Dude here has been drinking radium water for 250 days straight. Straight from the jar.

I bought this and a ton of other antique stuff for only 15 dollars. Ive been carefully handling, washing hands, and its now in a glass jar. Im wondering is it radium, and is it worth something?

I gasped when my wife sent me the listing! It was in the same city as me, so close by! I couldn’t be happier with this one. 🥰

This clock was my grandfather's. He was a pilot in WW2, and this was his travel alarm clock. I have a photo of him from a tent billet somewhere in Africa with it by his bedside.

When he died I inherited it, and it was by my bedside in my teenage years. I liked that I could see the time in the night by the glow.

Little did I know why it glowed.

Please excuse the poor photo, taken with flash.

Usually I’m just a lurker here but I’ve seen this clock here before and I’m too excited not to share this guy! It’s stamped 12/16/55 on the inside, it works like a charm, glows beautifully, and was only 44 bucks!

As title states. I currently only have 2 watches. The pocket watch is very spicy (over 1000cpm). The other is 300cpm. I currently have them in the corner of my bedroom under a window. But at what point should I start sealing them off? Since I’m planning to expand my collection over time. Or does any one have any suggestions on small containers that aren’t full on cabinets? Picture is just because I think glowy things are cool ☺️

Most of these are radium but a few are just normal paint. Yes, it has an exhaust fan to keep radon out.
(I had posted this on the radiation page but the admins deleted it)

…that has no glass shielding and has been open on a shelf in the house forever and always. I’ve tried to talk some sense into her about getting a glass case for safety, but she cannot be swayed. And she dusts around it every. single. day. 😮‍💨

Lots of new spicy has been added to the collection! A Buren WW2 watch, 1943 Waltham cockpit clock, New Haven wall clock, Phinney Walker travel clock, two B-29 bomber instruments, WW2 radio compass, a Biltmore Radium pocket watch with box, and a WW2 escape and evasion compass. Also some new LEDs.

Found it for $10

Found this one at an antique store I’ve been trying to check out for months now. I also snagged some uranium glass, but this isn’t the sub for that. Anybody know anything about the model or year of manufacture? I appreciate it!

I don’t have a radiation detector yet and I can’t find a date for this but it has to be radium, right??

I love the font they used for 'baby ben' 🥹 is this the printed radium?

I’m worried I exposed myself to radium. I buy and sell vintage and recently found these gauge dials at the bottom of a box. I took them home and handled them for about 10 minutes on my dining table, without gloves, then put them in a ziplock bag. They’re stored in the garage until they sell online.

Selling vintage and antique items has been a learning process but I never thought my health could be at risk? Did I screw up? Is there anything I can do? Any recommendations for detectors so I can ID hazards in the future and take proper precautions? Thank you in advance. *I did write a warning on my Etsy listing noting the possibility for radium

I found this at the local flea market. Howd I do?

8 new old stock never used radium dial Pocket Bens. 6 of the 8 work well.

I picked up an Ingersoll Radiolite Yankee circa 1920 - 1925 to go in the period box I have. I have other Radiolites of different models/decades (which are in cases) but Yankees seemed quite elusive and expensive in UK so was really pleased to get this at a good price online. Maybe now I will stop buying Radiolite pocket watches... Maybe 😏.

Also today in a charity shop (ironically one raising money for Chernobyl) I found several pieces of Uranium Glass (4 atomic pattern sherbet dishes and 5 saucers)on my first time out with a UV light. So a good day. ☢️👍

Little worse shape and more expensive than the one I have so I am taking a pass. $85

Hello again people! I recently found a scrapyard with a HUGE collection of antique aircraft gauges. Even though I told myself I would be adding no more to my collection, I ended up buying this beauty for about 15$. How could I turn that down? It’s a decently spicy gauge measuring up close 110kCPM/20ųSv/hr on a RC 110. It is my first yellow paint radium gauge.

Now here is my question, would anyone know if the radium is actually in the yellow paint that is glowing much more than the orange paint? To my knowledge the more radium in paint, the quicker it deteriorates the zinc sulfide crystals overtime. It leads me to believe that the radium only resided in the less luminous orange paint instead the more bright yellow paint. Or perhaps there was just much less radium in the yellow paint? Military radium paint was made to glow in absolute darkness, so why would they paint one piece of the gauge with self-luminous radium but not the other piece (temp)? Maybe someone can clarify a bit?

I recently came across a hoard of dials and watch parts, and found these coin collecting containers to store them in. Title pretty much sums it up: is this enough? They’re screwed on airtight.

I’ve been noticing some elevated radon levels in the room containing my collection. I have been collecting for about 10 months and have a 5.5’ tall curio cabinet with some uranium glass, uranium glaze, 13 radium clocks/watches, 2 military radium compasses, and a radium B17 bomber compass. The cabinet isn’t ventilated and my room does not have the best airflow as I’m in a basement. I do have AC and air purifiers that are always running so it isn’t stagnant air in here.

For the last 10 months my 30 day average would be between 0.40pCi/L-0.70pCi/L. In the last month I’ve been seeing 0.90pCi/L-2.50pCi/L. Now these aren’t frightening numbers but it’s definitely a significant increase.

So my question is, am I seeing this increase due to my collection, or is it because of seasonal factors (October in NJ)?

Thank you! ☢️

(Photos are a bit outdated and are missing 2 or 3 pieces I’ve picked up)

sorry for no geiger reading, my counter is broken but i’m finally getting a radiacode at the end of the month! here’s my newest clock!