Dating Mathmos lamps - Oozing Goo - The Lava Lamp Syndicate2024-03-28T16:20:36Zhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/dating-mathmos-lamps?commentId=1566398%3AComment%3A500151&feed=yes&xn_auth=noSticker cap I meantag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2022-09-09:1566398:Comment:8635412022-09-09T21:53:28.554Zjonny phttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/johnpotter
Sticker cap I mean
Sticker cap I mean That's correct early 90s base…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2022-09-09:1566398:Comment:8637002022-09-09T21:53:10.451Zjonny phttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/johnpotter
That's correct early 90s bases had mathmos socket cap same as with the black original jet caps too
That's correct early 90s bases had mathmos socket cap same as with the black original jet caps too i guess the printed cap is th…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2022-09-07:1566398:Comment:8634912022-09-07T15:15:58.298ZT Sabohttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/TSabo
<p>i guess the printed cap is the first issue...? It must have come along with the embossed base</p>
<p>i guess the printed cap is the first issue...? It must have come along with the embossed base</p> I got white based asteo dated…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2022-09-07:1566398:Comment:8636152022-09-07T14:41:47.412Zjonny phttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/johnpotter
I got white based asteo dated from 96 98 alot times there use the same bases though years later but most with have a stamp on the base. The embossed ones are from 90s later 90s these changed to the red logo base and cap just plain. Even the new ones not much changed but there isn't a stamp in them now I don't think so. I will take some pics the astro bases have changed I think there 5 diffrent ones the first being the embossed base that flat then they added the feet base in white the black…
I got white based asteo dated from 96 98 alot times there use the same bases though years later but most with have a stamp on the base. The embossed ones are from 90s later 90s these changed to the red logo base and cap just plain. Even the new ones not much changed but there isn't a stamp in them now I don't think so. I will take some pics the astro bases have changed I think there 5 diffrent ones the first being the embossed base that flat then they added the feet base in white the black bases red stamp base ses base 2000s models have got ring shield to help bottle stay level before the bottle changed to lip bottles. Hope thus helps abit Very informative thread. I ju…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2022-09-06:1566398:Comment:8635232022-09-06T19:36:22.341ZT Sabohttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/TSabo
<p>Very informative thread. I just landed an embossed base but the cap is not printed.</p>
<p>Very informative thread. I just landed an embossed base but the cap is not printed.</p> I mentioned before, all my As…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2021-03-23:1566398:Comment:8382062021-03-23T02:13:10.870Zlampfancyhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/lampfancy
<p>I mentioned before, all my Astros from various ‘eras’ between 2000-2017, are all stamped 9/2000 - would be interesting to hear if anyone has a white based Astro NOT stamped 9/2000 <br/><br/> Makes me wonder what’s going on with this - did they simply have a massive reserve of plastic bases that took them years to get through? Did their date stamp get stuck and no-one has noticed in all these years?? <br/><br/> Strange.</p>
<p>I mentioned before, all my Astros from various ‘eras’ between 2000-2017, are all stamped 9/2000 - would be interesting to hear if anyone has a white based Astro NOT stamped 9/2000 <br/><br/> Makes me wonder what’s going on with this - did they simply have a massive reserve of plastic bases that took them years to get through? Did their date stamp get stuck and no-one has noticed in all these years?? <br/><br/> Strange.</p> I have two astros. one with t…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2021-03-22:1566398:Comment:8381952021-03-22T17:51:08.368ZImMeltinghttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/ImMelting
<p>I have two astros. one with the older brushed aluminum base from around 2010 and a current polished base.</p>
<p>Both have the same date printed inside the plastic bases: September 2000...</p>
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<p>I have two astros. one with the older brushed aluminum base from around 2010 and a current polished base.</p>
<p>Both have the same date printed inside the plastic bases: September 2000...</p>
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<p>looking at peters post seems I'm wrong and they do feature accurate dates, I just never noticed :)</p>
<p>looking at peters post seems I'm wrong and they do feature accurate dates, I just never noticed :)</p> I never checked the prints in…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2021-03-21:1566398:Comment:8380942021-03-21T16:21:41.570ZArnehttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/kalel
<p>I never checked the prints inside the bases but I noticed the dates on the red circular stickers found on lunar and comet often show the same dates so I dont think they are accurate as of day of production even though they show specific dates...I think I had several bases showing october 3rd 1996. To roughly estimate the production date experience and knowlegde about different base styles is the only way to do so. I know the astro bases of the late crestworth era had a bakelite bottom part…</p>
<p>I never checked the prints inside the bases but I noticed the dates on the red circular stickers found on lunar and comet often show the same dates so I dont think they are accurate as of day of production even though they show specific dates...I think I had several bases showing october 3rd 1996. To roughly estimate the production date experience and knowlegde about different base styles is the only way to do so. I know the astro bases of the late crestworth era had a bakelite bottom part and were chromed and didnt feature a logo, then the early mathmos astros had a bakelite bottom, embossed logo and werent chromed anymore, then they had the plastic bottom parts with the little feet on them and printed logo and there were some slight other changes over the years but no way to get a precise date as far as I know.</p> That is so cool. Thanks for t…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2021-03-20:1566398:Comment:8376842021-03-20T02:16:15.661ZModulo '70https://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/JeromeDopson
<p>That is so cool. Thanks for this guidance.<br></br> <br></br> <cite>Peter Panussi said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="https://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/dating-mathmos-lamps?id=1566398%3ATopic%3A498797&page=2#1566398Comment837485"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Interesting topic. I checked my 14 AstroBabies, and here are the results:</p>
<p><br></br>Embossed logo, black cord: 7/97, 11/97, 2/98, 6/98, 6/98.</p>
<p>Printed logo, black cord: 9/98, 10/98, 11/98, 12/98.</p>
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<p>That is so cool. Thanks for this guidance.<br/> <br/> <cite>Peter Panussi said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="https://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/dating-mathmos-lamps?id=1566398%3ATopic%3A498797&page=2#1566398Comment837485"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Interesting topic. I checked my 14 AstroBabies, and here are the results:</p>
<p><br/>Embossed logo, black cord: 7/97, 11/97, 2/98, 6/98, 6/98.</p>
<p>Printed logo, black cord: 9/98, 10/98, 11/98, 12/98.</p>
<p>Printed logo, white cord: 9/99, 8/00, 8/00, 9/00, 11/00.</p>
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<p>Sad I don't have any Crestworth Babies...</p>
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