A Shop that Sells Radioactive Tables
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- čas přidán 29. 04. 2022
- In this video I visit Revival Antiques in Pasadena, California to check out the large collection of radioactive tile tables they have. These tables are radioactive because some of the glazes used in the past had uranium in them.
If you're looking for some radioactive stuff check out uraniumstore.com
I'm on a Radioactive Drew binge right now and this one tugs at my heart, "doesn't cut down on the beauty, just makes it more interesting" Drew.
Edit- History is beautiful.
I had a neighbor who was a health physicist at a local hospital. He told me about some cast iron lawn furniture that was contaminated with a radioactive isotope. Also about jewelry that was made with contaminated gold that discovered when the rings caused skin burns. Both much more radioactive than uranium glaze on tile and kitchen plates. U.S. Customs today has very sensitive detectors to keep that from happening but I like having a Geiger counter anyway “just in case” but mainly because they are fun to play with.
That table you were looking at was beautiful, as were the ones with the parrots on them, plus they were radioactive! I never would have known. I'm glad your channel came up in my feed.
I thought this was going to be about furniture made from the trees around Chernobyl ‼️‼️apparently this has happened ‼️and the stuff is hot hot hot ‼️ You wouldn’t want abed frame made of it .thanks for sharing ✌🏽
I haven’t heard of that. Would be interested in the radiation from something like that.
what a gorgeous shop
I know. They have some amazing pieces there. Too bad the lady that owns it is now trying to say she didn't give me permission to film in there...which she did. I understand that she has a lot invested into those pieces. But why not focus that energy into teaching people about radiation and the level these tables put out isn't that bad.
@@RadioactiveDrew ok, shes afraid of that customers would avoid the shop because of radiation? I hope she will not force you to take down the video. I think the problem is even if you have a good will and teach people about that uranium glaze and radiation they have all those bad images in their head...cancer...mushroom...dead...radiation sickness ...hystery
@@weirdmeisterinc oh I get her fears. But it would be better to get out in front of these tables being radioactive than trying to hide it.
Also no one is taking down this video. I have video from when I was there filming this and I was given permission to film in there from the owner. So they could try with some fake copyright BS. But in the end the video will stay up and I will fight to keep it up.
I never knew there where tables with uranium glaze. They sure look beautiful and spicy!
Great video as always
Thanks. Yeah, these tables are always a treat to find.
Leave it to Drew to make radio active items sound beautiful!
I am also bringing my Geiger to shops.
Thanks and keep the antique videos coming!
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Doesn’t take much to make these tile tables look beautiful.
Those tables were absolutely beautiful. 👍👍👍
Wow Another great video!!! You're so lucky - I never find ceramic like that in the antique stores in central Illinois. Thanks Drew!!!
I'm surprised you don't find stuff out there. I think there might have been some tile manufactures out that way in the past that made tiles like this during the same time period.
You might have just earned a lifetime subscriber. I want to come back to your channel in 40 years and see how your health is 😂😂 you better not stop sharing!!!! Stay safe and PUSH the limits!
Thanks for the sub. I plan to keep making videos as long as I can.
I’d like to start by saying that I love these tiles and love these antique store videos. It’s an interesting part of the past that is wonderful to explore. I’m glad you keep making these.
I accept the idea that there’s radioactive items all over the place, but even you were hinting in one of your other videos that these tiles are difficult to find outside of antique shops. I’m no expert, but 32kcpm still makes me shiver. (Even given all the caveats).
Are the people who buy these items told that what they’re buying is radioactive? Do the antique store owners know? Would these tables be sold with a sheet of glass like you showed? I mean the owners work there and are exposing themselves quite a bit more.
Most of the time no one has any idea that items like these tables are radioactive. So I’m pretty sure they aren’t telling anyone that they are when they are sold.
Like I said, the level of radiation coming off of these tables isn’t that high…relative to dangerous high activity sources. But it’s still a decent level of radiation. I’ve read that the level is high enough to fog photographic film in a camera.
