Pete

Male

United Kingdom

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Something Interesting About Me:: I enjoy a wide range of hobbies & interests, from watching old science fiction, action, & adventure movies like Journey to the Centre of the Earth, Forbidden Planet, Star Trek and Jason & the Argonauts etc - to reading J. R. Tolkiens Lords of the Rings, Stephen Hawkings A Brief History of Time and Charles Darwins The Origin of Species - to Gardening and Cultivation of Phalaenopsis Orchids, Nepenthis and other Carnivorous Plants - to Watching Classic TV Sitcoms & TV Series including Faulty Towers, Life on Mars, The X-Files, 24, Prison Break, Wire in the Blood etc. I own two loopy but adorable mutts and used to breed malawi cichlids (tropical Fish)......and of course collecting Lava Lamps ! I work as a Data Analyst and IT Manager within the Mobile Telecoms Industry.
Where I Live:: Weldon Village, East Midlands
My First Lava Lamp was:: I bought my first lava lamp in 2000. It was a Mathmos Telstar Millenium 2000 which I remember paying £19.95 for. In 2004 I sold it on eBay little realising that this lamp was a limited and most sought after edition......it sold for £110.00 ! Seven years on, i've become interested in lava lamps again in a big way after they appear to be back in fashion. I'm concentrating my collection on Mathmos lamps and have made sure that the first lamp to go in my collection will a Millenium Telstar 2000. I hope to collect a wide range of lamps from old Crestworth to the late 90's and early 2000.

Comment Wall:

Modulo '70

Hi Pete,

Welcome here from a fellow UK collector of Mathmos/Crestworth and others.

Jerome

Mar 27, 2011
Modulo '70

Hi Pete (and Sergei)

Yes, I visited the factory but the pics you've seen were from the London Showroom when they had their exhibition of old Crestworth stuff as well as some unusual prototypes. They were both very accommodating and welcoming.

Best lava wishes

Jerome

Mar 29, 2011
Ford Prefect - NPNG

sorry dude didnt fully understand your message with your friend request lol! but then again i am a bit tired today :D

Mar 30, 2011
Modulo '70

Hey thanks for the add. Love to Sergei!

Mar 30, 2011
Aladdin 2 Lava

Congratulations Pete on being featured, its a nice feeling ain't it :)

Thanks for the kind comment about the Telstar that never was !

Hope one sufaces for you to sometime.

Enjoy the flow :)

May 11, 2011
Aladdin 2 Lava

Very clever Pete, thats so cool.

Didn'nt fall of my chair this time but had to turn my laptop around and look over the top of the screen to read it...lol.

May 18, 2011
Harry Simmonds

Hi Pete,

Thanks for you call earlier, it was good to chat to a fellow Goo head. I will be in touch soon for your customer lunar.

Many thanks

Harry

May 26, 2011
Bill Smith

Sorry Pete/WaggS, It was your fellow Brummie that snapped this up.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Mathmos-Sliver-Chrome-Glitter-Baby-Boxed-Lava...

May 31, 2011