Posted 4 months ago
fishiowa
(38 items)
Small bowl with threading in blue, canes on clearish glass - just a slight tint to it. I love the various types of decoration. Unmarked. About 6 inches across or so. Kralik?
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Yes, it is Kralik. Very nice! I'll bet you it glows in blacklight too.
Thanks for the info. Although I still try to maintain I don't collect glass due to space, I may have to get a blacklight so I can see this added dimension to the pieces. Any tips on an inexpensive blacklight I could look for?
there are blacklights in form of flashlight but by my experience they don't really work. There is a long tube you can buy that plugs into a wall. inconvenient because the cord is only so long but fairly reliable in picking up coloring.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-12-in-BLACK-LIGHT-FIXTURE-W-BULB-dj-party-lights-halloween-glow-in-the-dark-/390522327520?pt=US_DJ_Lighting_Single_Units&hash=item5aecf1d1e0
alisa's right.. it will glow
Sometimes if you take a picture in darkness, the flash will bring out the uranium content also.
Or in light sorry :)
Thanks for the loves and advice everyone. I'll try a little experimenting.
Fabulous!...:-)