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RE: monochrome monday — vintage vs antique
I hear vintage is in vogue now, or maybe that is what I say to justify my vintage stuff. Huh, no uranium glass collection? Oh some of those of clocks have radium dials. Got any of those?
I might have some of those clocks...I'll have to ask the Mr. We have so many clocks it's coo coo.....
The dials glow in the dark because they painted radium paint on them. It is very sad, the poor ladies used to use their lips to get a fine point on the brushes.
This is the wiki on it. Quite interesting.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radium_Girls
Oh yes....I recall that story!!! Terrible!!!! Gee...I used to lick my pencil when I was a kid for some reason. I wonder how long lead takes to get out of my system?????
I don't think I have radium dials now that you've explained it. If I did, I'd throw them out or take them to bio disposal place. Yikes.