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Vintage Rare Mastercrafters Action Starlight # 47 Table Clock. Mastercrafters went into business just after WWII and it was not until 1980 that they closed their doors. The original name was Mastercrafters Clock and Radio Company but by 1948 they abandoned the radio manufacturing business and got full blown into the novelty clock business. John Lane Hancock (chief designer) got his inspiration for the Model 47 Action Starlight tube clock from an interesting German liqueur called Goldwasser, clear liquid with gold leaf flakes suspended in it. A parts supplier gave him several bottles one year as a Christmas gift. Today it’s sold as Goldschlager. He had dozens of vials of test liquid all over the house, testing the suspension of the particles in relation to the viscosity of the fluid. The heat from the bulbs that illuminated the tubes set the particles in motion. Known as the world's first lava light, this is a rare and highly acclaimed, piece in working order. $125
