When my Mom was downsizing, she had some bowls she didn't want anymore. I was excited to see that one of them was Uranium Glass. So, that is the first of my new collection. I loved this episode.
Thank you so much for your comment! I love hearing stories from folks about how they start their collection. That's wonderful that you have such a sentimental piece from your mom🥰
You are so cute and sweet. It makes me so happy when I see young people like you interested in collecting and preserving beautiful glass and collectibles from the past. Keep it up! Enjoy hunting and finding those treasures from the past.
Thank you!!🥰🥰 I love sharing my passion and my hobby with others online, and it is a way to document the progress of my collection and my knowledge. I have found that there is a wonderful glass collecting community on TH-cam, and everyone is so helpful and encouraging. It's so sad to see beautiful collections get recycled or broken up when the younger members of the family don't want to inherit them. My goal is to create a beautiful set to be passed down one day and to make many memories with
Thank you for taking us along on your adventure! The whole uranium glass collection glowing at once was truly spectacular. Good start for your own collection & I like the butterflies 😊
I just recently started collecting uranium glass a few weeks ago and have about 6 pieces. Three we bought in an antique store and 3 we found at thrift stores such as Goodwill. It’s like finding a diamond when I find a piece in the thrift store!
Oh I know!!! I like to call finding pieces in a thrift store "hunting for it in the wild" haha😂. It's so rewarding and such a blessing. I can't believe you were able to find uranium at a Goodwill, never lasts on the shelves around here long enough for me to snag it!
I have always loved vintage glassware, but had never heard of Uranium glass until I saw a teacup and saucer under blacklight at a local antique/consignment store... .fell in LOVE with it, and have purchased a UV flashlight and will stop at every Goodwill/Salvation Army/Thrift store/Yard sale/Flea market I EVER drive by. Obsession is an understatement!!! Thank you for this tour!!!
Great video Kim…. I am Dr Lisa Martin Wiedeman, Erich & Ida’s daughter. It is so nice to have your video footage for me to save. I’m fortunate to be able to see the collection any time I want and I have a few pieces myself on display in my home illuminated in a bookshelf.
I took a ride up there today. Unfortunately, the museum is closed on Sundays. I was blown away by how much glass was for sale in that shop! I picked up 2 Uranium Crackle Glass Plates, 2 Uranium Custard Glass Plates, 2 Vaseline wine glasses and a very radioactive piece of Orange Fiestaware. It's only 30 minutes up the road for me, so I'll be back soon for more glass. Thanks again for the video.
Wow what a haul!! Thank you for updating me on your trip and about the items that you bought! Uranium crackle glass is so beautiful, I'm so happy that you got all of those cool finds! I hope the next time you go the museum will be open:) I didn't realize the store and the museum had different schedules, but once again, thank you for the awesome update!
4:42 They can be detected on a Geiger Counter but, some Geiger Counter can't do alpha particles. Which that type of glass amidst a lot of alpha particles.
Haha thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed my video, and I appreciate you taking the time to watch something a little out of your scope of interests!:)
@@joeulishney1529 not as easy as it used to be. When I started collecting 40 years ago it was cheap and easy to find, not being fashionable. Now it's mostly sold in antique shops, although I sometimes get lucky in charity shops or even my local recycling depot.
Loved the video! The Cobalt Blue is one of the best looking sets of glassware I have seen. The red is also very beautiful. Again thanks for the great video!
Thank you for watching! I'm so happy that you enjoyed the video! I couldn't agree more about cobalt glass! I have a set of blue plates that steal the show when I set them out
I like that you know what everything is called!! My abuela used to take us to thrift stores and rummage sales, so I know a little myself, but your knowledge is impressive! Cool video 👍🏼 Makes me want to go to an estate sale 😂
It is also sometimes referred to as canary glass because of its yellow color. There are other types of uranium glass as well, including custard glass, Burmese glass, and jadeite glass, but these other uranium glasses are not the same as Vaseline glass.
I find uranium glass very interesting. I've been watching several videos and yours popped up. Would not have known you're new to TH-cam. Your video was informative, entertaining and a joy to watch. I binge watched your videos. Could you do a video that goes deeper into the science behind the mixing of elements to achieve the beautiful colors. Looking forward to your next video!!!!
Wow! Thank you so much! That is the kindest most encouraging comment I've ever gotten! I'm so happy that you like my videos, and that is a fantastic idea! I would love to dive into glass chemistry and talk about how different colors and glass types are made. I can't wait to put together a video on that and share it with you. Once again, thank you for the support and great idea:)
I just published a video on my channel about uranium glass and discovered your channel through this video. Looks like you haven't uploaded in quite some time but I still subbed. You seem like a nice girl and I think you deserve the support.
someone should go here and bring a geiger counter and measure the background radiation in the shop, id imagine itd be higher than background radiation elsewhere
I agree! I would also be interested to know how much radiation is going on in there. I wonder if the people that work in there every day are experiencing an unhealthy amount of radiation. I really hope not!
