{"product_id":"custom-wire-wrapped-urainum-glass-bracelet-sterling-silver-size-7-1-4","title":"Custom Wire Wrapped Urainum Glass Bracelet Sterling Silver Size 7 1\/4","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCustom Wire Wrapped Urainum Glass Bracelet  Size 7 1\/4  Sterling Silver .935\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis Uranium Glass Slag was gifted to us by Melvin H. Sorrell's Collection by Family\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUranium glass is \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Glass\" title=\"Glass\" aria-describedby=\"a11y-external-message\"\u003eglass\u003c\/a\u003e which has had \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Uranium\" title=\"Uranium\" aria-describedby=\"a11y-external-message\"\u003euranium\u003c\/a\u003e, usually in oxide \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Diuranate\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Diuranate\" aria-describedby=\"a11y-external-message\"\u003ediuranate\u003c\/a\u003e form, added to a glass mix before melting for colouration. The proportion usually varies from trace levels to about 2% uranium by weight, although some 20th-century pieces were made with up to 25% uranium.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-1\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Uranium_glass#cite_note-1\" aria-describedby=\"a11y-external-message\"\u003e[1]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-2\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Uranium_glass#cite_note-2\" aria-describedby=\"a11y-external-message\"\u003e[2]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFirst identified in 1789 by German chemist \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Martin_Heinrich_Klaproth\" title=\"Martin Heinrich Klaproth\" aria-describedby=\"a11y-external-message\"\u003eMartin Heinrich Klaproth\u003c\/a\u003e, uranium was soon being added to decorative glass for its fluorescent effect. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/James_Powell_and_Sons\" title=\"James Powell and Sons\" aria-describedby=\"a11y-external-message\"\u003eJames Powell’s Whitefriars Glass\u003c\/a\u003e company in London, England, was one of the first to market the glowing glass, but other manufacturers soon realised its sales potential and uranium glass was produced across Europe\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-3\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Uranium_glass#cite_note-3\" aria-describedby=\"a11y-external-message\"\u003e[3]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e and later In Ohio.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-4\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Uranium_glass#cite_note-4\" aria-describedby=\"a11y-external-message\"\u003e[4]\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUranium 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 \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cold_War\" title=\"Cold War\" aria-describedby=\"a11y-external-message\"\u003eCold War\u003c\/a\u003e in the 1940s to 1990s. Most such objects are now considered antiques or retro-era collectibles, although there has been a minor revival in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Glass#Glass_art\" title=\"Glass\" aria-describedby=\"a11y-external-message\"\u003eart glassware\u003c\/a\u003e. Otherwise, modern uranium glass is now mainly limited to small objects like \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bead\" title=\"Bead\" aria-describedby=\"a11y-external-message\"\u003ebeads\u003c\/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Marble_(toy)\" title=\"Marble (toy)\" aria-describedby=\"a11y-external-message\"\u003emarbles\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eas scientific or decorative novelties.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Treasure Tree Wire Wrapped Jewelry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47984178954414,"sku":"2026A76","price":189.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0247\/9738\/0713\/files\/FB-IMG_1781463770182.jpg?v=1781467094","url":"https:\/\/ttwwj.com\/products\/custom-wire-wrapped-urainum-glass-bracelet-sterling-silver-size-7-1-4","provider":"Treasure Tree Wire Wrapped Jewelry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}