Want to pick a lamp

[Fat Boy]

I want to get a lava lamp but I try to research my purchases before I make them and have come to the conclusion that China lamps are hit and miss as to cloudiness / other problems.

As a child I had a lamp with clear liquid and green wax which must have had bullet-proof construction as it was dropped on the floor several times and shaken when hot on purpose and always seemed to clear up within a few days.

So..! Is mathmos the best brand of lamp? I don't mind paying a bit for something made out of China if it is high quality. Are there any "exotic" colors for the wax such as a metallic silver or gold? I think that a gold wax with green liquid would look very nice.

Right now I am looking mainly at a green wax with blue liquid or a black wax with clear liquid for daytime viewing.

I look forward to everyone's suggestiosn!

[Paul]

Sonny is right. Mathmos is the only way to go, very sleek classic design and fantastic quality. Plus they do the blue/green combo you mentioned. I have also heard lots of bad things about the US brands, not to mention they all look extremely ugly and cheap.

[john]

Mathmos is the best lava lamps i wouldn't go for cheaper lamps as they are rubbish. Mathmos do a nice astro in blue/green which is the best lava lamp to start out with. They arn't cheap but they are the original and still made in poole Dorest in Britain.

[john]

love the Aristocrat got one of these in the 90's with uk plug. Shipped from lava factory. Should pick one of these on ebay. but they do go for a price.

[Brian]

wow...
those are so cool....