QUESTION: What were the first 3 product series B-K Lighting offered?

The first and foremost fixture offered by B-K Lighting is the beer can inspired Lite Star™. Starlines' lead story detailed many of the changes the design has undergone since the very first prototypes. Its innovative ventilation, tool less entry, small size and dependable MR16 source remains some of the best respected features in the lighting industry. Lite Star™ not only gave B-K Lighting a presence in the market in 1984 but also provided valuable design, testing and application experience for future low voltage designs such as Nite Star™, Delta Star™ and even the Denali Series™. Before there was LED, there was Lite Star™.

The second fixture B-K Lighting offered was the Step Star™ sourced with the MR16 lamp with two distributions; short (68°) and long (90°). The earliest catalog described its rectilinear lens providing "a wide lateral distribution with prisms in the vertical position." Vertical orientation was more than an abstract concept in the early days of product development. There were soon bollards using the Step Star™ faceplate; Path Star™ and its taller cousin, Bollard Star™.

The third fixture offered, according to company lore, was the flow-through design in-grade known as Earth Star™. This straightforward in-grade provides up to 35° vertical adjustment in addition to 360° horizontal source rotation. Its 5-9/16", 1/8" heavy composite housing is installed directly into soil with drainage material placed within its housing per DIG-IT guide. An optional steel faceplate keeps rocks out and protects the source from gardening tools, landscape machinery and many other common outdoor hazards. These features are offered at an economical value perfect for smaller projects or ones where designers wish to utilize the PAR36 lamp.

Another early contender was the well-armored Well Star™. B-K engineers recognized the potential of the Lite Star™ mounted within an in-grade housing. The cavity below the fixture provided a source of cooler air for the fixture body to draw upon whereas the open, flow-through cast iron cover provided heat escape and rugged protection. The Well Star's diameter and material differ from the Earth Star™ with the former being constructed from 1/8" thick stainless steel, measuring 6" in diameter. Permutations of this fixture's design quickly led to the adjustable Well Star™. The Lite Star™ within both would later be replaced with the Nite Star™ as seen today.