Vintage Depression Glass Uranium/Vaseline Glass Creamer/Pitcher
This vintage depression glass creamer/pitcher is small in size and stature but is bold with its deep cut glass pattern
It is made of uranium/Vaseline glass which is highly collectable and allows the glass to glow in the dark under a black light as seen in pictures
There are no chips or cracks and it measures 4 3/4" x 5" x 2 1/4" diameter
What we identify as vaseline glass was produced from the mid-1800s through the beginning of World War II, but its peak of popularity was from the 1880s through the 1920s. Large companies like Fenton Glass and Mosser Glass made these wares, along with some other smaller shops.
The most typical color of uranium glass is pale yellowish-green, which in the 1920s led to the nickname vaseline glass based on a perceived resemblance to the appearance of petroleum jelly as formulated and commercially sold at that time.
Like all types of colored glass, minerals are added to the molten mixture during production to achieve the color. The normal color of uranium glass ranges from yellow to green depending on the oxidation state and concentration of the metal ions
The type of mineral added to vaseline glass is actually what makes it glow.
As little as 0.1 to 0.2 percent of uranium dioxide is added to the formula of glass to give it the yellow-green tint. That bit of uranium in the glass also makes it slightly radioactive.
Not to worry though, the radioactivity of the glass is so minute that it doesn't pose a threat if displayed in your home.
According to Vaseline Glass, Inc., "The government confiscated all supplies of uranium during WWII and halted all production of Vaseline Glass from approximately 1943 until the ban was lifted in Nov. 1958." From 1959 onward, glass companies began making vaseline glass again. However, because of the expense to obtain uranium dioxide, production was and is very limited.
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