Dating an early crestworth lava lamp - Oozing Goo - The Lava Lamp Syndicate2024-03-29T10:11:16Zhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/dating-an-early-crestworth-lava-lamp?commentId=1566398%3AComment%3A843202&xg_source=activity&feed=yes&xn_auth=noThe Patent versions are unlik…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2021-05-10:1566398:Comment:8432032021-05-10T09:57:04.213Zandy rosshttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/andyross
<p>The Patent versions are unlikely to have been offered for sale</p>
<p>They were made to get Patent Office approval, that's all, before mass production</p>
<p>It's possible one or two spares slipped into the early (Mk1) batches sold, I suppose...</p>
<p>It could have been bought as an investment, but a more likely answer in my book is that the Guinness family backed Edward Craven Walker in his venture and were given one as a thank you, but that is a complete guess.</p>
<p>Whatever, you have a…</p>
<p>The Patent versions are unlikely to have been offered for sale</p>
<p>They were made to get Patent Office approval, that's all, before mass production</p>
<p>It's possible one or two spares slipped into the early (Mk1) batches sold, I suppose...</p>
<p>It could have been bought as an investment, but a more likely answer in my book is that the Guinness family backed Edward Craven Walker in his venture and were given one as a thank you, but that is a complete guess.</p>
<p>Whatever, you have a superb piece of lava lamp history</p> I do know a little about its…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2021-05-10:1566398:Comment:8432022021-05-10T09:46:14.992ZEdward Nortonhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/EdwardNorton
<p>I do know a little about its history, the chap who brought it in for auction is a house clearance specialist and when it arrived at the auction house it was very carefully packed and appeared to have been packed away a long time ago, at least 30 years or more, that might explain why its in very good condition. The house it came out of belonged to a member of the Guinness family "beer people" so the original owners would have had the means to purchase the lamp from new..…</p>
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<p>I do know a little about its history, the chap who brought it in for auction is a house clearance specialist and when it arrived at the auction house it was very carefully packed and appeared to have been packed away a long time ago, at least 30 years or more, that might explain why its in very good condition. The house it came out of belonged to a member of the Guinness family "beer people" so the original owners would have had the means to purchase the lamp from new..</p>
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<blockquote cite="https://oozinggoo.ning.com/forum/topics/dating-an-early-crestworth-lava-lamp#1566398Comment843201"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>There are between five and ten of these lamps known, the last time I did a count</p>
<p>Only one other has its original lave working like yours!</p>
<p>Cor! Wow! etc....</p>
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</blockquote> There are between five and te…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2021-05-10:1566398:Comment:8432012021-05-10T09:36:44.154Zandy rosshttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/andyross
<p>There are between five and ten of these lamps known, the last time I did a count</p>
<p>Only one other has its original lave working like yours!</p>
<p>Cor! Wow! etc....</p>
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<p>There are between five and ten of these lamps known, the last time I did a count</p>
<p>Only one other has its original lave working like yours!</p>
<p>Cor! Wow! etc....</p>
<p></p> Many thanks for your reply An…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2021-05-10:1566398:Comment:8429892021-05-10T09:32:02.041ZEdward Nortonhttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/EdwardNorton
<p>Many thanks for your reply Andy ross</p>
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<p>The amazing thing is the stuff inside is perfect, its not cloudy or anything its just as id expect one to look, here is the video of it working <a href="https://youtu.be/KbWU99Y3G3Y" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/KbWU99Y3G3Y</a> </p>
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<p>I've been very careful to not mess about with it too much as I don't want to damage the liquid, only handling it when its cool and keeping the lamp out of direct sunlight </p>
<p>Many thanks for your reply Andy ross</p>
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<p>The amazing thing is the stuff inside is perfect, its not cloudy or anything its just as id expect one to look, here is the video of it working <a href="https://youtu.be/KbWU99Y3G3Y" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/KbWU99Y3G3Y</a> </p>
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<p>I've been very careful to not mess about with it too much as I don't want to damage the liquid, only handling it when its cool and keeping the lamp out of direct sunlight </p> Hi Eddy,
Your video is entitl…tag:oozinggoo.ning.com,2021-05-10:1566398:Comment:8429862021-05-10T09:06:08.623Zandy rosshttps://oozinggoo.ning.com/profile/andyross
<p>Hi Eddy,</p>
<p>Your video is entitled "Crestworth Mk0?" and I agree - a great find </p>
<p>It's probably the earliest lava lamp - 1963? - hand-spun in copper, for Patent Office registration</p>
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<p>That's why the cap is so hard to get off, I reckon - the stuff inside isn't nice, and they're showing it's safely locked away.</p>
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<p>I have one of these (there aren't many known) and my fill was shot, so I got the cap off to re-fill it; it can be done, but maybe yours will not…</p>
<p>Hi Eddy,</p>
<p>Your video is entitled "Crestworth Mk0?" and I agree - a great find </p>
<p>It's probably the earliest lava lamp - 1963? - hand-spun in copper, for Patent Office registration</p>
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<p>That's why the cap is so hard to get off, I reckon - the stuff inside isn't nice, and they're showing it's safely locked away.</p>
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<p>I have one of these (there aren't many known) and my fill was shot, so I got the cap off to re-fill it; it can be done, but maybe yours will not need it, await the video. One thing - it's not good to agitate the bottle when it's warm.</p>