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1. What is Vaseline Glass?
 Vaseline Glass is a particular color of yellow-green glass that is made by adding Uranium Dioxide to the ingredients when the glass formula is made. The addition of the Uranium Dioxide makes the glass color yellow-green. Vaseline Glass is ALWAYS verifiable by using an ultraviolet light (blacklight) on the glass item. When this is done, the glass turns a bright florescent GREEN! Sometimes, even the most trained eye can be fooled by a piece of glass that looks like Vaseline Glass, but will not 'glow' or fluoresce bright green under a blacklight. Not all yellow-green glass will turn florescent GREEN when a UV light is shined on it.
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2. How is Green Depression glass different from Vaseline glass?
 Green Depression glass made in the 30's has had iron added to the glass to give it its green color.
Purist Vaseline Glass collectors generally pass it by.
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