TRIVIA BITS … LAVA LAMPS

TRIVIA BITS … LAVA LAMPS

Edward Craven-Walker is responsible for bringing the lava lamp into millions of homes over the years. After seeing a fascinating egg-timer with a blob of wax in it at an English pub around the mid-1940s, and being informed that the person who invented it had passed away, Craven-Walker spent the next 15 years perfecting the lava lamp. Beginning in 1963, Craven-Walker brought the novelty lamps to trade shows, and by 1965 they were being sold in the U.S. The lava lamp, whose original name was "Astrolight" or "Astro Lamp," became a staple fixture during the psychedelic 1960s. More lava lamps were sold in the 1990s than in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s combined.