Oozing Goo - The Lava Lamp Syndicate

While cleaning the closets this afternoon I came across some gemlite/lava boxes.

 

Since I have Capris, Mediterraneans, Confettis, Consorts and they all use similar boxes, can anyone with a catalog identify which lamps are the ones labeled 

Model 450

Model 650

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Model 650 is the Confetti. Consort bottle, flared base. Very short. 650 was (like other 1970s GemLites) clear liquid with silver glitter and a silver base; the caps were a dull metallic silver paint. Around 1990 or 91, Lava added three colors: 642 and 643 (black base, silver glitter, pink and blue liquids respectively) and 700 (brass base, golden glitter, clear liquid).

 

Let's see... Consorts were not originally made as GemLites, I don't think; do you have a Lava/GemLite box depicting a GemLite Consort...?

Consort: Lava, 2200 series.

Mediterranean: Lava, 2940 series. GemLite, 2970.

Mystique (square Executive style) : Lava, 700 series. GemLite, 750.

Continental (oval Executive style) : Lava, 800 series. GemLite, 850.

Confetti: GemLite, 650. In 1991, also 642, 643, 700. (Lava sometimes re-used old model numbers)

I have never seen a catalog with a Capri, so I've never known what its series number was. Capris were made as Lava Lites in brass or silver, as GemLites in silver, and there were the parody base silver GemLites too (Coorz, 11-Up, etc.) Maybe the Capri GemLite is the 450, and Capri is 400 series? That's my guess.

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