Uranium glass is relatively inexpensive, but some pieces, depending on the designer and era, can be quite valuable. Here are some items that sold for considerably more than usual in recent years. 21.

Like me, they were in search of a specific kind of vintage treasure: the green glow of uranium glass. Although uranium is often associated with atomic bombs and nuclear disasters, for much of its ...

There are various uranium glass types that will fluoresce, or glow under black or ultraviolet (UV) light. There is an old saying in the antiques world: “It must glow green to be Vaseline.” ...

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 ...

If you ask someone who works in an antique or vintage shop to tell ... Geiger counters will click if you point them at this glass. There’s actual uranium in there — specifically, in most ...

O’Konski has about 30 pieces of uranium glass, all of them secondhand except for this duck, which she bought from a glassmaker on Etsy. It may not be vintage, but she says the duck is her favorite.

a collection of uranium glass has made a family nuclear in more ways than one. The Fleming family have been collecting radioactive trinkets since they started their antique shop in 1970.