[bgill]

Fiestaware:

“The government needed the Uranium that was used to make the red glaze during World War Two, so red was given up for the war effort, until March of 1959, when you could once again purchase uranium oxide in the hills of West Virginia.”

http://www.happyheidi.com/antiques/history_of_fiesta.html

[moondoggie]

My mom was a long-time collector of the dark orange/brown Roseville pottery. They were made in Roseville, Ohio, but I wonder what was used to color those?

[hennie pennie]

Let me understand this.... the FDA removes melatonin from the market permanently because of one very BAD batch made in Japan, but NO government agency, including the FDA, ever raised a ruckus that Americans were eating their meals off of RADIOACTIVE DISWARE???

Wow...

Has anyone ever done any longitudinal studies on the physical health problems of longtime collectors of this radioactive collectable?

Thanks.

[vetvetdoug]

This was mentioned on Antique Roadshow during an appraisal of some dishes.

[spectre]

Ever hear of Vaseline glass? It has that special glow only a black light can bring out :)

sw

[sportutegrl]

We recently visited the CRHEST museum in the Tri Cities area, and they have a hands on display with various items where you can wave a geiger counter. There were common household items like glow watch faces and red Fiesta ware. By far, the most clicks came from the Fiesta ware. I remember thinking how odd that was. Fun waving the geiger counter, I had always wanted to do that.

[loveliberty2]

Many thanks for this very interesting article, and for the other fascinating pieces on your web site, including your "political" commentaries.

By the way, are you familiar with this volume on America's founding principles? Its Editors/Publisher were/are from the pottery area in North Carolina about which you often write.

Keep up the wonderful work!

Preservation of the ideas of liberty, as well as retelling the wonderful history of those who populated and made America the greatest bastion of freedom on earth are important contributions for future generations.

The traditional potters of North Carolina played, and are playing, an important role in the economy of their particular locations, using their liberty to create beauty, art, useful wares, and carry on the traditions of their ancestors. Adam Smith would be proud of them.