I believe there is very little risk to the workers in this place, unless they are sleeping on the tiles. I’ve heard of some people that deal with these tiles sometimes cut them releasing uranium dust into the air. Now that could be a big problem.
@@RadioactiveDrew Its really interesting that people can run shops like this for years and have absolutely no idea. I may have to pay some of these shops a visit. Though this shop in particular runs some pretty high prices. There must be some pretty high demand to be selling tiles for ~150$ a piece. (According to their website)
The material is considered TENORM - technologically enhanced naturally occurring radioactive material, and is thereby exempt from NRC regulation. The only reason it is considered such is that there is still so much of it that regulating its sale and movement would be near impossible for the government, and so it's "grandfathered" in and ignored. This is, of course, temporary. As government regulation and bureaucracy grows, as it invariably is wont to do, and as the rarity of these materials increases, it will undoubtedly at some point in the future experience a 'media exposé / hysteria cycle', where some kind of "news" media will foment a panic / outrage concerning the topic and then the government will be compelled either by public outrage directly, or legislative panic to change the rules and make for instance the sale of such materials illegal. I don't know if this will happen 5 years from now, or 50, but as the ever increasing safetyism of society grows alongside greater demand for government control and nanny-state policies, it is completely inevitable. So if you are reading this comment and you like these kinds of antiques and such, buy them now like Drew is doing, because they will definitely not be around forever. I commend him for trying to attenuate the fear of these things in videos like this, but like the Sheriff in No Country For Old Men says, you can't fight the "dismal tide". ☢🙂
@@NewbGamingNetworks this shop has had some of the highest prices I’ve seen for these tables. A lot of them run over $1000. Granted they have some of nicest tile tables I’ve seen.
@@Muonium1 I hope that the government never tries to control items like this. But you’re right, people will try and get people all crazy over items like this somewhere down the line. Hopefully it doesn’t stick and level heads will remain in control…but I have a feeling that is a little too hopeful.
I literally just got home from a antique shop and they had one of those there solid orange tiles and blue with many different patterns in some I decided to buy that table and some uranium glass
I love Spanish tiles, I would be in heaven in that store! Thanks so much about the information on the Uranium paint, I need to get one of those radiation detectors!
Well done Drew. We live in a radioactive world
We certainly do.
When I was a kid and first learning that nuclear materials got hot from radioactive decays, and would stay hot for many years, I wondered why we didn't have pots and skillets where you could boil water and fry eggs without needing a stove.
Possible but too hot for safety
These are great videos. I would have never thought about the types of materials used as coloring agents.
Have you ever done a video about radioactive Christmas decorations or ornaments??? That would make a great topic this time of year.
Ooooh! Build a cloud chamber on top of it! They're very easy to make.
Cool stuff!
Thanks man.
You deserve a lot more views!
Thanks...hopefully one day I'll get there.
This store has great looking antiques, I may need to take my wife there! I noticed you seem to pass by the wrought iron without checking. Have you never come across any of the reused radioactive rebar?
I’ve never come across that.
Another great video...thanks.
As you said in one of your comments below, it's very doubtful that any of the sellers would inform the prospective buyer about the presence of Uranium oxides in the tiles, let alone the potential risks,...IF asked, they could always plead ignorance I dare say.
As an aside, can anyone here direct me to any studies done (if any) into the levels of RADON gas that will be emitted by the green/yellowish vaseline/Uranium glasses that so many people collect these days? I believe that they're less hazardous than the Uranium glazed items, like these tiles & fiestaware etc, where studies have proved that significant levels of Rn is released.
Glad you enjoyed this video. Funny you bring up the seller. I had one of my posts about this video taken down on a FB group about vintage tile tables. I guess the owner saw the video and told the admin to take down the video because she claimed I didn’t have permission to film in her shop. Funny thing is, right when I started filming in there I got permission to film in there by way of one of her employees asking her on the phone. I also have video of that exchange.
So I usually give the benefit of the doubt to the shop owners about them not knowing about the radioactive items or knowing they are radioactive and having enough smarts to know it poses no danger anyone. But this person is actively trying to make sure this video doesn’t get seen by as many people. So this is the worst kind of shop owner. One that doesn’t know enough and believes they need to cover up the fact that these tables are radioactive.
