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Crestworth lava lamp question

I recently found a crestworth lava lamp at an estate sale.

It had some minor damage to its top, and the gel was not "melting" like it was supposed to.

The only two options I had we're:
1 resell it and hope that the cap damage caused the pressure issue.

Or

2 emptying it and replacing the goo.

The glass is 1/16' thick, so if I were to reveal it, the likely hood of me being able to open it again are slim to none.

Needless to say, I just opened the lid without issue.

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Permalink Reply by Mike Davis on January 11, 2016 at 9:57am

I'm having issue with the site, if someone posts an email, I will send them the pictures.

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Permalink Reply by Mike Davis on January 11, 2016 at 9:58am

Anyway, I am currently emptying the contents.

After I know exactly how much substance the lamp holds, could anyone on here help me figure out exactly how much water and gel that I need to order?

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Permalink Reply by Mike Davis on January 11, 2016 at 10:10am

I just measured it to be 5 gallons.

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Permalink Reply by Aladdin 2 Lava on January 11, 2016 at 10:14am

Save yourself a lot of time and grief Mike http://www.mathmos.com/mathmos-lava-lamp-replacement-bottles-1811-0...

welcome to O.G.

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Permalink Reply by Mike Davis on January 11, 2016 at 10:20am

Are you saying that I should just order a new one???

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Permalink Reply by Aladdin 2 Lava on January 11, 2016 at 10:23am

Whoops !!! Its a big un... and just realized your in the U.S... Princess/rocket ?

Good luck with it.

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Permalink Reply by Mike Davis on January 11, 2016 at 10:24am

It is the original lava lamp from 1965, less than a dozen are known to exist.

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Permalink Reply by Aladdin 2 Lava on January 11, 2016 at 10:30am

Your very lucky, keep us posted.

Mike Davis said:

It is the original lava lamp from 1965, less than a dozen are known to exist.

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Permalink Reply by Jonas Clark-Elliott on January 11, 2016 at 12:43pm

Miles Davis, if it's an original, it won't be a five-gallon container. If it's a big cylindrical lamp which stands on three teak legs, you have what's often called, erroneously, a Princess, which was made later, but is indeed quite rare. 1965 models are conical and stand about 17" tall or so.