Kim hi! That was the coolest Uranium Glass video I've seen yet 😃 I'm hoping to start my collection soon. So far I have the lights and display cabinets... just no glass lol. I'll definitely make a couple of videos about it once I get going as well. Look forward to seeing more videos from you. Thanks again!
Hi!! Thank you so much for the compliments! Haha it sounds like you are going about it the best way possible: cabinets and then the glass. I did mine backwards and boy did I struggle with storing things for the longest time. I had random boxes in the basement and stuff hidden all over the house. I'm excited to see some of your videos once you start rolling them out!
@@kimscollectibles7247 I found a 1920's lead light display cabinet face down on the wood heap at my local dump. Not a single bit of glass was broken either 🙂 I think that will start my collection off. You're so lucky. In Australia we don't have nearly as much as you guys. But it's around. Apparently it's a lot harder to find it at thrift shops and garage sales. I think I'll be buying most of mine.
@@DIYDumpRat that is amazing!! What a blessing that non of the glass was broken! I love everything 1920s, art deco is so aesthetically cool, and the history behind prohibition is fascinating. I love learning about houses with secret passageways for smuggling and speakeasys. I hope that you are able to find everything that you are looking for. I'm fortunate to live in an area that was literally the glass manufacturing capital of the US, so there is so much of it around. Ebay is the land of opportunity, so I hope you can find the pieces of your dreams!
I recently started collecting Uranium glass and I'll have to make a trip to this museum since I live in PA. I live right outside Lancaster County, and if you haven't already you might like to check out Adamstown for all the antique malls. I enjoyed your video, thanks for sharing your trip.
I have been to Adamstown once before. My dad and I drove out and spent the whole day visiting stores, and we still didn't get to see them all! There's so many in such a close proximity, it makes for quite the adventurous day. Lancaster County is a great area for antiquing; lots of glass and shops for buying all kinds of antiques. Good luck on your collection, and if you manage to visit this museum and find that Erich has 2 of a special item you are looking for, he just might sell it to you! Also, thank you so much for the kind compliments and encouragement:)
We have what I believe is a Fosteria Yellow Vaseline, ruffle, crinkle cut, uranium bowl, . We also have a starburst centerpiece plate. The bowl is pretty on top of the plate and the colors match perfectly but I don't believe it's a paired set because there's no groove to hold the bowl in the plate.. As beautiful as this is, we might try to sell them. I don't want to be a bother but if you should feel inclined, I'd love to briefly talk to you about to find out it's value. I'll check back for reply. Thanks! Susan
You are very welcome and also enjoy your dad and your entire family and yeah with all the respect you look amazing in your video congrats on your cool videos I do have a few of those glass and I also collect vintage paperweights marbles and many other things but please make some more videos beautiful
@@hectorrodriguez9219 thank you so much!! I'll keep posting new videos! That's awesome that you collect marbles and paper weights, I have seen them everywhere and find them beautiful but I don't know much about them yet!
I completely agree with you on waiting for when the price is right! I am a thrifter at heart, but occasionally you can catch me splurging for something on Ebay or at an antique store.
I've been looking for uranium glass at the thrift stores for over a year now with my gamma spectrometer, I finally found my first pieces a couple of days ago, a matching four piece set! It would be amazing to go into this room with the spectrometer and see how much gamma rays it picks up.
Bravo, video. Fun to watch. I have a collection of uranium glass, Vaseline glass, manganese glass and cadmium glass doodads (mostly candle holders and candlesticks). Most I keep in a china cabinet/hutch fitted with a blacklight bulb.
I have two pieces and I was adding them to my rock collection. I think I will give up on collecting Uranium glass. It is expensive and it does emit enough that my geiger counter does go off. Super neat collection though. Truly amazing!
What kind of rock collection? I completely agree with you on the price of uranium pieces. Their popularity has sky rocketed recently, and prices have done the same. I have a few pieces that I display and cherish, but its definitely not the focal point of my glass collection, at least not yet on an intern salary😂
I totally recommend it! It was such a neat experience. My dad and I had the hardest time finding the staircase to go down to the basement to see the uranium glass collection, but its in the far corner of one of the rooms so don't give up if you can't find it at first!
My first piece was the juicer, exactly like yours. Do you know the manufacturer and or the pattern? I have used it for years juicing lemons...guess it will be retired now. Thanks for the amazing tour!!!
