www.britishinvention.com | The History of the Lava Lamp | The Crestworth Era | The Start of the History of the lava lamp invented by Edward Craven Walker.

Below: After decades of lava lamp research, Edward Craven Walker introduced the iconic Astro lava lamp in 1963. The Astro lamp would become a landmark product and a simply timeless piece of lighting history. The Astro lamp would be followed by a mini version titled Astro Mini. Other variations include Astro Lantern, which merge the fascination of a ship storm lantern with all things Astro. Astro Lantern was even featured with nautical colour-ways such as: Starboard and Port. Astro Nordic, utilised a tubular bottle on a wide variety of base and cap designs. Cosmos, often seen in France and other export markets featured the Nordic bottle placed on a pedestal style base. Crestworth's Telstar presented an entry-level design featuring a flared base design with a flat cap.

Other lighting concepts by Crestworth were also created such as the Traction lamp, Cannon Timer, Mistrolite and Aromalite. Crestworth also created a very clever functional white light titled: Twiggy, which would feature versatile geometry. Crestworth also entered the world of Glitter with Glitterlite and Living Jewel to create dazzling beautiful glitter lamp designs. Glitterlite presents slow moving shimmering glitter. Living Jewel by Crestworth presented a faster glittering effect with larger pieces of glitter swirling. Crestworth diversified into decorative fibre optic designs which are still highly collectable and beautiful today. Fibre optic examples include: Galaxy and PhantomLite to name just two.

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Below: Glitterlite was one of the world's very first glitter lamp formulations and is often seen in Crestworth's Nordic ranges. Glitterlite, presents fine glitter, shimmering in colourful liquids. Glitterlite is designed to operate on a 40w bulb as provided originally with the lamp, but one can also use weaker wattage bulbs if so desired for a slower effect. Original Glitterlite colours named after precious stones, are: 'RUBY, EMERALD, SAPPHIRE & AMBER'. Glitterlite is often seen in the Nordic range of products which include: Cosmos, Nordic, Table lamps, Wall-mounted design, Ceramic Nordic … Enjoy the Glitterlite gallery below …

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Below: One of the most beautiful vintage ranges introduced by Crestworth was the Crestworth Nordic range. One of such designs features the Nordic bottle placed on the a cone base shape. This elevates the bottle upwards and creates a beautiful design. Below one can see this beautiful design featuring Glitterlite.

www.britishinvention.com | The History of the Lava Lamp | Mathmos invented the lava lamp in Great Britain in 1963 | Vintage Crestworth Nordic and Telstar designs.

Below: One of the most beautiful vintage ranges introduced by Crestworth was the Crestworth Nordic range. One of such designs features the Nordic bottle placed on the a cone base shape. This elevates the bottle upwards and creates a beautiful design. Below one can see this beautiful design featuring Glitterlite. Another vintage design was Crestworth' Telstar which features a flared base with a flat cap. Telstar was Crestworth's entry-level design and was offered with: 'Bubble', 'Fast-moving glitter' and 'Slow-moving glitter' liquid options.

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Below: One of Crestworth products seen popularly in Europe is the Cosmos. Featuring a pedestal styled base, the Cosmos is a truly stunning design and is seen often with the Astro and Glitterlite liquids. Enjoy the images of the Cosmos below ...

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Below: Crestworth Aromalite was a Crestworth ornamental light that featured an scented oil well on the top. Simply placing cotton pads with fragrance oils and switching on, would transform a space with fragrance. The heat from the light bulb below would activate the scented oil placed in the oil wheel on the top.

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Below: One of the most popular vintage fibre optic decorative lights from the past is the Galaxy fibre optic lamp. Described as: 'The SAFE Glass Fibre Optic Lamp' due to its patented enclosure, the Crestworth Galaxy is a stunning fibre optic lamp.

'Tens of thousands of minutely fine glass fibre optics artistically arranged to create an ever-moving, swaying sea of light, gently changing from one vivid colour to another. Indescribably lovely - a veritable galaxy of enjoyment, with its patent 'sealed unit' to contain the sharp, penetrating glass fibres in complete safety …'

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Below: Crestworth Crystalite. A fibre optic decorative light featuring an illuminated glass base with a unique flick action colour change feature.

www.britishinvention.com | The History of the Lava Lamp | Mathmos invented the lava lamp in Great Britain in 1963 | Crestworth Twiggy Versatile Yet Elegant Light ...

Below: Crestworth Twiggy was Crestworth's functional white light design that was: 'So Simple! So effective! So reasonable!'. Featuring variable geometry due to its very clever design Twiggy, is a truly clever light. Certain Twiggy models featured flocked shades. Enjoy the Crestworth Twiggy gallery below ...