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The Big Book of Vaseline Glass (Schiffer Book for Collectors)
Barrie W. Skelcher
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Description for The Big Book of Vaseline Glass (Schiffer Book for Collectors)
Hardcover. Num Pages: 208 pages, 431 color photos. BIC Classification: AFP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1276.
Barrie Skelcher explains the nature of uranium-colored glass, or Vaseline glass, and attributes makers to many of the examples he presents. Over 400 items shown in the color photographs are from British, American, and European glasshouses, of the 19th and first half of the 20th centuries. The manufacturers are identified along with their uranium bearing products, and a section on special interest pieces is a bonus. What strikes the observer right away are the intense colors of the glass in predominantly green, yellow, and pink hues. They comprise all sorts of useful and collectible tablewares, from condiment containers and candlesticks ... Read more
Barrie Skelcher explains the nature of uranium-colored glass, or Vaseline glass, and attributes makers to many of the examples he presents. Over 400 items shown in the color photographs are from British, American, and European glasshouses, of the 19th and first half of the 20th centuries. The manufacturers are identified along with their uranium bearing products, and a section on special interest pieces is a bonus. What strikes the observer right away are the intense colors of the glass in predominantly green, yellow, and pink hues. They comprise all sorts of useful and collectible tablewares, from condiment containers and candlesticks ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764314742
SKU
V9780764314742
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-50
About Barrie W. Skelcher
A physical chemist by training and nuclear information officer by profession, Barrie W. Skelcher's career with atomic energy gave him a great background for the study of uranium glass. Over the past fifteen years, he and his wife have researched and gathered nearly 800 pieces of glass colored with uranium.
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