Just started collecting this year myself and I'm hooked. Recently got a soap dish that's in the shape of a woman in the bath and a shot glass. Definitely over the moon with my finds. What book was it that you use to identify the pieces?\
I use Mauzy's Depression Glass by Barbara and Jim Mauzy to identify some of my pieces. This book is definitely for the more typical and mainstream dinnerware and five and dime store depression glass. Those pieces that you found sound so interesting! To be honest I have never seen a soap dish (maybe I have and thought it was an ashtray?). Thank you for enjoying my video and sharing about your collection!
Thank you! I'll have to do some more research and look into it some more. I didn't even think to consider looking at the handle shapes to help with identification!
It's important to remember that if you hold a piece of that glass against your face for two hours it is equivalent to a dental x-ray. So,it does add up. Thank you for the great video! I love this stuff.
Oh my gosh are you for real!? I did not know that it was that much radiation! I was told that it had insignificant amounts, now granted someone probably wouldn't hold a plate to their face for 2 hours, but that sure doesn't sound insignificant! Thank you so much for the information
Not sure they would be comparable. X rays are composed of powerful ionizing electromagnetic radiation which easily pass through skin and body tissues. U-238 most commonly used in uranium oxide as a colorant emits very very low levels of alph, gamma and beta radiation. Most alpha and beta radiation is blocked by skin, while almost all emitted radiation is blocked even by a simple pane of glass, like in these beautiful display cases. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission and US EPA have studied the risks of uranium glass extensively- Ultimately concluding that these collectables pose very low or no risk, negligible compared to background sources.
@@stephenB49 you really should try reading something other than comments. Obviously no one would hold it to their face for two hours straight,but if you are dumb enough to actually drink out of it you are indeed holding it to your face for seconds many time a day. Early uranium glass can have up to 25%uranium, Wich if you actually could do math you would find it would give you a dental exray dose in around 70minutes. Again,no body is going to hold it to there face for that long straight,but taking swallows all day adds up. There is also the matter of leaching. If you left your food in a dish in fridge all night you would certainly receive a high dose. Do yourself a favor and research before you say something stupid again.
@@kimscollectibles7247 it can have a uranium content of between 2and25%, the early 25%stuff if definitely not something you want to eat from. Because most collectors leave it on the shelf,it's pretty harmless. The average human gets radiation daily from the sun, but a fun fact is most people get their highest radiation dose from bananas!
I've never heard of a demitasse glass. Thank you so much for the information! I'll spend some time looking into them to learn more about them. Also thank you for the identification of the other piece, its amazing how much I can learn from people like you in the comments section😊
@@kimscollectibles7247 hey, kim, a demitasse is a sort of fancy word for kinda saying small/tiny coffee cup, and the reason i believe what you had's demitasse is because it appeared to have a handle on the side rather than just being the regular cylindrical shape of a shot glass; in other words the piece appeared to be a (coffee) cup rather than a glass. demitasse were/are used for fancier coffee drinks like espresso and such. also, in case i didn't mention it before, i enjoyed your video very much. i've been collecting (my house looks like a messy antique shop), and really mainly kitchen items since that's where i spend most of my time, for about 50 years, and i absolutely loved your enthusiasm.
YOUR BEAUTIFUL GREEN PLATTER IS "CAMEO" PATTERN, ALSO CALLED "BALLERINA" PATTERN BY DEPRESSION GLASS COLLECTORS. IT WAS MADE BY HOCKING GLASS COMPANY. REGARDLESS OF ITS NAME, YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL FRIEND TO THINK SO HIGHLY OF YOU TO BUY YOU SOMETHING THAT I KNOW YOU DEARLY CHERISH.
Thank you so much for the information! I actually got to use that platter tonight for Christmas dinner to serve the cranberry sauce and identified it correctly thanks to you!! Merry Christmas to you and yours, and I hope you had a wonderful holiday🎄🎅
This seems like a bad idea haha. I know it's a small amount of Uranium in the glass but keep it altogether sounds like another story radioactively speaking hehe.
ah that sounds familiar. thinking about copper cookware (- and how it can leach into acidic foods like tomatoes etc..) ^had to look it up - the last part is just a direct reference but copper pans are mostly (- lined with a non-reactive metal) *just another reference from the same search result
I completely understand what you mean! I would say that if you are buying a piece from Erich (the uranium glass collection's owner) then you may have to pay a pretty penny depending on the piece. He is an incredibly knowledgeable person that watches Ebay sales a lot, so he knows the market value of just about every piece he owns. The items at the other booths seemed reasonably priced, though.
