Kaleidolite

This is a late 60's or early 70's Lava Kaleidolite. The cup is a shortened version of the one found on a Regency lava lamp. I've been told there's another version out there that uses an internal spinner. Does anybody have one?

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Comment by fog rider on April 23, 2008 at 7:15am: The bulbs are mounted on a central rod. They're the samll flickering christmas type.

The globe is about 7 inches (17 cm) across.

Comment by Woodvetch on April 24, 2008 at 8:13am: Too cool!
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Comment by Modulo '70 on May 18, 2008 at 5:55pm: Kaleidolite..I love you....

Comment by Jonas Clark-Elliott on June 3, 2008 at 8:10am: I, too, love the Kaleidolite and, yes, there were two versions. The one as described in my catalog (released on April 1, 1968!) has a cluster of five light sockets set at varying heights, each containing a different color of random-flash bulb. Around them sits a black shroud with clear stars, lightning bolts, diamonds, squares, hexagons, trangles, circles and spirals. etc. cut out, to project patterns. The other uses a single bulb with a revolving, heat-driven cylinder having random red, blue and yellow patterns on black. I think they were supplied with plastic shades, but may also have had glass ones.