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New discovery: Monart uranium glass
Lustrousstone:
Wow! :o It certainly looks like it, though named is probably the wrong word. If it glows a really, really bright green under a UV light, then it is.
This site gives a good summary of uranium glass (aka vaseline glass) http://www.vaselineglass.org/
chopin-liszt:
:o
It does indeed look like it's uranium - and it's just glorious!
Paul S.:
that edge colour is a dead ringer for u. Try it in the sunlight tomorrow morning (if we get any), although you'd probably get more sunshine in the other Perth. ;)
Gary:
The sun is shining brightly in the Fair City of Perth this afternoon and I took the tray outside to the back garden and the tray looks much greener in the sun light.
Thanks Christine for the link on uranium/vasiline glass, most informative, I agree Sue it is a glorious piece.
The link below is a previous thread, pre my new but limited knowledge on uranium/vasiline glass.
Gary
http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,41564.msg230348.html#msg230348
Lustrousstone:
Looks like that might be uranium too. :o You need a little UV light to check and I need a piece of uranium Monart...
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