What do I call this lamp/light thing?

June 8, 2013 6:46 PM

This is a light with a picture of some sort of presumably Italian religious icon. When turned on, a colorful disc rotates behind it, creating a psychedelic effect through the clear radiating slits in the picture. I want to buy something like it to modify to display my own image, but what' it called? What do I search for to find more? Photos inside.

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posted by cmoj to Grab Bag (3 answers total)

Can't tell you what the object is, but the religious icon is Padre Pio, in case that helps in your searches.
posted by katemonster at 6:52 PM on June 8, 2013

Similar to, but not exactly, a zoetrope.
posted by timsteil at 6:58 PM on June 8, 2013

It's a type of motion lamp that uses a color wheel - similar to the larger versions used to illuminate aluminium Christmas trees of yore. Added 'color wheel' to a google and found a photo of one very like your Padre Pio version - though sadly the link (to a sporting goods site!?) doesn't cough up that lamp.

But them's your terms for future periodic searches. Disregard liquid motion lamps (= lava lamps).
posted by likeso at 2:21 AM on June 9, 2013