@@kimscollectibles7247 yep Walmart ten dollars I have four open shelves in a farmhouse kitchen I live in a 1929 bungalow I have pink as well mix and match for Easter plus I mix in bunnies on nest I love to decorate lol
@@nanettemiller4462 I absolutely love everything 1920s! I bet your home and your table set up are such an impressive sight during the holidays! I just got a new China closet, I will have to look into getting some black lights installed into it for my uranium pieces
Someone from another comment said that they heard holding a uranium glass plate to your face for 2 hours is the same amount of radiation as a dental exam. I can't confirm this, but that sure sounds like a lot! I can't image what a whole case or display room would read on a Geiger counter
@@kimscollectibles7247 Uranium/Vaseline glass has the equivalent radiation as most root vegetables (potatoes, beets and such). That museum is about as hazardous as the produce section at the grocery store.
It sure is! It will set off a Geiger counter, but the amounts of radiation are very low, no more than anything else in our daily lives. From my understanding, the uranium is stable while it is in glass, but if you were to melt or grind the glass down, there would be more of a problem
Up to 25% of a piece's weight is uranium??? No way, try 0.5 - 2%. The glass only requires a small amount of uranium oxide to give color and to glow under UV light.
You are correct that most pieces have approximately 2% by weight, but there are some pieces made in the early 1900s that can contain up to 25% by weight. Thank you so much for your knowledge and input, I always love learning from people! :)
I have asked myself the same question for sure. I personally only have about 5 pieces, but I would love to know what the Geiger counter reading would be on a room with that much uranium glass in it
I haven't given marbles much thought, actually. I know that there are some that can be particularly valuable? I heard some have copper swirls in them? I would love to learn more about them.
Dude, this much of uranium glass definately produces a dangerous amount of radon gas, which is the worlds second cause of lung cancer after smoking. Please at least have excessive ventilation in place or sell as much of this stuff to as many different people as you can. This is dangerous!!!
When my Mom was downsizing, she had some bowls she didn't want anymore. I was excited to see that one of them was Uranium Glass. So, that is the first of my new collection. I loved this episode.
Thank you so much for your comment! I love hearing stories from folks about how they start their collection. That's wonderful that you have such a sentimental piece from your mom🥰
You are so cute and sweet. It makes me so happy when I see young people like you interested in collecting and preserving beautiful glass and collectibles from the past. Keep it up! Enjoy hunting and finding those treasures from the past.
Thank you!!🥰🥰 I love sharing my passion and my hobby with others online, and it is a way to document the progress of my collection and my knowledge. I have found that there is a wonderful glass collecting community on TH-cam, and everyone is so helpful and encouraging.
It's so sad to see beautiful collections get recycled or broken up when the younger members of the family don't want to inherit them. My goal is to create a beautiful set to be passed down one day and to make many memories with
Cool recording, thanks for sharing , learned about uranium glass🙂👍
Thank you for taking us along on your adventure! The whole uranium glass collection glowing at once was truly spectacular. Good start for your own collection & I like the butterflies 😊
I just recently started collecting uranium glass a few weeks ago and have about 6 pieces. Three we bought in an antique store and 3 we found at thrift stores such as Goodwill. It’s like finding a diamond when I find a piece in the thrift store!
Oh I know!!! I like to call finding pieces in a thrift store "hunting for it in the wild" haha😂. It's so rewarding and such a blessing. I can't believe you were able to find uranium at a Goodwill, never lasts on the shelves around here long enough for me to snag it!
I have always loved vintage glassware, but had never heard of Uranium glass until I saw a teacup and saucer under blacklight at a local antique/consignment store... .fell in LOVE with it, and have purchased a UV flashlight and will stop at every Goodwill/Salvation Army/Thrift store/Yard sale/Flea market I EVER drive by. Obsession is an understatement!!! Thank you for this tour!!!
Great video Kim…. I am Dr Lisa Martin Wiedeman, Erich & Ida’s daughter. It is so nice to have your video footage for me to save. I’m fortunate to be able to see the collection any time I want and I have a few pieces myself on display in my home illuminated in a bookshelf.
I took a ride up there today. Unfortunately, the museum is closed on Sundays. I was blown away by how much glass was for sale in that shop! I picked up 2 Uranium Crackle Glass Plates, 2 Uranium Custard Glass Plates, 2 Vaseline wine glasses and a very radioactive piece of Orange Fiestaware. It's only 30 minutes up the road for me, so I'll be back soon for more glass. Thanks again for the video.
Wow what a haul!! Thank you for updating me on your trip and about the items that you bought! Uranium crackle glass is so beautiful, I'm so happy that you got all of those cool finds! I hope the next time you go the museum will be open:) I didn't realize the store and the museum had different schedules, but once again, thank you for the awesome update!
4:16 Wow, quite an impressive collection they got
4:42 They can be detected on a Geiger Counter but, some Geiger Counter can't do alpha particles. Which that type of glass amidst a lot of alpha particles.
Yeah, alpha and beta can’t pass through most things, so it’s only really gamma that is detected (for cheap detectors anyways)
No idea why youtube suggested this to me but it was very enjoyable. Thanks!
