What was Koolshade originally used for?

[Qrest Fourstar]

I got this old stereo/bar/lightshow left in my basement when I moved in. I never really looked it over, the wife hoped we could save it. well, it's gotta go, and I tried to move it and realized why it was left behind. So, yesterday, I started 'disassembling' it. today, the front mesh like pice came off, and it's a piece 2' by 3' approx. it's black and made me think of Koolshade. I'll asmit I've never seen the stuff in person, but it got me thinking, could this be a piece of koolshade? This thing obviously came from the early 70's.

 

[DaddyfromNaboo]

Photos, please.

Koolshade was and still is a means of blocking sunlight without entirely obstruction the view through a window. They still have a website, advertising the material. I haven´t been able to find a distributor here in Germany, although I could really make us of it on building projects.

 

[IEDBOUNTYHUNTER]

the company is here in Texas, i have the contact number somewhere, ill look for it. and get back to you.

 

[Qrest Fourstar]

As soon as I can get my camera working, I'll shoot a pic. This was on the front of the bar. It went in 3 layers, there was the front of the bar that had a strand of basically x-mas tree C size lights. In front of those was a piece of rippled light difuser plastic, like you would see on a large shop light. then was this piece of black plastic mesh like stuff.

 

[voice in the crowd]

Good info here http://www.koolshade.co.uk/

Chris

 

[Nwerke]

Koolshade is made of metal, so what you have is probably not it.

 

[gonk27]

Good info here http://www.koolshade.co.uk/

Chris

Cool! (shade)

Thanks for that Chris, I didn't know they were over here.


Jeremy