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Author Topic: How (un)common is this ZBS uranium colour?  (Read 2588 times)

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Offline dirk.

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How (un)common is this ZBS uranium colour?
« on: July 31, 2011, 04:54:06 PM »
I feel so lucky I´ve been able to get this one from ebay...  :)
The colour combination of a deep amber with uranium has surely been used
by other companies, too, but how common is it for ZBS?
Anyone come across further examples?
The label dates it post 1992.
~13cm tall
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Offline Wayne

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Re: How (un)common is this ZBS uranium colour?
« Reply #1 on: July 31, 2011, 05:47:20 PM »
Nice find!  First piece of ZBS I've seen with uranium!   8)

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Re: How (un)common is this ZBS uranium colour?
« Reply #2 on: July 31, 2011, 05:48:59 PM »
Nice  :mrgreen: I've never seen it

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Re: How (un)common is this ZBS uranium colour?
« Reply #3 on: July 31, 2011, 07:39:47 PM »
Oh, lovely... and surprising!  Dirk, may I see it glow, please?  :)

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Re: How (un)common is this ZBS uranium colour?
« Reply #4 on: July 31, 2011, 08:00:51 PM »
Thank you all!
Sorry, my camera´s not so good at taking UV pics...  :-\
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Re: How (un)common is this ZBS uranium colour?
« Reply #5 on: August 01, 2011, 04:49:06 AM »
Thank you for showing the glow  :) -- I find it very surprising that uranium would be used in a post 1992 ZBS piece, especially in this relatively common style of vase.  Had it not had a label, I don't think anyone would have suggested "Made in the Czech Republic". 

I think it's a really great find, Dirk!

 

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