Haha thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed my video, and I appreciate you taking the time to watch something a little out of your scope of interests!:)
Wow! I collect uranium glass in the UK and didn't recognise any of the pieces in the museum. Thank you for showing them to us.
Is it easy to find uranium glass in the UK?
@@joeulishney1529 not as easy as it used to be. When I started collecting 40 years ago it was cheap and easy to find, not being fashionable. Now it's mostly sold in antique shops, although I sometimes get lucky in charity shops or even my local recycling depot.
@Karen Slater very interesting...thank you for you reply
1:54 Wow, really pops out with the UV light
Loved the video! The Cobalt Blue is one of the best looking sets of glassware I have seen. The red is also very beautiful. Again thanks for the great video!
Thank you for watching! I'm so happy that you enjoyed the video! I couldn't agree more about cobalt glass! I have a set of blue plates that steal the show when I set them out
just to let you know, the blue's moderntone by hazel atlas
Also, I’m in love with the cobalt pieces
Cobalt blue is definitely one of the most beautiful! Especially in the sun!
Great video very educational and some amazing work documented love it ❤❤
Wonderful presentation!
Awesome & Cool
I like that you know what everything is called!! My abuela used to take us to thrift stores and rummage sales, so I know a little myself, but your knowledge is impressive! Cool video 👍🏼 Makes me want to go to an estate sale 😂
It is also sometimes referred to as canary glass because of its yellow color. There are other types of uranium glass as well, including custard glass, Burmese glass, and jadeite glass, but these other uranium glasses are not the same as Vaseline glass.
All that uranium glass was just incredible...great narration!!!
Thank you dad!!!! Love you!
It's not a tumor, says the people handling radioactive materials
I have a couple of mother & child Swan Bowls (life size) from my grandmother's collection.
I find uranium glass very interesting. I've been watching several videos and yours popped up. Would not have known you're new to TH-cam. Your video was informative, entertaining and a joy to watch. I binge watched your videos. Could you do a video that goes deeper into the science behind the mixing of elements to achieve the beautiful colors. Looking forward to your next video!!!!
Wow! Thank you so much! That is the kindest most encouraging comment I've ever gotten! I'm so happy that you like my videos, and that is a fantastic idea! I would love to dive into glass chemistry and talk about how different colors and glass types are made. I can't wait to put together a video on that and share it with you. Once again, thank you for the support and great idea:)
Excellent video. I love learning along with you.
Thank you Smem! Happy Mothers day!!!
stunning glassware and an amazing museum!
Thank you Pete!!!!
Thank you for sharing the museum.
Of course! It was such a neat place, and I wish more people knew about it and could experience it in all its glory in person!
I just published a video on my channel about uranium glass and discovered your channel through this video. Looks like you haven't uploaded in quite some time but I still subbed. You seem like a nice girl and I think you deserve the support.
someone should go here and bring a geiger counter and measure the background radiation in the shop, id imagine itd be higher than background radiation elsewhere
I agree! I would also be interested to know how much radiation is going on in there. I wonder if the people that work in there every day are experiencing an unhealthy amount of radiation. I really hope not!
Kim hi! That was the coolest Uranium Glass video I've seen yet 😃 I'm hoping to start my collection soon. So far I have the lights and display cabinets... just no glass lol. I'll definitely make a couple of videos about it once I get going as well. Look forward to seeing more videos from you. Thanks again!
Hi!! Thank you so much for the compliments! Haha it sounds like you are going about it the best way possible: cabinets and then the glass. I did mine backwards and boy did I struggle with storing things for the longest time. I had random boxes in the basement and stuff hidden all over the house. I'm excited to see some of your videos once you start rolling them out!
@@kimscollectibles7247 I found a 1920's lead light display cabinet face down on the wood heap at my local dump. Not a single bit of glass was broken either 🙂 I think that will start my collection off. You're so lucky. In Australia we don't have nearly as much as you guys. But it's around. Apparently it's a lot harder to find it at thrift shops and garage sales. I think I'll be buying most of mine.
@@DIYDumpRat that is amazing!! What a blessing that non of the glass was broken! I love everything 1920s, art deco is so aesthetically cool, and the history behind prohibition is fascinating. I love learning about houses with secret passageways for smuggling and speakeasys. I hope that you are able to find everything that you are looking for. I'm fortunate to live in an area that was literally the glass manufacturing capital of the US, so there is so much of it around. Ebay is the land of opportunity, so I hope you can find the pieces of your dreams!
I recently started collecting Uranium glass and I'll have to make a trip to this museum since I live in PA. I live right outside Lancaster County, and if you haven't already you might like to check out Adamstown for all the antique malls. I enjoyed your video, thanks for sharing your trip.