As far as radon and uranium glass goes I don’t believe it to be that big of a deal. Uranium glass and uranium glazed tiles give off some radon. But nowhere near as much as radium items. Radium decays directly into radon unlike uranium, which takes a very long time to get to that place in the decay chain.
Toy's R Us for nukenerds. I love it !
It really was.
It is an interesting piece you've got in the middle of your floor. Seriously that was the best looking one they had? Cuz more than radioactive, that permanent doormat is ugly...good thing its radioactive eh?
Those tiles with the Mission on them were my favorite. I’m all the way on the other side of the country, otherwise I’d love to purchase it. Can I ask how much your table cost? Stunning
The one I have in this video was $275 or something right around there. Usually have to hunt around to find a deal. These tables can get really expensive. I just bought a second one. I should be making a video about it…soonish.
@@RadioactiveDrewThat's actually not bad for a retail price. If I were in town on a trip I'd probably pick it up for that price. It's just beautiful.
@RobbieWebster btw, the tables in this shop were very pricey. The most expensive I’ve seen hands down. But they also were in amazing condition. Some of these smaller tables were in the $800-$1600 range.
Possibly cadmium? Cad red yellow and orange or common artists pigments
Cadmium isn’t radioactive. So in the tables that are radioactive it isn’t cadmium that gives them those colors. I know it’s uranium because that’s what was used as a pigment in the 1920’s-1940’s.
@@RadioactiveDrew Uranium oxide?
@@catfission yes. I’m pretty sure the firing process in glazing turns the uranium oxide into uranium trioxide and that’s why it’s orange and red in color when it’s done.
Have you thought about using the RadiaCode on someone who’s been injected with technetium-99m and/or a radionuclide like fluorine-18 that emits positrons?
I had a family member get a Tc-99m injection for some imaging. The Radiacode was able to detect when they pulled into the garage. I’m planning on doing a video about nuclear medicine.
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I am wondering if any of that radioactive tile would cause a florescent tube to glow a bit in the dark. Florescent tubes on the endangered list now for the mercury in them.
I don't think these tiles would be active enough to make the tube glow.
Perhaps a comparison to airline flight radiation levels (It is noticeably higher than background) or a chest X-ray dose is in order. We can use all the benchmarks possible to try to understand that yes, there is elevated levels here, but how elevated? And what type of emission are we talking about? Is this Beta? Is this very much Gamma? [only partly I would think imo]
Wikipedia on glazed tiles says:
Although the uranium in the glaze emits gamma rays, alpha particles, and beta particles, the gamma and alpha emissions are weak. The beta particles are the easiest to detect, and they are also responsible for the bulk of the radiation exposure to those handling ceramics that employ a uranium glaze.
Back when these were new, would they have been emitting more gamma rays?
I visited the Boeing used parts warehouse in WA and while looking at a geiger counter a guy walked up and set off the gc. I asked him if this gc is correct and he said yes "he works at Boeing."
Are those uranium glazed tiles routinely sold online? I’d love to get my hands on some but I don’t have the faintest idea where to look.
Well you can look on eBay. But it can be very hard to tell which ones are going to be radioactive. I might be selling some on my site later this week.
@@RadioactiveDrew I also have to ask! Have you managed to get your hands on a RID-1 source yet?
@@catfission no...not too much of a rush on that.
These houses that are full of these tiles, would the people that lived in them get cancer?
Not unless they were sleeping on them and eating the tiles.
Curious, what were they asking for that Parrots table?
Hi. My grandmother had a greenish yellow fishing lure that glows in the dark without being charged by other light source, it glows constantly. I only know that it's old and my guess would be that it's from the 50's or older. It's 5" long and about 5/8" thick. It looks like it's been dipped in glowing paint. She had it on the wall in her cabin along with some other old fishing lures as ornaments. When the cabin got dark at night she said that the lure always looked like it "moved around and wouldn't stay still" which made it hard for her to sleep. She took it down from the wall and placed it in a drawer. The cabin later passed to my uncle and to the best of my knowledge the lure is still there. How dangerous or safe is an item like this you think?
