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Short uranium glass eye bath on conical foot

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Catalogue Number: 2424
Short uranium glass eye bath on conical foot
Category: Equipment
Sub-Category: Eye baths, bottles, jars
Place Of Publication/Manufacture: USA
Description Of Item: Moulded glass light green eye bath with subtly facetted bowl on short facetted conical foot. Base impressed with mark: perhaps 'FWF' or 'winged W'. Uranium glass contains small amounts of uranium dioxide and fluoresces bright green under ultraviolet light. This piece may be a modern reproduction of an early 20th Century style. W: 42mm x H: 45mm.
How Acquired: Donated by Pamela Sutton
Date Acquired: June 2014
Condition: Very good
Location: Archive Office. Cabinet One Drawer 6

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