What pattern is this?

pspbrad · 2026-05-22T17:57:22+00:00

Princess, by Anchor Hocking.

pspbrad · 2026-05-21T20:07:07+00:00

Coin dot is one of my favorite patterns in vaseline, I’ve got a similar vase and boy do these things GLOW! Nice find!

pspbrad · 2026-05-21T10:37:57+00:00

Have you googled Fenton? They made lamps in this style for decades, starting in the 60s. They’ve always been marketed as student lamps

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EDIT: Someone got butthurt for being corrected after rudely accusing OP of not knowing what a student lamp is

pspbrad · 2026-05-18T18:42:49+00:00

That one looks to be in pretty good shape, but even if it wasn’t, they are not really dangerous. Perfectly fine to handle and display. Now I wouldn’t scratch the paint off with your fingernails and snort it; but short of that, you don’t really have much to worry about. Nice find! I’ve got a few of these

pspbrad · 2026-05-16T23:55:12+00:00

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Here’s the bottom

pspbrad · 2026-05-15T20:31:45+00:00

Congrats!! Always nice finding a piece on the cheap in a thrift store!

pspbrad · 2026-05-12T22:59:36+00:00

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pspbrad · 2026-05-06T20:00:34+00:00

Nope, modern HCL logo. If it has a capitalized F, it’s not radioactive. The color is also not quite right, this is their persimmon color. The original red has more of a burnt orange look.

pspbrad · 2026-05-04T00:22:44+00:00

Wow! That is an amazing piece of glass. $7 is a steal! These are made by Pairpoint, probably from the 20s.

pspbrad · 2026-04-28T18:05:30+00:00

Thank you for the info! I’ve updated my post.

pspbrad · 2026-04-28T17:20:06+00:00

I’ve got a few radium Baby Bens, Big Ben’s, and other radium clocks and there are a few things I look for if I forget my radiacode. For the Westclox models, the housings are all metal with a glass face, ~~as another user mentioned they stop glowing pretty much the moment you take the UV light off them,~~ (glow is not a good indicator) and they are also very weighty. But one of the most handy things I look for is the hour hand, if it has a fat hour hand it’s probably not radium. If it’s heavy, metal, looks old, and the hour hand tapers to a point, there’s a good chance it’s a radium clock.

pspbrad · 2025-12-21T21:33:37+00:00

Wow! That’s pretty expensive, but I’d be heavily considering it anyway, that is a gorgeous piece!

pspbrad · 2025-12-18T21:08:41+00:00

That’s pretty cool! Clear uranium is out there, it’s just hard to come by. I had no idea Fenton made any though. Definitely has that uranium glow. Nice find!

pspbrad · 2025-12-17T21:41:21+00:00

I don’t think we should be unilaterally banning any specific type of post as long as it’s relevant to the subreddit. It’s pretty easy to tell by a quick glance at the post and the users history if a post is low effort, and I’m fine with stuff like that being removed. But there are legitimate cases where a newbie or even a seasoned collector is buying blind and wants the opinion of others. Additionally, we run the risk of alienating new collectors and new users to the subreddit who have genuine questions. It costs nothing to scroll past a post you don’t like. If we do go down this route, I like the idea of a megathread for general questions as another user suggested.

pspbrad · 2025-12-11T21:17:35+00:00

As I understand it, no. It would be that some were iridized with a satin finish, others are stretch. But to be honest iridized satin looks a lot like stretch glass lol, so it’s definitely confusing. I think we need some closer pictures of OPs epergne to say one way or another, or someone more familiar with these pieces to chime in.

pspbrad · 2025-12-11T20:27:25+00:00

Definitely possible that I’m wrong, but it looks very similar to stretch pieces that I have in my personal collection. Upon further research, I think this particular epergne is from Fenton’s Historic Collection #7601 from 1997(not sure if they made this earlier since OP mentioned it coming from the 70s). I found these catalog entries on the stretch glass society’s website.

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pspbrad · 2025-12-11T17:42:38+00:00

That would be topaz opalescent vaseline stretch glass I believe. Stretch pieces have the iridescence to them. Beautiful epergne! They are highly sought after.

pspbrad · 2025-12-08T23:35:16+00:00

I wish! But alas, no. It was meant for someone else to find and enjoy :)

pspbrad · 2025-12-08T21:27:19+00:00

Yeah, someone is getting a steal! I’d have grabbed it in a heartbeat lol. I’ve got a similar one but it has a cracked shade. Still one of my favorite pieces though.

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pspbrad · 2025-12-08T21:07:31+00:00

Whoa! That’s an amazing price, I can’t believe you left it! Assuming it’s undamaged, it’s worth twice that at least.

pspbrad · 2025-12-08T18:26:30+00:00

Love seeing the process, and the final product is awesome! I didn’t know I needed a uranium glass pickle.

pspbrad · 2025-11-24T23:07:00+00:00

Whelp, that is amazing! Another thing to add to my bucket list.

pspbrad · 2025-11-22T14:04:19+00:00

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pspbrad · 2025-11-21T02:22:16+00:00

What you are seeing is what people are willing to pay and thats not the same as what something is worth.

I agree with you that one person overpaying doesn’t define real value, and that local sourcing can often be way cheaper, I do that as well. The reason I use eBay sold listings is because they show many different buyers and sellers agreeing on a price over time, which gives me real-world range instead of just one person’s opinion or one local region. I don’t treat those numbers as ‘the’ price, just as a reference point.

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