Topic: Whisky Tumblers - Uranium and Coloured

[Sharose]

If Lilac to pink is neodymium,

what is lilac to blue, please? Mine definitely turns blue.

And I think I've conquered the spelling, now
neodymium.

Who gives out the stars? You can certainly have one from me

[Lustrousstone]

Lilac to blue is neodymium, the old boy is confused (hello David  )

[Sharose]

Thanks,
Christine.

I'm allowed to be confused, as it's 1.00 am where I am.
The next question is going to be how did these interesting glasses turn up in an Op Shop (I think they're called charity shops in the UK  )
in a suburb of Perth, Western Australia.

It's amazing what gets round.

[David E]

Lilac to blue is neodymium, the old boy is confused (hello David  )

He is, isn't he :hb1:

[Lustrousstone]

I didn't mean you were confused (just having a cheeky dig at David). Glass was exported in huge quantities to Australia from all over Europe and probably still is so we are never surprised at what turns up in your op shops. Doesn't seem to have worked so well the other way round though. We see very little Australian glass in Europe.

Time you were in bed  :sleep:

[David E]

Time you were in bed  :sleep:

OK: ZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz  :sleep:

[Sharose]

Yes,
I need to go to sleep.
Thanks very much for your help so far. I'll check back again tomorrow to see if there are any developments. :sleep:

[Sklounion]

Hi,
Thanks for the nudge David, but I can't help on these, I have a smoke and blue glass of this type, with cut rims, and seemingly good quality.
Czech? Possibly, but what do we know of Scandinavian neodymium producers? I suggest that we keep all avenues open, one day we will fall over a label, and then it will all fall into place.
Regards,
Marcus

[Ivo]

I have several of these tumblers with Italian labels on them so the chance that they are Czech or Scandinavian is pretty small. I believe they were produced in the 60s/ 70s in Empoli by one of the many producers there. I even have a set with German stickers, obviously export labels. That they were inspired (great word, that) by Finnish glass from the same era is clear.

[Sklounion]

Thanks Ivo,
So Empoli were neodymium producers too, which does go to show that we always need to keep an open mind when considering the origins of glass.
Regards,
Marcus