22 Jul 2022
#ThriftShop
#GeigerCounterFun
Three 9" (~23 cm) milk glass plates, marked on bottom:
MADE IN
TM
COREX
REG
CANADA
Barely any #Uranium activity; only 30 CPM, but have the telltale green glow in UV (which is how I found them).
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5 Jul 2022
#GeigerCounterFun at a #ThriftShop yesterday:
4½ lbs (over 2 kg!) pink #Uranium glass!
Only 50 CPM, but glows nicely in UV
6¼" (~16 cm) wide, 10¼" (~26 cm) tall
Aladdin "Lincoln Drape" tall oil lamp
Prob made 1941; "Alacite" U milk glass residual red from prev day's manufacture
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25 Sep 2021
#ThriftShop #GeigerCounterFun
Blue-Green Fruit(?) Bowl
~8¼" (~21 cm) wide
~4½" (~11 cm) high
8 sides w/8 inward pointing corners
4 feet w/2 mold marks
Outside glass cut in floral pattern
Found by telltale green glow in UV
130 CPM #Uranium (bluish from copper?)
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26 Mar 2021
#ThriftShop #GeigerCounterFun
$4 ceramic bowl with handles and lid.
Marked "FINEST CHINA
MADE IN JAPAN"
Only ~130 CPM #Uranium from glaze, yet unusually strong UV fluorescence.
Art Deco vibe; almost certainly 1930s.
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5 Dec 2020
#GeigerCounterFun
11" (28 cm) serving plate found by UV glow at an antique store
Flower? pattern with 13 edge petals
200 CPM #Uranium glass
Pale green in white light Prob from Depression era
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18 Jul 2020
#ThriftShop #GeigerCounterFun
$7 triangular brown and yellow ceramic serving dish with metal center handle
~10" (25 cm) side
Marked "JAPAN"
Yellow 400 CPM #Uranium
And it glows in UV!
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19 Apr 2019
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17 Apr 2019
#ThriftShop #GeigerCounterFun Found frosted yellow glass platter (shown on outdoor rock just before sunset to emphasize its brightness in nat light). 10½" (~27 cm) wide; 11¼" (~28.5 cm) at handles. Very strong UV glow (i thought plastic at first). 350 CPM #Uranium. Cost $2 :D
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31 Mar 2019
More antique shop #GeigerCounterFun
Another Northwood item; vase 3½" (9cm) tall, 5" (13 cm) wide. Only 120 CPM max but really nice UV glow. #Uranium
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31 Mar 2019
Antique shop #GeigerCounterFun
5" (13 cm) tall vase I thought might be Gouda, but isn't. Seller thought made in Japan, but I suspect not.
200 CPM #Uranium
Interestingly, some UV fluorescence along edges of some colors.
Hard-to-read mark appears to say "[???] Art Pottery"
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6 Nov 2018
#ThriftShop #GeigerCounterFun last night: $3 cup (with unusual ear-like handle) and saucer, marked:
ROYAL
GRAFTON
BONE
CHINA
ENGLAND
No UV glow, but up to 350 CPM in colorful areas. Not #Uranium orange? And maybe not in yellow? From green?? Weird piece.
CC @Antiproton_com
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7 Sep 2018
#ThriftShop #GeigerCounterFun
$5 necklace found by UV glow. Notice fluorescence of 18 #Uranium glass beads in indirect sunlight. 350 CPM.
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11 Aug 2018
#ThriftShop #GeigerCounterFun
$7 pitcher with handle in display case; 8" (~20 cm) tall. Very clearly marked on bottom:
WEST-GERMANY
267-20
Gold on lip. Three orange spots on side; #Uranium >4K CPM
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24 Mar 2018
Went hunting at 2 thrift shops Fri. Nothing... until the very end. Saw plastic jewelry that glowed in UV, but this necklace was glass. 4 ft (~1.2 m) long strand; 100 colored beads. $6 Quite blue-green w/milky core. 1000 CPM! Unusual #Uranium glass color to find! #GeigerCounterFun
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18 Mar 2018
Antique sale Day 2: more #GeigerCounterFun
Tiny two-piece yellow glass chicken dish; ~2" tall.
Very strong UV glow (green in pic below is only w/cellphone flash!)
700 CPM #Uranium
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15 Jan 2018
#GeigerCounterFun Sat
Found in #ThriftShop showcase
Love how funky the cups are :D
No UV glow
Slightly lighter cup NOT clicky
…but darker one 1800 CPM #Uranium! :D
Pitcher clicky too; marked "METLOX" pattern "238"
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metlox…
California circa 1940
CC @Radioactive599
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9 Jan 2018
#ThriftShop #GeigerCounterFun
Found a matching Soverign gravy dish!
~8½" (~21 cm) wide
Yellow glaze has nice UV glow
~400 CPM #Uranium
$4 :)
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25 Dec 2017
(note it's now been over 5y of GeigerCounterFun! :)
Until earlier this year I didn't really have too much organization; I'd fit pieces in i.e. free spaces on shelves. Now the U items are mostly in a china cabinet x.com/i/moments/873423858660…
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24 Dec 2017
Wikipedia link: "Among other activities, the kit suggested "playing hide and seek with the gamma ray source", challenging players to use the Geiger counter to locate a radioactive sample hidden in a room." #GeigerCounterFun :D
23 Dec 2017
The 1950s science kit for kids which contained four samples of radioactive materials bit.ly/2BTzsZW
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21 Dec 2017
#ThriftShop #GeigerCounterFun on a cold winter eve.
$4 brown and yellow ceramic divided serving dish with metal center handle.
~10" (25 cm) square.
Yellow: 1800 CPM #Uranium :)
BUT unlike most other U ceramics I have, gives strong green glow in UV.
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