Vaseline Glass

Are you familiar with Depression Glass?  In particular, Vaseline Glass?  If not, Vaseline Glass is a particular color of yellow-green glass that is made by adding as little as 0.1% to 0. 2% Uranium Dioxide to the ingredients when the glass formula is made. The addition of the Uranium Dioxide makes the glass color yellow-green. Vaseline glass is ALWAYS verifiable by using an ultraviolet light (blacklight) on the glass item. When this is done, the glass turns a bright florescent green! 

The beautiful segmented luncheon plate above was my DIL Kristi's grandmothers.  I got interested in my collection of Vaseline glass when fellow blogger and friend KathyB shared a goblet that her friend was using and he showed her how they glow when you use a UV light on it.  So, I ordered a UV flashlight to check my items and was very surprised what I found!!  Below is what they look like in natural light.

Vaseline Glass is not harmful, as the emissions from the glass are just slightly stronger than normal background radiation that we are all exposed to on a daily basis.

Remember when I got this set of glass dishes last year?  I shined the UV light in my china cabinet to see what might light up and imagine my surprise... 

...when THIS happened!  What??  Wow!

I was quite amazed.

This serving dish was from Kristi's grandmother, also.  We use it to serve sliced jellied cranberry sauce at Thanksgiving.

This is an orange and lemon juicer aka reamer.

This Jadeite cup and saucer also surprised me as most Jadeite is not Vaseline glass.

These darling little dessert cups were some I bought from Shirley, my friend who also has an amazing collection of depression glass.

Shirley has one of these wonderful butter dishes and after I'd seen hers I searched for one until I finally found one on eBay.  The bottom is embossed with "Bottom" on it.  LOL!

This oval serving dish is also from Kristi.  I hope you enjoyed my vintage glass collection and history.  :-)

Mocha looked particularly adorable yesterday afternoon.  :-)

I wanted to show you one of her more endearing traits.  She's cuddly!  When we brought her home I used a treat to lure her up on my lap and nestled her under my arm.  Now it's her go-to spot and it makes me happy.  You now see my "nest" next to my chair.  Magazine rack, basket drawer cabinet where I put my computer,  iPad, a lucite holder for pens, crochet hooks and a little basket of crochet thread.  :-)

I will be doing more tidying today as my sister Denise, adopted sister Shirley and Kristi will be here for my annual Girl's Christmas Luncheon on Wednesday.  Time to get things ready!  Do you have any interesting plans this week?  ((hugs)), Teresa :-) 

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