The dawn of the new century started off strong with a celebration of the year 2000 with a new chromed finish lamp. Lava Lite had begun dabbling in manufacturing in China, but this was mostly limited to base and cap production. By 2003 manufacturing in America had completely ceased and was moved to China cutting this decade short by 7 years.
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Americana
| Permalink: | Americana |
| Series: | 3700 |
|---|---|
| Years Available: | 2002 |
| Original MSRP: | Unknown |
| Bulb used: | A15 40W |
| Discussions and more Pictures: | Americanas on OozingGoo |
| Model | Base | Liquid | Wax |
| 3710 | Americana | Clear | Red |
The Americana was ironically one of the last models to be designed and produced in America. Featuring hydro dripped bases with American flag pattern, you could get these patriotic lamps with red wax and clear liquid. Reportedly, a blue wax version exists, and a 32 oz. lamp with the same pattern was tested.
The film for these dips are still commonly available.
Blip
| Permalink: | Blip |
| Model Number: | 3800 |
|---|---|
| Years Available: | 2000-2003 |
| Original MSRP: | $20 |
| Bulb used: | A15 40W |
| Discussions and more Pictures: | Blips on OozingGoo |
| Model | Base | Liquid | Wax |
| 3832 | Silver | Red | Glitter |
| There were | others, model | numbers when | possible |
The Blip did not carry the Lava name. It was a lower-cost lamp sold to retailers such asWalmart to compete with imports. They were produced right at the switch from USA to China, and used the first 20 oz conical globes, always with a silver base. The lava models had density issues or clouded, and the glitter models, which used hexagonal silver glitter, often faded and/or clouded. Globes are sometimes noted with a ‘B’ for Blip.
Humongo
| Permalink: | Humongo |
| Series: | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Years Available: | 2000-2003 |
| Original MSRP: | $3500-$5500 |
| Bulb used: | BR20 200W |
| Discussions and more Pictures: | Giants on OozingGoo |
| Model | Base | Liquid | Wax |
| Humongo | Silver | Purple | Yellow |
| Humongo | Silver | Blue | Yellow |
The short lived Humongo is one of the last major releases by Lava Lite before manufacturing ended in the USA. The globes were hand spun in Germany. Very few of these were actually produced making them considerably rarer than the Chinese made Colossus that came out later. Standing at 4″ tall, with a capacity of a massive 10 gallons, and weighing in at about 110 pounds, this lamp is the largest consumer-purchasable lava lamp ever made.
Lava Desk Lamp
| Permalink: | Lava Desk Lamp |
| Series: | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Years Available: | 2002-2003 |
| Original MSRP: | $79.99 |
| Bulb used: | A15 40W |
| Globe: | Blue/White |
| Discussions and more Pictures: | Lava Desk Lamps on OozingGoo |
A lava lamp… lamp? The Lava Desk Lamp combines a lava lamp and a desk lamp, with a flimsy plastic shade that attempts a stained glass look. Voice activated. Clap on, clap off.
Lava Desk Phone
| Permalink: | Lava Desk Phone |
| Model Number: | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Years Available: | 2002-2003 |
| Original MSRP: | $79.99 |
| Bulb used: | A15 40W |
| Globe: | Blue/White and Clear/Blue |
| Discussions and more Pictures: | Lava Desk Phones on OozingGoo |
The original Lava Lamp is now a telephone? This strange lava lamp was a combination lava lamp and telephone. A cool product, but also a victim of the advancements in technology, it is probably the only lava lamp you could consider obselete.
Millennium
| Permalink: | Millennium |
| Model Number: | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Years Available: | 2000 |
| Original MSRP: | $59.95 |
| Bulb used: | A15 40W |
| Discussions and more Pictures: | Millenniums on OozingGoo |
| Model | Base | Liquid | Wax |
| Unknown | Chrome | Blue | Yellow |
Made to commemorate the year 2000, this lamp using an Aristocrat base in a bright chrome finish, the upper cone had “2000” cut out. These were a special limited-edition lamp, with only 5,000 ever produced.
Safari
| Permalink: | Safari |
| Series: | 7500, 7600, 7700, 7900 |
|---|---|
| Years Available: | 2000-2003 |
| Original MSRP: | $44.99 |
| Bulb used: | A15 40W |
| Discussions and more Pictures: | Sarari Series on OozingGoo |
| Model | Base | Liquid | Wax |
| 7514 | Zebra | Clear | Pink |
| 7615 | Cheetah | Clear | Orange |
| 7705 | Tortoise | Orange | White |
| 7916 | Snakeskin | Clear | Black |
No animals were harmed in the making of the Safari series. This series offers excitement for the lava lover’s wild side.
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This series is highly sought-after by collectors partly because they were the easiest access to the rare 15 clear/orange globe. Most of the so-called chocolate lava, which were a single day’s production and were made by accident, were sold in the snakeskin bases.
A very interesting series not only for the globes, but also for the bases. The bases were hydro dipped similar to the Psychedelic Swirl series.
Interestingly, a lot of these films are still available for sale, so if you wanted to, you could recreate these.
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