Description: Over 400 vaseline pieces from British, American, and European glasshouses of the 19th and first half of the 20th centuries are shown. The manufacturers are identified along with their uranium bearing products. Intense greens, yellows, and pink hues predominate the useful and collectible tablewares, from condiment containers and candlesticks to bowls and flower vases.
Brief description: Barrie W. Skelcher is a physical chemist by training and nuclear information officer by profession. His 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.