Paul- Google for Vaseline glass. Apparently it's not too bad... (but then, how bad is too bad.) Laura At 03:03 PM 2/24/2005, you wrote: >OK, new to this conversation. Are you telling me that the enormous (and >hideous) vaseline glass collection my parents have accumulated over the >last 40 years is radioactive? How radioactive? > >Paul > >-- >Paul McCoy >Education Specialist >Historic Carnton Plantation >1345 Carnton Lane >Franklin, TN 37064 >(615) 794-0903 >(615) 668-0741--cell >[log in to unmask] > >-------------- Original message -------------- >Add to the list that lovely greenish 'Vaseline glass', which contains uranium. >Laura Laura H. Nightengale Head of Collections Texas Archeological Research Laboratory The University of Texas at Austin 1 University Station R7500 Austin, TX 78712-0714 512-475-6853 ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).