave notes on a great variety of shops(
. Light and lighting. View of Messrs. Harrods, Ltd. (Brompton Road. London . where the • Dalite system is THE ILLUMINATING ENGINEER (dec.) SHOP LIGHTING. The arrangement of the British Thom-son-Houstons pamphlet is characteristi-cally novel. There is a brief introduc-tion summarising the requirements ofgood lighting, namely: (1) Plenty oflight ; (2) even distribution ; (3) gooddiffusion ; (4) freedom from glare ; (5) alight of suitable colour ; (6) an artisticand attractively arranged equipment ;and (7) efficiency. Following this wehave notes on a great variety of shops(drapers, chemists, furniture dealers, con-fectioners, outfitters, motor-car showrooms, &c.) accompanied by photographs,taken by artificial light. We haveselected one or two particularly interestinginstallations, such as the photograph of atobacconists shop showing the conditionsof lighting before and after the arrange-ments had been changed. The contrastbetween the conditions of illumination pro-duced by the unscreened bare lamps andthe concealed units is very marked, andthere can be no comparison between theease
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