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fiMathmos Astro Matte Black
Original Mathmos laavalamppu
Mathmos made first lava lamps
Hand made in Britain since 1963
Matte black Heritage modell
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Product info
The original lava lamp - Mathmos Astro, now in matte black! This is the model that set the wheels in motion, the very first commercial lava lamp.Lava lamps need little introduction: It is a capped glass bottle that has a light bulb on the bottom and a steel stand below. Using mains current, the bottle is heated up, and the oil inside springs to life and begins a mesmerizing dance.
The whole lava lamp boom started in UK when the inventor of the device, Edward Craven-Walker walked into a pub and saw a weird device behind the counter. It was a glass coctail mixer that had a strange blob of fat floating in the liquid inside. The bartender told him that it was his egg timer - when the fat had melted and rose on the surface, the eggs were ready.
Edward had the idea that by using a thicker oil and placing a lamp underneath, the machine could be commercial success. The rest is history.
- Handmade in UK
- The original Mathmos lava lamp design
- In matte black!
- Height: 430mm
- Metal parts are brushed aluminum, the bottle is glass
- Lamp: GU10