I have been to Adamstown once before. My dad and I drove out and spent the whole day visiting stores, and we still didn't get to see them all! There's so many in such a close proximity, it makes for quite the adventurous day. Lancaster County is a great area for antiquing; lots of glass and shops for buying all kinds of antiques. Good luck on your collection, and if you manage to visit this museum and find that Erich has 2 of a special item you are looking for, he just might sell it to you! Also, thank you so much for the kind compliments and encouragement:)
We have what I believe is a Fosteria Yellow Vaseline, ruffle, crinkle cut, uranium bowl, . We also have a starburst centerpiece plate. The bowl is pretty on top of the plate and the colors match perfectly but I don't believe it's a paired set because there's no groove to hold the bowl in the plate.. As beautiful as this is, we might try to sell them. I don't want to be a bother but if you should feel inclined, I'd love to briefly talk to you about to find out it's value. I'll check back for reply. Thanks! Susan
And also I think you are so beautiful and love your sweet voice
Oh my goodness thank you so much!!! You made my whole day! Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family🥰😁
You are very welcome and also enjoy your dad and your entire family and yeah with all the respect you look amazing in your video congrats on your cool videos I do have a few of those glass and I also collect vintage paperweights marbles and many other things but please make some more videos beautiful
@@hectorrodriguez9219 thank you so much!! I'll keep posting new videos! That's awesome that you collect marbles and paper weights, I have seen them everywhere and find them beautiful but I don't know much about them yet!
This video is so good,that everytime I watch it,I see something new...great job!
Haha thank you dad!!
I really like your tour to this museum of cool glass
Thanks, Kim Great & wonderful tour of the antique shop. P.S. By the way please don't eat or drink off those glasses it can be potentially dangerous.
absolutely spectacular collection
Thank you so much!!!🥰
@@kimscollectibles7247 your welcome
I didnt realize how many people collect this
Wonderful video. Thank you.
Magnificent video.
Thank you so much!
More uranium glass content please
That was a wonderful trip! I've become addicted to uranium glass but I'm a thrifter so the price has to be right😉❤
I completely agree with you on waiting for when the price is right! I am a thrifter at heart, but occasionally you can catch me splurging for something on Ebay or at an antique store.
I've been looking for uranium glass at the thrift stores for over a year now with my gamma spectrometer, I finally found my first pieces a couple of days ago, a matching four piece set! It would be amazing to go into this room with the spectrometer and see how much gamma rays it picks up.
Bravo, video. Fun to watch.
I have a collection of uranium glass, Vaseline glass, manganese glass and cadmium glass doodads (mostly candle holders and candlesticks). Most I keep in a china cabinet/hutch fitted with a blacklight bulb.
Love your glasses. You can see your face. Pretty cute, kiddo
Very impressive
I have two pieces and I was adding them to my rock collection. I think I will give up on collecting Uranium glass. It is expensive and it does emit enough that my geiger counter does go off. Super neat collection though. Truly amazing!
What kind of rock collection? I completely agree with you on the price of uranium pieces. Their popularity has sky rocketed recently, and prices have done the same. I have a few pieces that I display and cherish, but its definitely not the focal point of my glass collection, at least not yet on an intern salary😂
i'd have liked you addressing uranium sounding dangerous.
That would make a great point to this video, thank you! Next time I make a video I will be sure to bring it up😁
Wow first time watching ur video and it’s awesome 👏 shoutout from Brisbane Australia 🇦🇺
I can't believe my video has traveled that far!! Thank you for the comment!!
Pretty awesome
This was incredibly interesting.. I look forward to more of these types of videos 🎉🤩
I live a half hour from Hawley. I had no idea they had a better collection than me up there! I'll have to check it out soon.
I totally recommend it! It was such a neat experience. My dad and I had the hardest time finding the staircase to go down to the basement to see the uranium glass collection, but its in the far corner of one of the rooms so don't give up if you can't find it at first!
@@kimscollectibles7247 I'm going tomorrow. Thanks for the info. I hope you continue to make videos; you have a wonderful personality. :)
@@mikesnitro Thank you so much! I hope you have a great time and that it impresses you as much as it did me!
I’d love help finding videos explaining reproduction patterns.
I love collecting uranium glass
I do too! It's the coolest!
My first piece was the juicer, exactly like yours. Do you know the manufacturer and or the pattern? I have used it for years juicing lemons...guess it will be retired now. Thanks for the amazing tour!!!
This child has a vast knowledge of the glass thanks girlfriend for the tour
Wow!
That was my reaction too! Breath taking!
I feel like I need lead drapes to go in there!
Haha or at least one of those lead aprons they put on you when you go to get an x-ray!