It really depends on what is making it glow. Usually something made with radium in the 50’s can still glow in the dark…but it’s usually very dim. Radium emits a decent amount of gamma radiation, which is some of the most penetrating type. Even with that in mind as long as you aren’t sleeping right next to it you should be good. Radiation exposure is factored by how close you are to a source and how much time you spend next to it. I should be relatively safe. Best way to know is to check it with a Geiger counter of some kind.
@@RadioactiveDrew Thanks Drew. Grandma passed away at the respectable age of 89 after having had the lure on the wall or drawer since, forever, so it probably was not that strong. She slept in the same room, about 12 feet from it. It was at her cabin so she didn't stay there year round but I would say 4 - 5 months per year. I was just curious to hear your take on it. I haven't seen it for many years now but it did have a noticeable glow, not very strong but not really faint either. The thing that made her account more interesting for me is how she said that the thing looked like it was shifting position on the wall when the room was dark. I think her exact words were that "it comes down at night but when I turn the lights on I can see that it's still up there where I placed it".
I think that motion of the object your grandmother described has to do with the eyes trying to focus on something dim and across a room. There’s a term for it but I can’t think of it right now.
@@RadioactiveDrew I think you are right. It was just the knowing of this object having the mysterious property of radioactivity that made this even more exciting. Anyway, thanks for your reply and all the good videos. Keep it up.
I so need more radiation in my life. 💥
This was realy cool! I guess You will be banned from every antique store from now... ha ha
Plenty of antique shops to visit and most of them are cool with me doing my radiation hunting. The lady that owned this shop had some huge problems with me when I released the video.
@@RadioactiveDrew (Sorry for my brooken English it is not my native language...) First of all Your channel is one of extremely few remaining those days which are actually genuinely interesting to watch and one learn something useful from! I did hear of that transparent green glass before (it can be found here too, but it is quite rare, but i know a forum friend did came ower some weird 1940s Christmas decorations made from Uranium glass, which i honestly newer taught about looking for before...), but i did not know that it also where used in cheramics, Sweden where one of few European countries which had our own Uranium mines back then (closed and sealed now, but there are large areas where Radon gas is concidered as a health problem if it is trapped inside buildings fondations and accumulate ower time, and in some cases also in the drinking water in a few areas in the south, i honestly think it is a bit owerexaggregated, but You know Gouvernment repports and things...), so i will certanly hawe a look around now for those orange plates! I am far from being a geology expert, so i am probably wrong here, but i am curious if there may be some type of very old geologic connection between the American and north European Uranium ore spots location?
I don’t think there is a direct connection between those two different areas. Uranium deposits are a very fascinating subject to research as they differ quite a bit depending on the area and the geology.
@@RadioactiveDrew Thank You! Would You recommend that type of dosimeter You are using here as a beginners for hunting those type of things (just out of curiosity)?
I think having a detector that can see alpha, beta and gamma is pretty handy when looking for radioactive antiques. Usually those items give off a lot of alpha and beta with some gammas.
Nope not acclimating… what others say doesn’t change what actually happens or the tests done on humans and animals to establish set value of damage… this is just astonishing, keep being careful, your kids will appreciate it
That is just stupid to keep hot items at home. Covering the top of a table does not make it safe.
Sounds like you don’t know how radiation works.
@@RadioactiveDrew it accumulates in a body, right? Contaminating the area around the house, right? Good luck with radiation. What about your eyes? The radiation affects it too ( even a-rays), right?
The radiation doesn’t bioaccumulate in the body. Certain kinds of radioactive elements can trick the body into thinking it’s calcium. But that’s if you ingest them…not if you are exposed to their radiation. Alpha radiation can be very damaging internally and I would imagine your eyes would be sensitive to it as well. But it only goes a couple inches in air. So as long as you don’t have a strong alpha source right up against your eye you should be good.