#BLACK LIGHT FOR URANIUM GLASS HOW TO#

The UV light in the link below is the one I use.It's been quite a while since I've last created an Instructable. You can get inexpensive black lights sometimes sold to detect counterfeit money and it’s a good idea to take one with you when you shop for Vaseline glass.

If you are one of them have fun and just be aware that not everything touted as “Vaseline” truly is. Many people collect Vaseline glass, enjoying the vintage patterns and the fun color response. A good book on the topic is Vaseline Glass: Canary to Contemporary by David A.

Besides the green and light yellow glass there is some cranberry or opalescent glass that turns green. Often today people use the term “Vaseline” to refer to any green or yellow glass that turns green under ultraviolet light. This light yellow glass glows green under black light. Originally Vaseline referred to a glass color, light yellow, not bright yellow and not green. The other confusion is with the term ” Vaseline glass”. Most depression era green glass will glow but you will find later glass that glows too. Some very old clear glass glows some does not. Any glass which was colored with uranium salts will glow. It is not a reliable test to show glass is old. People often use the black light test thinking it guarantees authenticity. It’s the blue green color in the photo under normal lighting and a medium light green, almost opaque looking, under black light. Yes, the teal depression glass cup glows under black light. I took the cup into the darkest room of the house and and turned on my little black light. That was a good question and I didn’t know the answer. Today Debbie contacted me through my store to ask whether Doric & Pansy ultra marine / teal glass glowed under black light. Spiral and Swirl Patterns – Depression, Elegant and 1940s-1960s Glass with Spiral and Swirl Motifsĭoric & Pansy Ultramarine Teal Depression Glass Cup Does Doric & Pansy Ultramarine Glass Glow under Black Light?.Glass Patterns from the 1940s, 50s, 60s and 70s Identification Guide.

#BLACK LIGHT FOR URANIUM GLASS HOW TO#

How to Identify Glass – Recommended Reference Books.Green Glass on Parade – Depression Era through the 1970s.Tips to Avoid Reproduction Depression Glass.Elegant and Depression Glass Terms and Colors.Glass Colors – Pink, Green, Amber, Topaz, Blue and More.Petalware Depression Glass White or Pink.Royal Lace – Green, Pink, Blue and Clear.Floral Depression Glass from Jeannette – aka Poinsettia.Floral and Diamond Depression Glass Pattern from Jeannette.Doric and Pansy Depression Glass from Jeannette.Dogwood Depression Glass from MacBeth Evans.Diana Depression Glass Pattern from Federal.Diamond Quilted Depression Glass from Imperial.Cube Depression Glass from Jeannette aka Cubist.Crow’s Foot Depression Glass from Paden City.Crackle Depression Glass from Several Makers.Colonial Fluted from Federal Glass aka Rope.Colonial Depression Glass from Hocking aka Knife and Fork.Coronation Depression Glass from Hocking.Cloverleaf Depression Glass from Hazel Atlas.Chinex Classic, Cremax, Oxford Depression Glass from MacBeth Evans.Cameo Ballerina Dancing Girl Depression Glass from Hocking.

Block Optic Depression Glass from Hocking – Green, Yellow, Pink and Crystal.Beaded Block Depression Glass from Imperial.Aurora Depression Glass from Hazel Atlas.American Sweetheart Depression Glass from MacBeth-Evans.Adams Rib by Diamond Glassware – Depression Glass Pattern.Depression Glass On Parade – Pattern Photos.

Black light for uranium glass