Topic: Sowerby No.1948 Shoe.

[NevB]

Sadly it has a broken heel but interesting. Has the Rd.No.87058, Sowerby Ellison Glassworks, 15/11/1887 and the Sowerby mark inside, length 5". Shown here in the 1892 catalogue.

http://victorianpressedglass.com/pdf/sowerby/sowerby_1892.pdf

[NevB]

It didn't show when I bought it but in the dark under UV it glows enough to indicate it contains uranium, although it doesn't photograph well. It also gives a small reading on a Geiger counter. I've found when pieces contain another colourant, in this case the blue/green, it tends to make the glow opaque.