Vaseline Glass
How do I tell if vaseline glass is really vaseline glass?
My dad collects all sorts of antiques, and my mom really likes old glassware, so we have a lot of depression-type and carnival glass in our china cabinets and secretary bookcase. I learned that shining a black light on a piece of vaseline glass will make it glow bright green (it’s radioactive!). However, the glass itself is bright green, and black light makes anything neon colored glow!
Do I have to get a Geiger in on it, or is my technique all wrong?
No, no, uranium was added to the glass to make it green-yellow. Science class tells me that uranium is radioactive. It’s not highly radioactive or anything, just above background levels, but it’s still radioactive, which is both cool and creepy.
Black light does NOT make everythng neon colored glow, although most bright colors glow because the UV (black light) in sunlight and fluorescent lighting DO activate phorescent atoms in the material. In fact, the reason vaselene glass is bright green is exactly the same – UV in ordinary light brings it out. It is easy to find green and other colored glass that is quite dull in black light – look at green glass coke and 7-up bottles.
So black light is the test. A little bit of the vaseline glass IS radioactive more than others and some made more recently is done with other methods and reacts much less to pure UV.
Vaseline Glass Marbles
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Canary Yellow Depression Glass Serving Platter-Rare Fostoria $45.99 |
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Mosser glass QUEEN pitcher creamer vaseline glass depression glass MINT $19.95 |
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Mosser glass eye winker vaseline glass depression glass SIGNED tooth pick holder $12.95 |
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Antique Vaseline Glass Ref Book Marks Shapes How-To ID $35.95 |
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Beautiful Vintage Vaseline Glass Hobnail 3 Leg Fruit Bowl ~ Maker Unknown ~ MINT $17.50 |
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Double Elephant Toothpick Holder Yellow Vaseline Carnival Glass $13.99 |
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Canary Yellow Boyd Glass Tomahawk ~Vaseline ~ Glows* $22.99 |
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6-1/4″ GREEN VASELINE TEA ROOM DEPRESSION GLASS VASE RUFFLE EDGE INDIANA c1920s $9.99 |
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GREEN VASELINE TEA ROOM DEPRESSION GLASS DIVIDED RELISH DISH INDIANA 8-1/4″ WIDE $9.99 |
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VINTAGE VASELINE GLASS WATER BOTTLE or DECANTER $19.99 |
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GREEN VASELINE TEA ROOM DEPRESSION GLASS LARGE CREAMER SUGAR BOWL INDIANA NR $9.99 |
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3 CRYSTAL GREEN VASELINE URANIUM GLASS ETCHED & OPTIC PANEL CHAMPAGNE UV GLASSES $32.00 |
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GREEN URANIUM GLASS MULTI COLOR RHINESTONE UV BROOCH PIN COSTUME JEWELRY $19.99 |
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Witch Head Toothpick Holder Canary Yellow Vaseline Glass $13.99 |
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Shriner’s Barrel Toothpick Holder Canary Yellow Vaseline Glass $9.99 |
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Swan Salt Dip Open Cellar Canary Yellow Vaseline Glass $13.99 |
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S Repeat Vaseline Glass Toothpick Holder $9.99 |
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Double Elephant Toothpick Holder Cobalt Blue Carnival Glass $13.99 |
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ANTIQUE RARE URANIUM GLASS ASH TRAY 20`S 30`S $49.99 |
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Depression Vaseline Uranium Green Vidiro Mixer Works $2.00 |
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100 YELLOW VASELINE URANIUM GLASS LUCKY ROCK GEMS GLOWS $4.95 |
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Set of 2 Vaseline Depression Glasses Champagne Wine Sherbet Etched Stemmed Ftd~~ $29.99 |
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1880 EARLY VASELINE CUT GLASS COLOGNE BOTTLE SANDWICH ART GLASS? EAPG $24.00 |
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Circa 1905-10 Dugan Vaseline Glass Pedestal Compote Bowl $39.95 |
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VASELINE LEAF ETCHED CANDLE HOLDERS $9.99 |
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VASELINE CAKE PLATE $5.99 |
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Vintage FENTON Topaz Opalescent Hobnail Vase w/ Ruflfed Top Vaseline ~NR~ $9.95 |
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VINTAGE DUR-X FRUIT KNIFE GREEN DEPRESSION GLASS URANIUM MADE IN USA VASELINE $2.00 |
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Elegant Depression Vaseline Compote and Scoop WOW! $125.00 |
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Vintage Tomahawk Cobalt $15.00 |
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Hocking Banded Ring Vaseline Green Pitcher Depression 8″ $39.99 |
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RARE 4 EARLY 1941 FENTON VASELINE HOBNAIL ROUND ASH TRAYS NO 389 THEY GLOW $69.00 |
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Fenton Peacock and Dahlia Vaseline Carnival Ruffled Bowl 7″ 1912 $24.99 |
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Etched Glass Vaseline Glass Bowl $10.00 |
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Vaseline Glass Bowl $10.00 |
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Vaseline Glass- 2 small dessert plates and 2 taper candle holders $5.00 |
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VTG Antique 30s Deco Green Depression Vaseline Glass Clover Candy Dish Art Glass $31.99 |
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**Elegant Vaseline Satin Tiffin Plate w Gold Border** $9.99 |
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Anchor Hocking Depression Glass Green Vaseline Refrigerator Box Dish MINT $64.99 |
