{"id":1074,"date":"2020-07-17T06:00:51","date_gmt":"2020-07-17T06:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/innovativepixel.com\/IGIN\/?post_type=columns&p=1074"},"modified":"2021-12-22T23:04:47","modified_gmt":"2021-12-23T04:04:47","slug":"pioneers-of-landscape-lighting-part-1","status":"publish","type":"columns","link":"https:\/\/innovativepixel.com\/IGIN\/columns\/pioneers-of-landscape-lighting-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Pioneers of landscape lighting \u2013 Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

All industries have a unique origin. The stories of these origins are usually quite interesting, and our landscape lighting industry is no exception. When looking back into our past, we can\u2019t help but recognize several great American entrepreneurs who pioneered the landscape lighting industry.<\/p>\n

The inventor of garden lighting<\/h2>\n

Frank B. Nightingale was born in New York on Dec. 26, 1885. At an early age he developed a passion for magic. When Frank was 16 years old, he began working the stage as \u201cNightingale the Mystifyer.\u201d He would be known to many people as the \u201cMagician of Light\u201d as he was known to merge nature and lighting together.<\/p>\n

Frank began his career working for General Electric in 1912. His career would take him from New York to Los Angeles. It was there he developed a love of the wilderness, even building a cabin in the Sierra Madre mountains. On his 47th birthday in 1932, he was discharged from GE. It was after this that he would begin manufacturing the first 120-volt garden lighting fixtures in his garage.<\/p>\n

Nightingale developed fixtures that could be hidden in plain sight, a trait of a very skilled magician. Most would look like a standard piece that you would find in any garden. One was a bird house. It could be mounted on a pole and placed in the middle of a lawn area or flower bed. From the front view it looked like a normal bird house; however, an adjustable flood holder with a special moon light lens would pour light into the area below. He also developed a hanging bird house that could be hung from a tree to produce the same type of moon lighting effect.<\/p>\n

Electrical receptacles to power these fixtures would be disguised as mushrooms or rocks. In 1934 his 98 Series of garden lighting fixtures only had seven featured products. It cost just six cents to get his product catalog titled \u201cFairyland Is Just Beyond the Windowsill.\u201d<\/p>\n

During that same year in an article featured in Electrical West<\/em> magazine, Nightingale writes, \u201cGarden lighting should not be thought of as a means of lighting up the backyard so that one may run out and pick a few sweet peas or to shoo the neighbor\u2019s cat off the back fence. The garden should be considered as a part of the home, an extended living room filled with interesting lights, shadows and personalities of living, friendly, growing things. It should be lighted every evening in the same manner as the living room, for atmosphere, for enjoyment. Picture windows over the garden should never have curtains drawn.\u201d<\/p>\n

In 1936, the California Pacific International Exposition in San Diego hosted \u201cThe Palace of Electricity.\u201d<\/p>\n

This expo featured the latest modern appliances as well as some of Thomas Edison\u2019s inventions. Nightingale\u2019s \u201cAttractive Garden Lighting\u201d exhibit would be one of the first of its kind to appear at such a renowned show.<\/p>\n

Nightingale also developed some of the first control methods for outdoor lighting. Using mechanical timers, he was able to control different zones to create a magical effect. He also incorporated music through loudspeakers. At his home he would often play Beethoven\u2019s \u201cMoonlight Sonata\u201d with lighting effects to create an enchanting evening for his guests.<\/p>\n

Nightingale wrote many other articles that would appear in newspapers and trade publications. He also wrote two books on lighting. He published his first book in 1958 simply titled \u201cGarden Lighting.\u201d In 1962 he published \u201cLighting as an Art.\u201d Several years ago, two talented contractors, Mark Carlson and Michael Gambino, republished Nightingale\u2019s original \u201cGarden Lighting\u201d book. I recently purchased a copy and highly recommend it!<\/p>\n

To learn more about Frank Nightingale, visit www.frankbnightingale.com<\/a>. I wish to thank my two lighting industry colleagues, Mark Carlson and Mike Gambino, for allowing me to reference their material to bring you this article. Stay tuned for part 2 of the article series coming in August when we will discuss the beginnings of the 12-volt lighting system. Until then, stay creative!<\/p>\n

This column originally appeared in Irrigation & Green Industry magazine.<\/em><\/h6>\n
Kevin Smith<\/strong><\/a> is the national technical support and trainer at Brilliance LED LLC, Carefree, Arizona, and can be reached at kevin.smith@brillianceled.com<\/a><\/em>.<\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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