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Vaseline/uranium glass is cool looking. I have a few display pieces. Another source of radioactive antiques are things made of jadeite. safe bet that anything
by serf 6y ago
Vaseline/uranium glass is cool looking. I have a few display pieces.
Another source of radioactive antiques are things made of jadeite.
safe bet that anything older then 40 years old, glass or glass-like, and florescent is probably doped with something unsafe -- but they still make wonderful trophies.
Sadly my military USSR watch with radium painted arms has faded away and no longer glows. The machined trefoil on the back lid of it is still pretty cool, though.
Also, the article mentions it briefly, but radiation is one of the things to worry about least when using vintage ceramic goods. Those glazes are jam-packed with metals that are well known to be carcinogenic now-a-days.
- perl4ever 6y agoThere's a classic science fiction story called "The Potters of Firsk" that I think involves uranium glass or glaze although I can't remember the details.
- adammunich 6y agoIt's still very radioactive and putting new silver-activated zinc sulphide phosphor on the dials (a risky proposition) will make it glow again.