Just started collecting this year myself and I'm hooked. Recently got a soap dish that's in the shape of a woman in the bath and a shot glass. Definitely over the moon with my finds. What book was it that you use to identify the pieces?\
I use Mauzy's Depression Glass by Barbara and Jim Mauzy to identify some of my pieces. This book is definitely for the more typical and mainstream dinnerware and five and dime store depression glass. Those pieces that you found sound so interesting! To be honest I have never seen a soap dish (maybe I have and thought it was an ashtray?). Thank you for enjoying my video and sharing about your collection!
Love it!!!
I don’t think your platter is princess pattern. princess usually has square tab handles. yours reminds me of the cameo/ballerina pattern.
Thank you! I'll have to do some more research and look into it some more. I didn't even think to consider looking at the handle shapes to help with identification!
So CoooooL!
It's important to remember that if you hold a piece of that glass against your face for two hours it is equivalent to a dental x-ray. So,it does add up. Thank you for the great video! I love this stuff.
Oh my gosh are you for real!? I did not know that it was that much radiation! I was told that it had insignificant amounts, now granted someone probably wouldn't hold a plate to their face for 2 hours, but that sure doesn't sound insignificant! Thank you so much for the information
Not sure they would be comparable. X rays are composed of powerful ionizing electromagnetic radiation which easily pass through skin and body tissues. U-238 most commonly used in uranium oxide as a colorant emits very very low levels of alph, gamma and beta radiation. Most alpha and beta radiation is blocked by skin, while almost all emitted radiation is blocked even by a simple pane of glass, like in these beautiful display cases. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission and US EPA have studied the risks of uranium glass extensively- Ultimately concluding that these collectables pose very low or no risk, negligible compared to background sources.
First, that's not true. Why would someone hold it against their face for two hours? If you just need attention, get a dog.
@@stephenB49 you really should try reading something other than comments. Obviously no one would hold it to their face for two hours straight,but if you are dumb enough to actually drink out of it you are indeed holding it to your face for seconds many time a day. Early uranium glass can have up to 25%uranium, Wich if you actually could do math you would find it would give you a dental exray dose in around 70minutes. Again,no body is going to hold it to there face for that long straight,but taking swallows all day adds up. There is also the matter of leaching. If you left your food in a dish in fridge all night you would certainly receive a high dose. Do yourself a favor and research before you say something stupid again.
@@kimscollectibles7247 it can have a uranium content of between 2and25%, the early 25%stuff if definitely not something you want to eat from. Because most collectors leave it on the shelf,it's pretty harmless. The average human gets radiation daily from the sun, but a fun fact is most people get their highest radiation dose from bananas!
HI Kim,
New viewer here. Ironically another TH-camr also made a video of this museum. Michael with " The Cult of Vintage. Yesterday or the day before.
Don't know why player pianos spook you but they were the first versión of the bike box .
Great video!
Btw- the platter in your personal collection is the "Cameo Ballerina" pattern, not "Princess" 🙂
I had no idea the largest collection was in PA :00
Ikr! What are the odds!?
the blue glass was moderntone by hazel atlas, and the small cup you picked up was a demitasse cup and not a shot glass.
I've never heard of a demitasse glass. Thank you so much for the information! I'll spend some time looking into them to learn more about them. Also thank you for the identification of the other piece, its amazing how much I can learn from people like you in the comments section😊
@@kimscollectibles7247 hey, kim,
a demitasse is a sort of fancy word for kinda saying small/tiny coffee cup, and the reason i believe what you had's demitasse is because it appeared to have a handle on the side rather than just being the regular cylindrical shape of a shot glass; in other words the piece appeared to be a (coffee) cup rather than a glass. demitasse were/are used for fancier coffee drinks like espresso and such.
also, in case i didn't mention it before, i enjoyed your video very much. i've been collecting (my house looks like a messy antique shop), and really mainly kitchen items since that's where i spend most of my time, for about 50 years, and i absolutely loved your enthusiasm.
At 5:03, they were Cambridge Flower frogs, not figurines, or statues.
Thank you for the information! I will be going to the Cambridge glass museum in a month, and I am so excited!
My aunt give me bunch of plates and cups and find out this week it was uranium...
Wow!!!! What an amazing gift from your Aunt! Uranium glass is in such high demand right now, everyone wants some of the "radioactive glowing glass"
Omg! I just bought that same juicer today! Bought my first uranium glass today, juicer, several plates, 4 glasses!
Congratulations!! How is your collection coming along? Any new and exciting pieces?
I dare you to close your eyes, spin around 5 times and throw a rock
Fun 😎👍
Thank you!!
YOUR BEAUTIFUL GREEN PLATTER IS "CAMEO" PATTERN, ALSO CALLED "BALLERINA" PATTERN BY DEPRESSION GLASS COLLECTORS. IT WAS MADE BY HOCKING GLASS COMPANY. REGARDLESS OF ITS NAME, YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL FRIEND TO THINK SO HIGHLY OF YOU TO BUY YOU SOMETHING THAT I KNOW YOU DEARLY CHERISH.
