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While roaming my favorite antique store outside Atlanta recently, I heard a “click click” sound and turned around to see a woman shining a black-light flashlight on a green plate. A few minutes later, ...

You’ve probably seen it before, that shimmering green glass that glows under an ultraviolet light, catching your eye and capturing your interest. But is your Vaseline glass real uranium and what is it ...

When Sarah Cooper goes secondhand shopping, she brings a little blacklight with her and shines it on everything—candlesticks, vases, dishware. If it starts glowing, often a Ghostbusters hue of neon ...

For this project, I'll be making radioactive uranium glass, which was very popular 100 years ago. Under a blacklight, the ...

Many antique lovers ask me about glass of all types: Murano, Depression, Early American Pattern Glass, American Brilliant and Pyrex — and the list goes on. One of the most popular and exciting glass ...

In the US in the late 1880s, La Belle Glass Company developed what became known as Ivory or Custard glass by increasing the concentration of uranium oxide, which made the effect more opaque.

A collector has revealed the exact shade of crockery to look out for in your kitchen—as it could be radioactive. TikTok user Krypton shared a video showing a vibrant red plate, which is hiding a dark ...

Strahan, Donna. 2011. "Uranium in Glass, Glazes, and Enamels." In Health & Safety for Museum Professionals. Hawks, Catherine A. and Butts, Susan H., editors. 456. New ...

Woman learns favorite plate contains uranium glass sparking debate over radiation risks.