Title
lava lamps contain blobs of coloured wax inside a glass vessel
Caption
lava lamps (or Astro lamps are a decorative novelty item, invented by British accountant Edward Craven Walker, the founder of Mathmos, in 1963. The lamp contains blobs of coloured wax inside a glass vessel filled with clear or translucent liquid; the wax rises and falls as its density changes due to heating from an incandescent light bulb underneath the vessel.
Date
2015
Credit line
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Reference
ARP17A13_374
License type
Rights managed
Available size
60,0Mb (1,9Mb) / 18,4in x 12,7in / 5518 x 3801 (300dpi)