Posted on August 26, 2009 by FiestaFan

Collectors,

If you have been a fiestaware collectors for any lenght of time, you know the story of red fiestaware. Until 1943 red fiestaware, also called radioactive red fiestaware was made with uranium oxide, with the uranium content being about 0.7% U-235 and the remainder U-238. Between 1943 and 1959, the Laughlin company begain producing a red glaze dinnerware with the colorant then being technical grade uranium U-308 with the uranium content being made up of about 0.2% U-235 and the remainder U-238.

Red fiestaware has been found to be perfectly safe to eat off of without any side effects. If you want to see a couple of great videos that show radioactive red fiestaware setting off a Geiger Counter then go to Radioactive Red Fiesta
where you can see the videos and read more about red fiestaware.

Gladys

Contemporary FIESTAWARE PLATE ORANGE Red 725    US $7.99

CONTEMPORARY FIESTAWARE DINNER PLATE ORANGE RED 105    US $10.99

VINTAGE HARLEQUIN DEMITASSE CUP SAUCER 6 SETS    US $99.99

Fiesta Lot Vintage BB Plates Rose Green Red Very Old    US $13.95

RARE Vintage UNLISTED Yellow Salad Bowl Fiestaware    US $10.50

lot of 5 Fiesta Napkin Rings mixed sunflower persimmon    US $15.50

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