Continental 4 legged lamp - Oozing Goo - The Lava Lamp Syndicate2024-03-29T00:04:33Zhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/continental-4-legged-lamp?commentId=1566398%3AComment%3A356359&feed=yes&xn_auth=noOkay, I'm certain about the l…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2011-11-08:1566398:Comment:3568432011-11-08T06:48:24.225ZJonas Clark-Elliotthttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/JonasClarkElliott
<p>Okay, I'm certain about the later models, not about this one. With the later Continentals, owners frequently empty the mostly-used wax from the bases, clean them inside, drop in one of the tealights in its aluminum cup, and the lamp runs just fine.</p>
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<p>The bulbous, colored glass cups with the white plastic netting on the outside are one option; restaurant supply stores sell a similar unit, also in colored glass, with a deeply textured surface and no netting. I'd say take one of…</p>
<p>Okay, I'm certain about the later models, not about this one. With the later Continentals, owners frequently empty the mostly-used wax from the bases, clean them inside, drop in one of the tealights in its aluminum cup, and the lamp runs just fine.</p>
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<p>The bulbous, colored glass cups with the white plastic netting on the outside are one option; restaurant supply stores sell a similar unit, also in colored glass, with a deeply textured surface and no netting. I'd say take one of each and see which one, if either, your lamp's collar fits on without being wobbly. If it matches either, burn it until the wax is almost completely used up, then dump out the molten wax and scrub out the inside. Drop in a tealight, light with a long match, and put your globe and collar on top. See if you can find a circular metal, ceramic or glass ashtray or a bottom tray for a clay flowerpot to stand the glass cup in so it stands less of a chance of tipping - the function performed by the legs on your lamp and by the metal tray on the later ones. I wouldn't attempt to light your existing candle, keep it as-is and don't try to adapts its legs to a new cup.</p> Do you think that any ole vot…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2011-11-06:1566398:Comment:3563592011-11-06T03:28:10.542Zmichelle R yoderhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/michelleRyoder
<p>Do you think that any ole votive candle would be safe to use if I were to find another base?Would it maybe burn too hot for it? I know sometimes I see vintage mosquito candles that have the netting over them, and I know they still sell them, and wonder if maybe the globe would fit on one of these, but do you think that it would be safe taking a chance? I have no idea, but I know you will!</p>
<p>Do you think that any ole votive candle would be safe to use if I were to find another base?Would it maybe burn too hot for it? I know sometimes I see vintage mosquito candles that have the netting over them, and I know they still sell them, and wonder if maybe the globe would fit on one of these, but do you think that it would be safe taking a chance? I have no idea, but I know you will!</p> If you do eventually trade or…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2011-11-05:1566398:Comment:3564522011-11-05T13:57:01.774ZJonas Clark-Elliotthttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/JonasClarkElliott
If you do eventually trade or sell it to another collector - hopefully Bryin, who is *this* close to having one of every model ever made by Lava Corp. - they'll try out the globe on a later model lamp to see if it flows. Better yet, perhaps I'll eventually find one of the candle cups (I always look for the later ones, but now I know what this kind looks like) that's been used, and I won't feel bad about burning it out, cleaning out the inside, and sending it to you so you can drop in a tealight…
If you do eventually trade or sell it to another collector - hopefully Bryin, who is *this* close to having one of every model ever made by Lava Corp. - they'll try out the globe on a later model lamp to see if it flows. Better yet, perhaps I'll eventually find one of the candle cups (I always look for the later ones, but now I know what this kind looks like) that's been used, and I won't feel bad about burning it out, cleaning out the inside, and sending it to you so you can drop in a tealight and watch the thing do its stuff! These 60s models had a flow unmatched by any other US-made model and equaled only by the early British Crestworth lamps, known to collectors as "serpentine flow" for its twisting snakelike formations. The floor model Imperial is the kind of serpentine flow, but all 60s models could do it originally. Hi Jonas. The globe does come…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2011-11-05:1566398:Comment:3563282011-11-05T01:37:45.669Zmichelle R yoderhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/michelleRyoder
Hi Jonas. The globe does come out of the collar. I seriously doubt if I will ever light it. If this is a rare or only exsisting lamp, I surely wouldn't want to screw something up!
