{"product_id":"mid-century-modern-uranium-glass-empoli-bonbon-jar-32cms-tall-1","title":"Mid Century Modern Uranium Glass Empoli Bonbon Jar | 32cms tall","description":"\u003cp\u003eUranium Glass Empoli Bonbon Jar\u003cbr\u003eVery rare and pretty Mid Century modern 1950s Italian Empoli tall Bonbon jar in vaseline glass also known as uranium glass\u003cspan\u003e. Finished with the iconic circus tent lid, sawtooth rims and hand-applied rigaree fancy edging detail. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eIn bright green yellow but in UV-light it turns bright green [see last picture]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eUranium glass is glass in which small traces uranium, usually in oxide diuranate form (a uranium salt also known as the yellow oxide of uranium), are added to the glass mix before melting for coloration. Uranium glass was once made into tableware and household items, but fell out of widespread use when the availability of uranium to most industries was sharply curtailed during the Cold War in the 1940s to 1990s. The word Uranium sounds dangerous but radiation in uranium glass is considered to be harmless and only negligibly radioactive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eApprox 32cms (12 1\/2\") tall\u003cbr\u003eApprox 17.5cms (8\") diameter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn excellent condition\u003cbr\u003eThere is a tiny little rough spot under the lid but it is not damage, it is just the finest glass thread from blowing\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Empoli","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49360249454820,"sku":"RA-0012780_A","price":330.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0070\/9528\/7908\/files\/tall_green_lollie_jar_1a.jpg?v=1776909785","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutantiques.com.au\/products\/mid-century-modern-uranium-glass-empoli-bonbon-jar-32cms-tall-1","provider":"Roundabout Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}