The novelty glass has enchanted collectors for centuries even though—or maybe because?—it's radioactive.

There’s something undeniably magical about uranium glass. Its soft green hue and eerie glow under blacklight toe the line between elegant and eccentric — and that’s exactly the appeal. In the world of ...

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Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Halloween is the busy season for Whitney Granger’s glow-in-the-dark jewelry business. But we’re not talking about the cheap, plastic glow-stick-type of goods ...

When Sarah Cooper goes secondhand shopping, she brings a little blacklight with her and shines it on everything—candlesticks, vases, dishware. If it starts glowing, often a Ghostbusters hue of neon ...

While roaming my favorite antique store outside Atlanta recently, I heard a “click click” sound and turned around to see a woman shining a black-light flashlight on a green plate. A few minutes later, ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below." Hey y’all, Courtney Linder here, deputy editor at Pop Mech. If you grew up in the 80s or 90s, you ...

While roaming my favorite antique store outside Atlanta recently, I heard a “click click” sound and turned around to see a woman shining a black-light flashlight on a green plate. A few minutes later, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Uranium incorporated for color causes fluorescence under ultraviolet light. A wildflower pattern adorns this 19th century glass ...

Many antique lovers ask me about glass of all types: Murano, Depression, Early American Pattern Glass, American Brilliant and Pyrex — and the list goes on. One of the most popular and exciting glass ...

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Uranium glass and railroad items at Bootleg Antiques in Columbia have been popular items for shoppers to pick up in the last several months. A Geiger counter will click if you point them at the glass, ...