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susan budge's avatar

Harmlessly Radioactive! I did not know this. Harding Black used uranium in some of his glazes with beautiful results, but NOT harmless. Thanks Rainey! Keep up the good work!

Ellen Y. Swain's avatar

This was a nice selection. I learned a lot! Thank you...

Bess Wareing's avatar

And don’t you think Harmlessly Radioactive would make a great band name?

Bess Wareing's avatar

Have such fond memories of my grandmother’s cheerful collection!

Helen Altman's avatar

Grandmother had these dishes, as did my parents. Also Fire King mugs that came in oatmeal. I still use the Fire King mugs for coffee!

Lee-Ann  Graham's avatar

I loved learning about this! Thank you!!

George Slade's avatar

There's a great piece by Philip Schuyler in the October 14, 1991 New Yorker about the artist James Acord, who built sculptures with embedded orange Fiesta Ware. The color that was most radioactive. The title of the piece is "Moving to Richland" and refers to an area in Washington State.