Vintage Art Deco Uranium Crackle Glass Cocktail Shaker

c. 1930s.

During the 1930s Art Deco era, glassmakers added small amounts of uranium dioxide to glass mixtures to give them a distinct yellow or green tint under normal lighting. When exposed to UV light, it fluoresces a brilliant, green.

Also available to see and buy in person at Unit 16, The Antiques Centre, Olney, Buckinghamshire, MK46 4LA.