Hankscraft Go Along Double EGG CUPS set 4 Fiesta Colors Vintage Uranium Oxide

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Set of 4 original Hankscraft Go Along Double Egg CupsThese were endorsed by Homer Laughlin to go with the Hankscraft egg cooker , and coordinated ( Go Along) with Homer Laughlin Fiesta Wareabout 3 7/8" tall and 3" wideVintage Fiesta colorsturquoise, red ( orange red), yellow, light greenturquoise has 2 dings on top- see last pichave some wear and manufacturing defectsmade in 1930's-1940's when radioactive colors were used** from wikipedia:Brilliant red Fiesta (and indeed the red glazes produced by all U.S. potteries of the era) is known for having a detectable amount of uranium oxide in its glaze , which produced the orange-red color. During World War II , the government took control of uranium for the development of the atom bomb, and confiscated the company's stocks. Homer Laughlin discontinued Fiesta red in 1944. The company reintroduced Fiesta red in 1959 using depleted uranium (rather than the original natural uranium), after the Atomic Energy Commission relaxed its restrictions on uranium oxide.Red is not the only color of vintage ceramic glaze that is radioactive; it is detectable from other colors, including ivory. The level of radioactivity of vintage fiestaware has been published and is available online.The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency warns consumers not to use radioactive glazed ceramics for food or drink use. read more

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