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**Vintage Italian Vaseline Crackle Glass Tall Compote Taza** $99.99 |
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Vaseline Opalescent Glass Fan and Feather Sugar Candy Dish This Vaseline Opalescent Glass Fan and Feather Sugar or Candy Dish measures 6 1/2 tall with lid on. It is 4 1/4 inches tall without the lid and 3 1/2 inch in diameter where the lid sits. It is very detailed and will only appreciate in value. It is in Perfect Condition with No Flaws…. |
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Vaseline Opalescent Glass Eyewinker Pattern Tumbler Cup Glass $13.90 Footed and elegant. This piece matches the entire line we carry. The Eyewinker pattern is an old LG Wright Glass Co mould. Hand made in Ohio… |
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Vaseline Opalescent Glass Eyewinker Pattern Toothpick Holder $13.50 Footed and elegant. This piece matches the entire line we carry. The Eyewinker pattern is an old LG Wright Glass Co mould. Hand made in Ohio… |
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LEDwholesalers 9 LED 400 Nm Uv Ultra Violet Blacklight Flashlight 3 Aaa, 7301uv400 $2.75 Just some of the uses for UV LED lights: – Bugs/Insect Detection – Minerals Hunting – Police use it for scanning the crime scene Specifications: Bulb Life :100,000 Hours |
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395 nM UV Ultra Violet 21 LED Blacklight Flashlight, 7305UV395 $6.27 This type of flashlight is used for Money Detector, Credit Card, cash (currency), detection Glass Break Detection, Bugs/Insect Detection, Minerals Hunting, Automobile Air Condition, Fluid Leaking (Freon), Police use it for scanning the crime scene. 1 21-LED UV flashlights in black body finish Specifications: Bulb Type Longwave UV LED, 395nm nM Bulb Life 100,000 Hours Body Material Aluminum with “O… |
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UV LED Blacklight Keychain Mini Light Ultraviolet Flashlight $2.46 Uses include: Counterfeit money detection, uranium / vaseline glass detection, lighting up invisible or fluorescent inks and materials, charging glow in the dark items, urine detection, ID checking (some ID’s), credit card validation, UV curing, invisible ink detection, Halloween mini-light, etc… Light up invisible ink used to identify property. Uses four AG3 replaceable batteries (included)…. |
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Casa Bella Rosemary Liquid Hand Soap In Glass From Canada Casa Bella Rosemary Liquid Hand Soap In Glass From Canada 16 Fl.Oz. This liquid hand has a fragrant herbal Rosemary scent enriched with Vitamin A & E. Natural Glycerin will keep hand supple & moisturized. Contained in a glass bottle with convenient pump dispenser…. |
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Finnegan & Flaugherty Della Natura Lemon Hand Lotion With Olive Oil In Glass From Canada Finnegan & Flaugherty Della Natura Lemon Hand Lotion With Olive Oil In Glass Pump Bottle From Canada 16 Fl.Oz. Treat yourself to this lemon scented olive oil hand lotion. Take advantage of the legendary nourishing qualities of pure olive oil in this hand lotion. Olive oil is a natural source of vitamin E which acts to protect the skin from drying. Massage into skin until completely absorbed. We re… |
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Vaseline Glass: Canary to Contemporary- The Comprehensive Guide to Yellow-Green Pattern Glass, Art Glass and Novelties from 1840 to the Present $10.00 The comprehensive guide tp Yellow-Green Pattern Glass, Art Glass and Novelties from 1840 to the present… |
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The Big Book of Vaseline Glass (Schiffer Book for Collectors) $22.95 Barrie Skelcher explains the nature of uranium-colored glass, or Vaseline glass, and attributes makers to many of the examples he presents. Over 400 items shown in the color photographs are from British, American, and European glasshouses, of the 19th and first half of the 20th centuries. The manufacturers are identified along with their uranium bearing products, and a section on special interest … |
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The Picture Book of Vaseline Glass $29.8 This book is in New – Excellent condition |
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The Big Book of Vaseline Glass $35.3 This book is in New – Excellent condition |
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Lotion,Vaseline Skin,3oz $2.99 LOTION,VASELINE SKIN,3OZ |
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Lotion,Vaseline Skin,10oz $4.99 LOTION,VASELINE SKIN,10OZ |
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Lotion,Vaseline Skin,24.5 $11.99 LOTION,VASELINE SKIN,24.5 |
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Case of Vaseline Petroleum Jelly 7.5 oz $87.37 Vaseline Petroleum Jelly for minor cuts scrapes & burns. Moisturizes heal dryness. |
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Vaseline Glassware $29.96 This book is in New – Excellent condition |
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Case of Vaseline Petroleum Jelly 3.75 oz $111.04 Vaseline Pure Petroleum Jelly protects minor cuts scrapes and burns. Moisturizes to heal dryness. |
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Vaseline Intensive Care Total Moisture 24.5 oz $9.25 Vaseline Intensive Care Total Moisture Conditioning Body Lotion is made by Vaseline the name is skin care and protection. Intensive Care is formulated with Vitamins E and A to help you skin get the vital nutrients it needs. Intensive Care Total Moisture is a must have for your skin’s health. |
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Vaseline Intensive Care Intensive Rescue 24.5 oz $5.79 Vaseline Intensive Care Intensive Rescue contains vitamins and moisturizers that are clinically proven to heal the most dry skin. Vaseline Intensive Care Intensive Rescue is fragrance free and is specially designed for people who suffer from dry skin or even people with sensitive skin. Vaseline Intensive Care Intensive Rescue has even been proven to prevent skin from drying. |
