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MATHMOS ASTRO MATTE BLACK GREEN/RED

The original Astro lava lamp in matt black designed in 1963 by Edward Craven Walker, the inventor of lava lamps and founder of Mathmos. This classic design is made in Britain; the metal is spun by hand, anodised in a matt black finish, then fitted with black feet and a white lead. The bottle is filled with Mathmos' unique lava lamp formula. Replacement parts are available from Mathmos on an ongoing basis for products bought in the 1960s right through to the present day. (Supplied with white cable and black feet)
- Height: 43 cm (16.92 in).
- Width: 14 cm (5.51 in).
- Weight: 2.95 kg.
- Bottles: Glass, Made in Britain.
- Metal: Aluminium base and copper anodised finish, hand spun in the UK.
- Lava: Mathmos special formula, Poole.
- Light: 35W halogen reflector bulb, GU10 240V.
- Mathmos lava lamp instructions.
- Position: Choose a position for your lamp on a level surface in a room with a temperature between 20 and 24C or (69 to 75 F). Place the lamp well away from children under 14 years to prevent breakage.
- sunlight to prevent fading, drafts to prevent slow operation, cold places to prevent freezing, hot places to prevent overheating, animals to prevent breakage and do not place on carpets or block the ventilation spaces beneath the lamp.
- Set-Up Warm-Up: Put the bottle on the base with the screw cap at the top. If it is not sitting straight please rotate a little. Then plug it in and turn it on. NB. It is normal for the glass to have small air bubbles and moulding scars. Warm-up takes between 1 and 3 hours depending on the size of the model and the surrounding temperature. Stalagmite shapes may form during the warm-up process, these will then melt and the lava will begin to flow.
- Operation: Your Mathmos lava lamp will operate best after it has been used four or five times. For the first few times, you may see small air bubbles in the lava. Please do not leave your lava lamp on for more than six hours a day; this will prolong the life of your lamp. Overheating will shorten the light of the life of the lamp. Overheating is occurring if there is either one large bubble or many smaller ones. Never move or shake the lamp when it is in use or still warm as this causes irreparable clouding. It is normal for the base to become very hot.