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Comment by Ford Prefect - NPNG on January 14, 2011 at 2:53pm

its not weird, i telepathically deleted it from your watch list

Comment by Ford Prefect - NPNG on January 14, 2011 at 2:10pm

hi Richard yes it was. couldnt let it go, need a pair!

Comment by Ford Prefect - NPNG on January 14, 2011 at 1:13pm

hey chris i got an orange one, waiting for it to arrive, yay! lol

Comment by Ford Prefect - NPNG on December 10, 2010 at 8:33am

the blue and orange would have made a nice little couple Chris!

I heated it last night and managed to get the bottle out, it was a very tight fit. the movement of the pieces was very nice actually, and I am kind of loathe to refil it, but the level is way too low and there is a scummy ring around the inside. The bottle lid is highly corroded and absolutely stinks when you take the blue cap off!

I was a little annoyed that it has a painted bottom, as my plan was to re-fill with clear and use a blue bulb, but I will examine the base and see if I can do anything about that.

My original plan was to use a jet glitter but obviously now that wont be enough fluid so will have to go the cheapy route instead as I dont have 2 jet glitters I want to break into.

Your orange one is lovely Chris and I would like one of those one day, retro orange being a favourite of mine!

will post piccies as soon as I have it sorted.

xx

Comment by chrisLUNAR on December 9, 2010 at 12:56pm

i saw the blue one to, i was gonna bid but didnt cos it needed refilling and i already have a que of lamps that need refilling. i bought my orange(red) one in camden about ten years ago. the base of mine comes away from the bottle quite easy x looking forward to seeing pics of yours x

Comment by Ford Prefect - NPNG on December 9, 2010 at 10:26am

I will give that a go tonight :D
I watch loads of stuff on ebay, mostly with no intention of buying as I know they will probably go for more than I can afford.
I just like to see how much things go for and see any unusual lamps that crop up now and then

Comment by Ford Prefect - NPNG on December 9, 2010 at 8:25am

Hi Richard. Yes it is and I'm glad you missed it! i got it for just under £7 less the shipping, bonus!
its alot bigger than I thought. I imagined the bottle would be like a jet but is much thicker and the shape and colour reminds me of a crayon.
:)

Comment by Ford Prefect - NPNG on December 9, 2010 at 7:13am

hey Chris
I've just bought one like your orange in blue. Are the bottles a bit tight in the base? mine seems stuck fast although I know it will come out. Any tips for loosening?
also, its alot bigger than I thought.
The glitter in mine is also transparent, I assume it is a chemical thing with the liquid, surely they were not meant to be like this?

Comment by Galaxy_9 on March 25, 2008 at 10:28pm

I heart the green one ;) Funny, the Italians (or French?) did the same color combo in the 70's as the Fluidium green/blue way before Mathmos in the 2000's.

Comment by Jonas Clark-Elliott on March 25, 2008 at 2:57pm

The left one's been refilled, I think. In the right one, use the lowest wattage bulb you can - five or seven - and don't run it all day or night.