Thank you so much for the information! I actually got to use that platter tonight for Christmas dinner to serve the cranberry sauce and identified it correctly thanks to you!! Merry Christmas to you and yours, and I hope you had a wonderful holiday🎄🎅
This seems like a bad idea haha. I know it's a small amount of Uranium in the glass but keep it altogether sounds like another story radioactively speaking hehe.
question is.. would you drink water from a green glass pitcher like those?
Yeah I would! I would be hesitant to drink lemonade tho because I heard the acid from the citrus can cause some leeching, but I could be mistaken
ah that sounds familiar. thinking about copper cookware (- and how it can leach into acidic foods like tomatoes etc..)
^had to look it up - the last part is just a direct reference
but copper pans are mostly (- lined with a non-reactive metal)
*just another reference from the same search result
Is the pricing on their glass pieces for sale reasonable or overpriced? Antique shops are either one or the other.
I completely understand what you mean! I would say that if you are buying a piece from Erich (the uranium glass collection's owner) then you may have to pay a pretty penny depending on the piece. He is an incredibly knowledgeable person that watches Ebay sales a lot, so he knows the market value of just about every piece he owns. The items at the other booths seemed reasonably priced, though.
you are so lucky
Thank you! I'm definitely very blessed in so many ways and grateful for the opportunities I have
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Do you know much about Depression Glass??As well as Carnival glass??
Love. It thanks for sharing thought I had alot
Ikr! I couldn't imagine having a glass collection that big! Inspirational!
@@kimscollectibles7247 my whole kitchen glowslol
@@nanettemiller4462 Does it really!? That's amazing! Do you have black lights installed in your kitchen?
@@kimscollectibles7247 yep Walmart ten dollars I have four open shelves in a farmhouse kitchen I live in a 1929 bungalow I have pink as well mix and match for Easter plus I mix in bunnies on nest I love to decorate lol
@@nanettemiller4462 I absolutely love everything 1920s! I bet your home and your table set up are such an impressive sight during the holidays! I just got a new China closet, I will have to look into getting some black lights installed into it for my uranium pieces
I have a bottom to a washbasin.
Definitely Alphas.
For sure. Totally worth seeing the museum at least once 👍
W-O-W!!!
I completely agree! Isn't it amazing!!?
Can you help me identify what type of uranium cup I bought with your book?
I can try my best! The book that I have is on common depression glass patterns from the 1930s. Is your cup more of a sherbet or a drinking glass?
I imagine standing in front of that display gives a totally healthy dose of radiation...
Someone from another comment said that they heard holding a uranium glass plate to your face for 2 hours is the same amount of radiation as a dental exam. I can't confirm this, but that sure sounds like a lot! I can't image what a whole case or display room would read on a Geiger counter
@@kimscollectibles7247
Uranium/Vaseline glass has the equivalent radiation as most root vegetables (potatoes, beets and such). That museum is about as hazardous as the produce section at the grocery store.
Isn’t Uranium glass radioactive?
It sure is! It will set off a Geiger counter, but the amounts of radiation are very low, no more than anything else in our daily lives. From my understanding, the uranium is stable while it is in glass, but if you were to melt or grind the glass down, there would be more of a problem
What state? Where is the museum?
Hawley Pennsylvania
What kind of lighting do you use to display your uranium glass ? Where can I buy ?
I got mine off of Amazon. I got a UV light LED Strip that comes with a remote and a battery pack. I think it was around $15 for 10ft of lighting strip
omg your so cute !!!
Up to 25% of a piece's weight is uranium??? No way, try 0.5 - 2%. The glass only requires a small amount of uranium oxide to give color and to glow under UV light.
You are correct that most pieces have approximately 2% by weight, but there are some pieces made in the early 1900s that can contain up to 25% by weight. Thank you so much for your knowledge and input, I always love learning from people! :)
Is having all that Uranium around really a good idea?
I have asked myself the same question for sure. I personally only have about 5 pieces, but I would love to know what the Geiger counter reading would be on a room with that much uranium glass in it
😯😃
Do you collect marbles?
I haven't given marbles much thought, actually. I know that there are some that can be particularly valuable? I heard some have copper swirls in them? I would love to learn more about them.
Dude, this much of uranium glass definately produces a dangerous amount of radon gas, which is the worlds second cause of lung cancer after smoking. Please at least have excessive ventilation in place or sell as much of this stuff to as many different people as you can. This is dangerous!!!
Ur sooo cute
Kim are you single?
this is totally NOT a channel i would have subscribed to but here i am subscribing lol. Great content!
Thank you so much! I'm so happy you enjoy my videos:)
It is recommended that you avoid eating or drinking out of uranium glass objects.