Uranium glass is relatively affordable, which makes it a fun item for burgeoning collectors. Like vintage Pyrex , you’ll occasionally stumble across a super-rare piece, which drives the value up ...

First isolated from pitchblende in 1789, uranium is a radioactive heavy metal, which means it decays over time, emitting alpha particles in the process, as it turns into various other elements ...

Rather, Granger is a collector of rare, vintage uranium glass jewelry, which, even in the daylight, has a subtle glow. But the real party trick happens under a black light, ...

Uranium glass does not fade, so anyone who misses its brief, radiant spell in South Kensington will be able to find it in the US, undimmed, for decades to come.

Just don’t expect to get rich. ORAU estimates that about 4.16 million pieces of decorative uranium glass were produced in the U.S. between 1958 and 1978 alone.