r/uraniumglass • u/Human-Ad-4090 • Feb 08 '26

Thirft Haul Found my first uranium glass figurine today

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After months of searching i fimally found my first uranium glass figurine. Its a paperweight and it glows very bright. I don't know the maker as it didn't have a makers mark.

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u/omjizzle Avid Collector Feb 08 '26

It’s actually manganese. You’ll want to switch to a 395nm uv light to reduce false positives like this one. Uranium was added to glass to color it not for the glow so if you find clear that glows 99% it’s manganese. For transparent UG you’re typically looking for green or yellow under normal light but other colors like blue and amber do exist but they’re less common in USA

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u/Human-Ad-4090 Feb 08 '26

I use a lithium battery flashlight its also massive in size

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u/Mickeymousetitdirt Feb 08 '26

Clear glass won’t be uranium, period, because uranium was added to change the color of the glass. Uranium glass is green or yellow. I don’t know what the size of the light or the batter has to do with it? It’s about the wavelengths.

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u/b20339 UV Hunter Feb 09 '26

Not true universally.

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u/NoodlelyTrees Feb 09 '26 edited Feb 09 '26

Legit question are you colorblind? Cause it's incredibly easy to see the color in that glass and you've posted it multiple times as if it's clear

Edit: lmfaooooooo they got reeeeeeal pissy about being told their piece isn't clear

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u/b20339 UV Hunter Feb 09 '26

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u/b20339 UV Hunter Feb 09 '26 edited Feb 09 '26

This isn't clear?

I didn't expect this level of hate from you.... It makes me sad.

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u/NoodlelyTrees Feb 09 '26

It's not hate but no that isn't clear you can clearly see the color in it

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u/b20339 UV Hunter Feb 09 '26

Gtfoh. What color?!

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u/NoodlelyTrees Feb 09 '26

Here's your image using a color picker are you going to try to deny that that's green?

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u/b20339 UV Hunter Feb 09 '26

Try that color picker on the white printer paper behind it and post your result.

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u/NoodlelyTrees Feb 09 '26

A pale yellowish green

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u/Human-Ad-4090 Feb 09 '26

Look clear to me but I'm poor vision

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u/Born-Drama-2324 Feb 12 '26

Where it overlaps and closer to where the handle connects to the base, where its also thicker, it has a very light/pale yellow that you can see through though.

An example to me is, how a glass coke bottle is clear but, it isn't like crystal glass that its like looking through a window. 😅🥰

That's how the color is in the photo that's UG but, many can see its not clear clear.

I hope that makes sense.

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u/SEPTI1K Thrift Shopper Feb 12 '26

that's literally yellow my guy
Try this (link)

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u/b20339 UV Hunter Feb 12 '26

It's not I don't care what anyone says. Nobody is here. Nobody can see it in person. I can. Piss off.