It dated to 1890 and was in excellent condition.
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Some uranium glass is still made overseas. This lasted until 1958 when the laws were loosened and glass makers began producing Vaseline glass again in limited quantities, but in 1970, the EPA reports that all US manufacturers ceased production of radioactive glass. The glass faded in popularity after the 1920s as regulations were enacted in 1943, heavily restricting the use of uranium due to its use in World War II. Technically, the yellow and green pieces are both uranium glass.
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Vaseline glass makers began with the yellow pieces and eventually added in iron oxide to make pieces with the green color, which were referred to as uranium glass. Some of the most common glassmakers were Adams & Company, Steuben Glass, Baccarat and Cambridge Glass Company. Shop Vaseline Glass Pennsylvania Rubber Company Tire Ashtray 1923 online at best prices at desertcart - the best international shopping platform in Botswana. It became popular to add uranium dioxide to glass in the 1830s and an interest in Vaseline glass boomed around the 1880s. Uranium dioxide has been used to make glass for centuries and pieces have been found as old as from 79 A.D.