Vaseline Uranium Glass Marbles

5 vintage orange red yellow vaseline uranium glass marbles 1 shooter size.

Vaseline uranium glass marbles. These marbles owe their fluorescence to the presence of uranium glass which is glass mixed with uranium oxide. Uranium glass an older and more general term is sometimes used as a synonym for vaseline glass but this can lead to confusion because some types of glass colored with uranium e g custard glass and burmese glass are opaque whereas vaseline glass is transparent. Or best offer 14 90 shipping. In the 1920s this glass was called vaseline glass because it resembled the color of the popular petroleum jelly sold at the time.

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The most typical color of uranium glass is pale yellowish green which in the 1930s led to the nickname vaseline glass based on a perceived resemblance to the appearance which was a yellow green color of vaseline brand petroleum jelly as formulated and commercially sold at that time. 4 9 out of 5 stars 13. Lot of vintage fluorescent uranium glowing marbles metallic swirl cats eye. Jabo uranium oxide run of 1 inch marbles glow.

Sometimes you can spot these marbles without using a black light such as the two vaseline slags in the. 2 vintage mini canister marble jars lidded green clear wide mouth. Canary to contemporary the comprehensive guide to yellow green pattern glass art glass and novelties from 1840 to the present. Green vaseline glass sea shell starfish uranium yellow fish tank marble.

See more ideas about glass marbles glass paperweights. Specialized collectors still define vaseline glass as transparent or semi transparent uranium. Jan 28 2016 explore kirk leimkuehler s board uranium glass marbles followed by 380 people on pinterest. New listing 5 uranium vaseline glass marbles.

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By david a peterson jan 1 2002. Vaseline glass is a recent term that probably dates from the 1950s.