Lava Lamp

© Brooke Clarke 2012

Background
Photos
Patents
Links

Background

Lava Lamps were popular in the 1960s but as I remember it they were rather expensive.  Today (2012) they are more reasonably priced and come in many sizes and colors.

These can be used in the bedroom as a mood and night light.

Name
Prod No.
Height (in)
Oz.
Watts
Accent
5015
11.5
8 & 12
15
Classic
5025
14.5
20
25
Premier

16.3
52
40
Designer
17

Grande
5010
27
250
60
Colossus
5020
48
?
200

This is a Premier 16.3" tall lava lamp model 5225.

Photos

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Patents

3387396 Display Devices, David George Smith (Crestworth Ltd.), Jun 11, 1968, 40/406 ; 472/137; D26/104; D26/72; D26/93

The liquid can be dyed water and the immiscible liquid is a mixture of odina 17, carbon tetrachloride and dye plus paraffin wax or petroleum jelly.

Links

PRC68, Products I make and sell, Alphanumeric Index of web pages

Page Created 5 Dec 2012