Modern Clear Lectern

History of the Lucite Pulpit

Most people refer to this material by the more commonly known generic name "acrylic" or by the well known trade name "Plexiglass".

A manufacturer for a lucite pulpit will generally also be a manufacturer of other plastic products like brochure stands, museum display cases raffle boxes and other similar items. 

The lucite pulpit became popular in the early eighties, heralding a welcome change in preaching style. Instead of being behind an opaque wooden or metal lectern, the clear lucite podium represented a more 'nothing to hide' approach by speakers. 

Here at Procson, early on we designed a lucite pulpit. It was never produced because it was very heavy (approximately 42lbs). This meant that it would have been too heavy for one person to move. Portability is important us because we see constant rearranging of the stage as the future for dynamic modern sanctuaries, and of course we don't want our pulpits to contribute to injuries! They also tend to cause a headache for lighting technicians because of the reflections coming off the shiny surfaces. In addition, it would have meant that the lucite pulpit would have been very expensive to freight. As most of our sales are export, with our orders traveling by airfreight, this was important.

Click here to check out how we use acrylic for our pulpit tops.