During spooky season, there’s a niche group of uranium glass enthusiasts who wear the jewelry to black-light dinner parties.
But we’re not talking about the cheap, plastic glow-stick-type of goods that light up for just a few hours before fading. Rather, Granger is a collector of rare, vintage uranium glass jewelry, which, even in the daylight, has a subtle glow. But the real party trick happens under a black light, when the rings, necklaces and brooches in her curio cabinet glow so neon green that they almost seem supernatural.
The EPA points out that antiques containing radioactive material may emit “very low levels of radiation for thousands of years, if not longer.” And we’ll sound like Halloween party poopers here, but the EPA does warn against eating off of vintage uranium Fiestaware to avoid ingesting any chipped pieces.
But even more niche is collecting uranium glass jewelry. In fact, when Granger stumbled upon her first piece on eBay a few years ago — a pre-World War II Czech flapper-like beaded necklace from Neiger Brothers — “it was love at first sight,” she remembers. But she could hardly find any information on uranium glass jewelry. She was hooked, and started a Facebook group called Uranium Glass Jewelry, which has grown to more than 5,600 members.
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