"Solid price for a Silver Streak in a less-common color! Nice find."
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I bought this for 5 dollars at an estate sale. What is it?
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I know its a lava lamp but who made it? There is not cap on the bottle just a plastic screw on cap. The only markings I can find are the UL sticker and the wattage sticker. I believe its a 70s or…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Jsmooth Nov 18, 2021.
Help in value and identifhing as made in USA lava lamp
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I picked this up at a flea market. I paid 16 bucks for it. Its dated 1997 and I believe this is vintage made in USA. Any help on value and if it was indeed made in the states greatly appreciated.…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Mr MaGoo Jan 13, 2019.
Strange floating wax plug at top
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My lamp the Chinese one always has a plug floating at the top after I shut it off. No probs. I wait till its cool and give it shake to break water tension and it goes to the bottom. But I come back…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by kero48 Feb 13, 2018.
Picked up at flea market.
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I bought this at a local flea market. It was 18 bucks. Marked 1999 manufacture, color 08 clear yellow. Seems to be flowing nice.Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Jonas Clark-Elliott Apr 26, 2022.
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"Nice score! A lot of us dream of such a great/cheap find!"
"I'd leave it exactly as-is. It'sd not a rare lamp at all, but $5 is still a steal."
"you could top it off but its a matter of choiceJust remember there needs to be room for expansion when hot"
"Here is a picture of the lamp after running it. BTW it worked fine. The liquid seems clean and the red and clear liquid look like an atom bomb when its starting up. LOL The Liquid is not down that much. maybe a quarter cup or less."
"Thanks for all the help. I thought I had missed it but the couple that bought the lamps sold it to me for 5 bucks. What a great surprise."
"Here is the original ad from the 1960's"
"Also from you photos your lamp still has the heat reflector around the bulb...those are impossible to replace unless you luck into finding a base with one in it. When you take thr bulb out you will see what I mean. It is the metal…"
"Some others here would be able to tell you more on the water part but I would not add any to it if it were me. Only way really to date one of those would be a sticker that would have been up under the cap and from you photos you already had…"
"Thanks for the help Cody. I actually was late to the estate auction and another couple bought a lot of lava lamps. One was one of those huge Chinese ones. This one was the only one that I felt looked older. I don't know how to date it but I…"
"You have a Century.
https://oozinggoo.ning.com/page/century
$5 is a hell of a deal. Just make sure to be gentle with the cap when you put it back on it should have a rubber seal under the cap to seal it shut so it wont leak. If the link…"
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I bought this for 5 dollars at an estate sale. What is it?
I know its a lava lamp but who made it? There is not cap on the bottle just a plastic screw on cap. The only markings I can find are the UL sticker and the wattage sticker. I believe its a 70s or older but would like to know for sure.See More
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