A Sowerby Uranium glass lemonade jug and four glasses. circa s
Details A Sowerby Uranium glass lemonade jug and four glasses. This jug, at first glance does not look that special, although it is in perfect condition with no cracks, chips deep scratches or clouding of the glass. However, it was made at the famous British glassworks “Sowerby” in around and called the “Oxford” lemonade jug. Standing 160mm high and 125mm wide (200mm from spout to handle), it literally begins to shine in bright light or better still under UV lights, since it is Uranium Glass, or as our American cousins prefer to call it, Vaseline glass. Photos 1 & 4 show it under UV light when it is quite spectacular. We are offering the jug plus four lemonade glasses of the same period which are 97mm high and 76mm at the rim. These are also in great condition and glow beautifully under UV (photo 6). The jug and glasses make up a really nice Art-deco style set which is ideal for cooling drinks in the long, hot summer! uranium glass The other significant aspect of uranium bearing glass and that which is of major interest to collectors, is that it glows a vivid bright green under Ultra Violet light (blacklight). This is due to the Ultra Violet radiation exciting the outer electrons of the uranium atoms which as a result give off energy and which is seen by our eyes as a bright green glow. This is called fluorescence. The more intense the UV the brighter the green glow and the less that the original yellow colouring can be seen. Uranium glass also has a slight green glow in daylight due to the Ultra Violet component of daylight acting on it. This glow is paler due to the effect of the other components of white light also striking our eyes. 's English Art Deco Vaseline Crackle Glass Cocktail Shaker 's Czech Art Deco Vaseline Glass Candlestick 'Vaseline Glass' is a term that has been adopted for a type of uranium glass which is transparent, has a yellow-green hue in daylight and fluoresces bright green under Ultra-Violet light (black light). So, strictly speaking, anything outside these parameters should just be called 'Uranium Glass'. To further confuse the issue, glass collectors in the UK have adopted the term 'Vaseline Glass' to describe opalescent glass. To avoid confusion I always refer to any glass with opalescence as 'opalescent glass'. Ad ID: Delivery Service Consumer Credit