Vaseline Glass
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Some people call it Uranium Glass, others Vaseline Glass (because in normal light it is roughly the color of vaseline).
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It has enough uranium mixed into the glass making formulation that when illuminated by UV light it fluoresces. The uranium is at such a low level though to not represent a health risk - any more than the glow in the dark numbers on your watch.
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Much of my collection came from various antique sales in Europe. Most of it dates to the late 1800s. Wikipedia has a good article on it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaseline_glass
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I have been watching the beautiful little bunny rabbit for about 6 months. It was in the front window of an antiques dealer. They finally got somewhat more reasonable on the price a week or so ago so Mr. Jack Rabbit, or maybe his name is Peter, joined my little zoo. Both names seem oddly phallic. I guess this association is because rabbits multiply so readily.
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This is a link to some of my other vaseline glass photos:
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