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I’d really like more uranium glass that fluoresces under black light. Cheap and fun to find at thrift or consignment shops. Sometimes reasonable at antique shops if they think it’s just green or yellow depression glass. Pricier if being currently made by glassmakers.
Interesting! I've never even heard of or seen this before!
Interesting! I've never even heard of or seen this before!
I hadn’t either. It’s the mineral in uranium, not the radioactivity, that makes the glow. It was used to get a yellow or a yellow-green color in glass from 1880 to the 1940’s until the government put restrictions on it during the war and after. It was made again when restrictions were ended (? 70’s).
Not all green or yellow depression glass used uranium and pieces I thought for sure would have uranium have not. A black light/UV flashlight is needed to see if the glass glows green. I have a cheap thumb size one that fits on a keychain. I got it originally for checking shellac condition on antique sewing machines. It is a thrill when that neon green glow shows up under the light because it hasn’t happened very often for me.
The same as for crystal with a high lead content. Lead glows blue-ish under UV light.
There is a different wavelength UV light that shows manganese which glows light green in some clear glass and cadmium glows red-orange in glassware. The orange colored glaze on Fiesta ware gets very high readings on a Geiger counter whereas most uranium glass is slightly above background level. Lots of interesting additives are in glass.
Back on the subject of material gifts. I’d also like a new piece of carry-on luggage, but it doesn’t have to glow.
Stollen! A new Christmas ornament. New Parker jotter pens. Gift card to Trader Joes or Whole Foods. Gift card for flower seeds.
New paring knives. Washcloths. Kitchen dishtowels.
A chamois for my car. Gift certificate for an oil change--do these exist?
An e-bay gift card. An Etsy gift card.
A AAA membership.
I’d really like more uranium glass that fluoresces under black light. Cheap and fun to find at thrift or consignment shops. Sometimes reasonable at antique shops if they think it’s just green or yellow depression glass. Pricier if being currently made by glassmakers.
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A black light/UV flashlight is needed to see if the glass glows green.
I showed the pic of the glass under "black light" to my wife and she said WOW! So I'll have to get her one of those UV flashlights. We're always hitting up local antique stores for unusual pieces and I'd love to get her a nice piece for her China cabinet display. She'd love it!
LOL. I bought my husband a used Rolex, 30 years ago. It has at least kept its value, but the thing is, it just stopped working and will cost at least $500. to get repaired. Your decision wasn’t so bad. The joke around here is, you have to spend much less for a watch, if you actually want it to tell time.
It's normal to have a Rolex or similar serviced about once every 4 years. I know a great indy shop in Seattle, they do an excellent job and regulate it correctly.
I have a GMT-Master from 1979, bought for about $1000 new by my parents then as a college graduation gift for me. It's still worth about $5000.
It's normal to have a Rolex or similar serviced about once every 4 years. I know a great indy shop in Seattle, they do an excellent job and regulate it correctly.
I have a GMT-Master from 1979, bought for about $1000 new by my parents then as a college graduation gift for me. It's still worth about $5000.
Why would I spend hundreds of dollars to have it serviced if it ran fine for 30 years?
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So I'll have to get her one of those UV flashlights. We're always hitting up local antique stores for unusual pieces and I'd love to get her a nice piece for her China cabinet display. She'd love it! 
