How lava lamps are made at the 55-year-old factory where they were invented - Business Insider

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How lava lamps are made

At their peak popularity in the late 90s, Mathmos was selling 800,000 lamps per year.

Inventor Edward Craven Walker came up with the idea after spotting a handmade egg timer that used heated wax in a cocktail shaker. While this is all done mechanically, everything is checked over by hand. The bottles are inspected, and any that don't make the cut are discarded.

 

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