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"Sticker cap I mean"

"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 the first issue...? It must have come along with the embossed base"

"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…"

"Very informative thread. I just landed an embossed base but the cap is not printed."

"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 

Makes me wonder what’s going on with this - did…"

"I have two astros. one with the older brushed aluminum base from around 2010 and a current polished model. Both have the same date printed inside the plastic bases: September 2000..."

"looking at peters post seems I'm wrong and they do feature accurate dates, I just never noticed :)"

"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…"

"That is so cool. Thanks for this guidance."

"Am in usa so my knowledge on mathmos stinks but on the web page we are on , check lava library, it has tons of info , also maybe you post some pics and or video ! Would love to see the lamps "

"Interesting topic. I checked my 14 AstroBabies, and here are the results: Embossed logo, black cord: 7/97, 11/97, 2/98, 6/98, 6/98. Printed logo, black cord: 9/98, 10/98, 11/98, 12/98. Printed logo, white cord: 9/99, 8/00, 8/00, 9/00, 11/00. Sad I…"

"Wow! This is a blast from the past. I really appreciate  the replies, thanks everyone. Still got the lamps although as usual the liquid is pretty clear nowadays. :)"

"Oh no you’re definitely not. I’ve always had a bit of an obsession with the dates of production for every product you could ever imagine."

"Incidentally I think the dates on the lamps shown at the beginning of the thread are probably fairly accurate, I think the bases with the embossed logo were around mid-late 90s, I have an Astro-baby with the embossed logo which is stamped ’97,…"

"Tricky to know really. I do find this fascinating as well. I’ve numerous 90’s Astros and Astro Babys I must look into also. I’m marginally better at spraying my lovely Crestworth Astros, Minis and other models from 60’s…"