Hi Jonas. The globe does come out of the collar. I seriously doubt if I will ever light it. If this is a rare or only exsisting lamp, I surely wouldn't want to screw something up! Thanks, Michelle! The asbesto…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2011-11-02:1566398:Comment:3562072011-11-02T12:24:30.879ZJonas Clark-Elliotthttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/JonasClarkElliott
<p>Thanks, Michelle! The asbestos disk must have slipped into those wires somehow. Does the globe come out of the collar?</p>
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<p>Not that you would, but I'm betting the lamp would still flow if you ran it. Putting it on a Consort base probably would just overheat it - these bottles used a special mix. I think there's a good chance all six of the 60s globe sizes (Consort, Continental [small cylinders], Empress/Regency [large cylinders], Aristocrat [52oz. conical], Enchantress ['Elegant'…</p>
<p>Thanks, Michelle! The asbestos disk must have slipped into those wires somehow. Does the globe come out of the collar?</p>
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<p>Not that you would, but I'm betting the lamp would still flow if you ran it. Putting it on a Consort base probably would just overheat it - these bottles used a special mix. I think there's a good chance all six of the 60s globe sizes (Consort, Continental [small cylinders], Empress/Regency [large cylinders], Aristocrat [52oz. conical], Enchantress ['Elegant' slim globe], and Imperial [huge cylinder for floor lamp]) used slightly different mixes.</p> tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2011-11-01:1566398:Comment:3559062011-11-01T14:42:22.419Zmichelle R yoderhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/michelleRyoder
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Ok, I have taken a few more pictures. It looks like there may be a clip under the metal collar, but I don't know if that is it or not. The bottom of the collar is wrapped in something, is this the disc? I doubt it, but look at the pictures to see what you think!…<a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3127014982?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-center" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3127014982?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721"></img></a>
Ok, I have taken a few more pictures. It looks like there may be a clip under the metal collar, but I don't know if that is it or not. The bottom of the collar is wrapped in something, is this the disc? I doubt it, but look at the pictures to see what you think!<a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3127014982?profile=original"><img width="721" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3127014982?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" class="align-center"/></a> Hi Jonas, sorry it has taken…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2011-10-31:1566398:Comment:3558942011-10-31T23:34:23.756Zmichelle R yoderhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/michelleRyoder
<p>Hi Jonas, sorry it has taken me a few days to respond, been hectic around here!</p>
<p>I don't know what the abestos disk is,and I don't see a clip anywhere. The Top part just sits in the candle holder. It fits snug, and has something that is around the base of this, that must make it fit more snugly. I will try to take another picture so that you can see what I am trying to say. I will post it as soon as I possily can! Have a great Halloween!</p>
<p>Hi Jonas, sorry it has taken me a few days to respond, been hectic around here!</p>
<p>I don't know what the abestos disk is,and I don't see a clip anywhere. The Top part just sits in the candle holder. It fits snug, and has something that is around the base of this, that must make it fit more snugly. I will try to take another picture so that you can see what I am trying to say. I will post it as soon as I possily can! Have a great Halloween!</p> Michelle, the instructions me…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2011-10-28:1566398:Comment:3553142011-10-28T07:44:26.789ZJonas Clark-Elliotthttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/JonasClarkElliott
<p>Michelle, the instructions mention an asbestos disk, and a spring clip. Is this in there, and can you explain it or show pictures? And how does the metal collar attach to the glass candle cup, or does it attach? The common (relatively) model has the collar actually screw onto the cup.</p>
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<p>Also: If it wasn't stated already, the reason the non-electrics are so rare is that the entire glass candle unit was THROWN AWAY after use and replaced. The metal tray (or, in your case, the…</p>
<p>Michelle, the instructions mention an asbestos disk, and a spring clip. Is this in there, and can you explain it or show pictures? And how does the metal collar attach to the glass candle cup, or does it attach? The common (relatively) model has the collar actually screw onto the cup.</p>
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<p>Also: If it wasn't stated already, the reason the non-electrics are so rare is that the entire glass candle unit was THROWN AWAY after use and replaced. The metal tray (or, in your case, the legs parts) and the collar which holds the globe were kept. So, once these were discontinued and you could no longer buy the glass candle cups, I figure most people eventually just threw the lamps in the trash! And at least with your style, the legs stay on - with the later style, the glass cup simply sits in the metal tray. At the time yours was made, the Continental 3100 was ONLY silver, and gold was only the Savoy Commercial Model. Can you imagine a nightclub with one of these on every table?</p>
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<p>I keep hoping I'll run into one in a thrift store, and I always search the candle areas for the glass cups, which are similar (but by no means identical) to the ones sold then and now and commonly seen on tables in Italian restaurants.</p>
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<p>Attached, photos of the later type. One is shown in silver with orange/yellow, with the lava screwed up. The other is in its "gift pak" box with an extra candle cup, in brass though the collar seems to be silver. About six or seven of these are known, a few of them with the box, but they're still considered quite rare. As noted before, the frosted finish on the glass is applied, and can/will flake off, whereas I think yours must be part of the glass.</p>