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RARE VINTAGE PAIR UV ALEXANDRITE NEODYMIUM MANGANESE URANIUM CUT GLASS PERFUME SCENT PAPERWEIGHT BOTTLES IRICE. THIS PAIR OF CUT GLASS PERFUME / SCENT BOTTLES MEASURES APPROX. 4 3/4-5" HIGH WITH THE STOPPERS, AND 21/2" WIDE.

THE COLOR CHANGING GLASS APPEARS AS LILAC, VIOLET, LIGHT PURPLE, GREYISH-BLUE, PINK AND FLASHES OF MAGENTA, DEPENDING ON THE LIGHT SOURCE AND TYPE. I BELIEVE IT IS ALEXANDRITE GLASS.

PLEASE EXAMINE THE PHOTOS TAKEN IN INTERIOR, EXTERIOR AND UV LIGHT EXPOSURE, AND ASSESS FOR YOURSELF. EACH BOTTLE HAS IT'S ORIGINAL IMPORT LABEL, I. MADE IN JAPAN", WITH AN ADDITIONAL LABEL THAT SAYS "HAND CUT. THIS'PAPERWEIGHT' MODEL IS KNOWN TO COLLECTORS, AND HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED IN GREEN, TURQUOISE BLUE, PALE PINK, CLEAR, AND RARELY, IN VIOLET, SUCH AS THESE. UNDER UV / BLACK LIGHT, THE BOTTLES GLOW GREEN, DUE TO MANGANESE AND/OR URANIUM OXIDES IN THE GLASS.

NEON-LIKE MAGENTA HIGHLIGHTS ALSO APPEAR UNDER UV LIGHT. IN THE 1930'S, IRVING W. RICE IMPORTED CZECHOSLOVAKIAN CRYSTAL TO THE U. IRICE IMPORT LABELS HAVE BEEN FOUND ON BOTTLES FROM WEST GERMANY, MADE OF ALEXANDRITE GLASS.

THE BOTTLES OFFERED HERE ARE LABELED "MADE IN JAPAN", AND ARE CLEARLY HAND CUT, BLOWN GLASS, WITH CHARACTERISTICS OF ALEXANDRITE / NEODYMIUM, AS WELL AS MANGANESE. SOME TINY AIR BUBBLES ARE VISIBLE. THE FACETS ARE SMOOTH, CLEAN AND WITHOUT ANY CHIPS, CRACKS, OR ISSUES. THE STOPPERS ARE ALSO SMOOTH.

THE GLASS IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. 3 PLEASE DON'T HESITATE TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE, AND REVIEW THE PHOTOS FOR DESCRIPTION.