ITT/Thomas & Betts/American Electric
Thomas & Betts/American Electric made streetlights that would always stand out in the crowd.  In the 1970s, the company produced the Model 13 and Model 25.  The Model 13 carried 70-250 watt lamps, and the Model 25 took 200-400 watt lights.  They would be joined by the Model 327, a large fixture that did battle with Westinghouse's OV50 Silverliner (now the Cooper OVL) and GE's M1000.  The Model 327 was capable of 700-1000 watts.

In 1988, two new streetlighting fixtures were introduced.  The Model 113 and Model 125 had softer, more rounded lines than their boxier predecessors, and they were the replacements for the Model 13 and Model 25, respectively.  (The Model 327 is still in production, though.)

At least two American Electric fixtures have been duplicated by other companies.  Hubbell Lighting based its RL-series luminaires on the Model 25, and GE's current-generation M400 is basically a beefed-up version of the Model 125.

The Power Pad Door was American Electric's answer to GE's PowrDoor series.  The Model 13 was the first luminaire to be offered in a Power Pad Door version; in 1988, the Model 313 was introduced, along with the Model 325.  Currently, the Model 325 shares its look with the 1997-edition M400 PowrDoor.

In 2003, American Electric revamped its lineup by introducing the Model 115, which replaced the Model 113, and offering a silver-painted Model 125.  Also, the Model 315 became the Model 313's replacement.  The silver Model 125s have become popular in the Southeastern U.S., especially in the Carolinas.  They are the company's first silver-painted luminaires since the Model 25 went to a grey-colored scheme in the 1970s.

American Electric is also known as Lithonia, and they still make the Models 113, 125 and 327, as well as the Durastar 2000.
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