cullet was obtained. Some pieces were of larger size and pretty
appearance.
A bag of uranium glass cullet was obtained. Some pieces were of larger size and pretty
appearance.
One large piece was chosen for the pendant, and two roughly matching smaller ones for the earrings.
A groove was cut around the top edge of each piece. A piece of copper wire was coiled through the
groove, and a hanging eyelet was formed. The wire was then dipped in a soldering flux and
soldered together carefully, at lowest possible temperature to not crack the glass. To maintain
shiny silvery appearance, the entire length of the copper wire was tin-coated.
A drop of epoxy resin was then applied over/between the wire and the glass (after these were degreased with tetrachloroethylene), to ensure mechanical integrity of the joint.
The method was the same for all three pieces.
The glass shows fairly strong yellow-green fluorescence under near-ultraviolet light.
Photographs were obtained using an ultraviolet LED lamp
on 395-400 nm.
 White background |  White background |  UV on white background |  UV on white background |
 Black background, flash |  Black background, flash |  Black background, flash |  Black background, flash |
 Under UV light |  Under UV light |  Under UV light |  Under UV light |