Marbles That Glow Under Black Light

The glow light keeps the teeth from the disgusting yellowish color.

Marbles that glow under black light.

Many vintage marbles were manufactured with uranium infused glass. The secret is the composition of the glass. The selling point wasn t the glow which is something enjoyed by modern collectors but much more subtle coloration. Then flip on the black light and be surprised.

Scorpions glow in black light the emperor scorpion has a dark color on human naked eyes but when it is under the black light it become blue green colored. American colorless pressed glass made before 1930 is said to fluoresce yellow while reproductions generally do not. The marbles are perfectly safe to handle though because the uranium has been encased. Why do some vintage marbles shine brilliantly and some simply react to the presence of the black light like any other glass.

Tooth whitener or other enamel product used on our teeth will glow under black light. Some people report that american brilliant cut glass also casts a yellow hue. This entry was posted on sunday march 14th 2010 at 5 37 am and is filed under marbles. Some vintage marbles will glow under black light because they were made with a small quantity of uranium.

Next time you score a big batch of new marbles try to guess which ones will fluoresce and put them in a pile next to the rest. 920s nobody was walking around with a pocket black light to make their marbles glow so the novel appearance of marbles in such a situation would not have been a consideration.