Steve,
Actually it's Vernon Kilns, and California Pottery, as well as Stangl,
Bauer, and of course Laughlin's "Fiesta Ware". There were perhaps 3 dozen
companies producing "Fiesta-like" wares in the 30's, and early 40's in
California alone.
Just an FYI for everybody.

Phil
N5TSX/6




--- In CDV700CLUB@yahoogroups.com, "Steve Schoner" <schoner@...> wrote:
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> Every Fiestaware item that I bought on Ebay sight unseen has turned out to be
radioactive. I shy away from those that are cobalt blue, or cream as these
look quite a bit like the modern copies.
>
> What I look for are those made during the 1930's. The orange cups with their
sharp ring handle and three lines inside are quite distinctive and so are the
saucers and plates.
>
> Another one to look for are California Kilns. The orange ware is quite hot.
3000 to 7000 (or more) CPM with a CDV-700 and standard probe.
>
> Steve.
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> Subject: Re: [CDV700CLUB] Hot ceramics
> Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2009 12:43:32 -0500
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> John, there are a ton of copies out there, and folks are getting ripped off,
unless the have a geiger counter. I ask sellers on ebay if they know if a piece
is radioactive, and I get, what are you talking about, radioactive. One guy did
know that some will flouresce with UV, but he didn't know that it wouldn't do
materials like pottery glazes. Were really taking a chance unless we can check
it ourselves, or we chance upon someone who has access or understands the
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> Colorado Highway 287 from Longmont to Ft. Collins (including a couple of big
stores west of 287 on 119 in Longmont). More thrift stores and antique marts
than you can count on your fingers and toes. Picked up a nice hot Westclox
alarm clock (working!) for $15 last Sunday. With my PMT and scaler I get
77K/min off the number 12 at twelve o'clock. Found stacks of Fiestaware at one
place, but not a click off of any of it. At a friend of mine's house I found a
set of these dark red/brown coffee cups which have these steel strap handles
that were fairly hot; thought I found the same type of glaze on some drinking
glasses at the same store but they registered zero as well.
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> Anyway, visit this thirty mile strip of highway for a week's worth of happy
hunting.
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> - John
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> On Jul 8, 2009, at 7:28 AM, <robertdruecker@...<mailto:robertdruecker@...>>
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> I found some fishing lures that were old in the antique store, but none
were radioactive. But weren't cheap. I'll be going back again, there are 3
stores side by side, and I haven't checked them out thoroughly. There is another
store or maybe 2, 1 exit down. Yesterdays purchase of the basket, with the
discount was 44.00. So I've got to start putting money back in the coffures.
Hopefully I'll get back to school In August, and get some more mad money. Bob
> ----- Original Message -----
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> I have a fairly good collection of hot Fiestaware. Several platters, two
coffee cups and saucer sets, a server plate, a custard cup and some other saucer
plates as well. Their are three types of Fiestaware. The first was made in the
1930's, and the orange glazes were natural uranium. Then during WWII they
stopped making that as the our Atom Bomb project took up all the uranium. Then
there was a second revival of the orange glaze in the 1950's using depleted
uranium instead. These were made till probably the late 1960's then it stopped.
>
> The last revival of Fiestaware 1970's till as of late, has no uranium
glazes at all.
>
> There were other makers of "hot" ceramics. Items made by "California
Kilns" can be very hot as well. I have several items from that firm that were
made in the 1930's
>
> These are getting harder to find and collectors of vintage ceramics are
driving the prices up.
>
> I am on the lookout for some radium fishing lures. They were made mostly
in the 1930's and '40's
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> Steve
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