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Title: Uranium ??
Post by: petet63 on January 30, 2010, 02:21:23 PM

I dont know anything about Uranium Glass but picked this up for 50p just to check it out. It seems to give the right reaction with UV light. If anyone could tell me anything about this piece I would be grateful.

Title: Re: Uranium ??
Post by: Lustrousstone on January 30, 2010, 03:43:42 PM

Most definitely uranium. It could be Sowerby, but I can't access my catalogues at the moment.

Title: Re: Uranium ??
Post by: herb_62 on January 31, 2010, 10:20:59 PM

Tick, tick, tick ..... definitely uranium .... can only agree with whoever said probably Sowerby .... anything that glows like that is uranium glass for sure .... just don't go at it with sandpaper!!!!

Title: Re: Uranium ??
Post by: petet63 on February 01, 2010, 05:39:31 PM

Thanks to both of you, will leave sandpaper out of it  :D Will take a look at Sowerby. Thanks again

Title: Re: Uranium ??
Post by: chopin-liszt on February 04, 2010, 02:02:33 PM

 >:D

Following the "tick, tick, tick", Herb -  I trust you were not impersonating a Geiger counter????
These are highly inefficient machines, only detecting approximately 10% of emitted radiation at most and do NOT detect radiation from uranium glass.

They're just not good enough to do it.   8)