Glass Cullet Hunting: Westmoreland Glassworks

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@shawnoshea7730 2 ай бұрын

I grew up about 1 mile from there. I clearly remember the trucks coming up out of the factory onto the main road. The old boarded up building at the beginning was a post office originally. I can remember going in there with my mom when I was a little kid.

@theglassdigtective 2 ай бұрын

I wasn’t sure what that building was, so thanks for the info on its history! I was impressed how the entire glassworks was built into a steep hillside and sandwiched where it was.👍

@Doxymeister 2 ай бұрын

That's fascinating. My Mom collects uranium glass, has a whole lit cabinet of the stuff. I started designing jewelry and discovered that the Czech glass bead makers started reviving the uranium glass craze all over again, so I purchased some beads to make some earrings for my Mom. It just never occurred to me to look in dumps for it! Hugs to the doggos from us!

@theglassdigtective 2 ай бұрын

Thanks! I used to collect the uranium glass tableware, vases, etc., but now I like to dig and collect the cullet. I melt some of the glass I find into jewelry and marbles, and some I sell as large and small chunks/cullet. I’ll definitely give the dogs some extra hugs for ya as well!😄🐾👍

@julianp2868 2 ай бұрын

I'd never have thought I'd find this subject interesting.

@theglassdigtective 2 ай бұрын

Thanks! I’m glad you found it interesting. I like finding glass in various forms to collect (bottles, cullet, marbles, etc.), as well as use in my hotglass work.😄👍

@veronicapace7198 2 ай бұрын

It is actually located in the village of Grapeville. I had a lay-a-way in the gift shop when I was still a teen. I used to walk those tracks to Jeannette quite often. Never heard of train police. lol You can enter the factory easily from the village. At least you used to.. Good hunt!

@theglassdigtective 2 ай бұрын

Thank you!👍

@anneinfurna8528 2 ай бұрын

Go check out the old works in Virginia--The Fenton Glassworks. I knew someone from around there that had huge blocks of glass from the furnace redos that happened now and then. In Business since 1905 i believe. Bet you could dig up some interesting things there!

@theglassdigtective 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the heads up! I’m always looking for new places to dig and explore, so thanks. I’ll have to research it and take a look on GPS.😄👍

@jenniferbutcher8393 2 ай бұрын

As a rockhounder, i found this so cool!! Subscribing.....😊

@theglassdigtective 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for subscribing! I will have more videos up soon of more adventures.😄⛏

@jenniferbutcher8393 2 ай бұрын

@theglassdigtective looking forward to it! I think Fenton glass has been shut down for awhile, wonder if you are able to poke around their old factory. I love watching them work, and I was so sad to hear they closed.

@ZacLowing 2 ай бұрын

I would love to find ways of lighting that kind of glass from underneath

@theglassdigtective 2 ай бұрын

If you make a shallow box with UV lights inside, and put a sheet of glass on the top, you can light glass from underneath. Or use a solid top on the box and just cut appropriate sized holes for whatever pieces you wanted to light from underneath. Just my 2 cents.😄🔨

@jasonsummit1885 2 ай бұрын

The only glass piece that I have kept as is, is a sidewalk vault light of purple manganese glass

@IslandEclectic-y4p 2 ай бұрын

Your video was on the suggestion list, so decided to take a peek. You have a well modulated voice, which is one of my parameters, love your puppers, and you have an interest in some of the stuff I collect. Cool beans. Do the pups ever get to accompany you? I hope you and your channel do well.

@IslandEclectic-y4p 2 ай бұрын

If I lived in your area, I would collect bricks, to make a small paved pathway. Unless you live in an apartment. Love bricks.

@theglassdigtective 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching! My dogs usually come with me on site to dig, but the dumping grounds of glassworks (like in this video) are filled with glass shards and too hazardous to their paws. Both are trained to stick with me while I dig- my lab Hutch is trained to get me things like digging gloves, water bottles, my hat- basically everything I forget after I’m back in whatever hole I’m digging.😂 My last lab was trained to do the same stuff for me on-site too- dogs are awesome.😄👍🐾

@IslandEclectic-y4p 2 ай бұрын

@@theglassdigtective 😁Wow, your dogs are so cool. Forgot about the sharp glass. I thought maybe it was that you never know how peeps will react to dogs. You are swell dog Dad!👏

@SnapScavenge 2 ай бұрын

Havnt been there but I want to. Not far from me

@theglassdigtective 2 ай бұрын

It’s about 4 hrs from me, but worth the drive to visit.👍

@BBQNBLUES 2 ай бұрын

While watching the video I kept thinking.. Man, I would Love to melt all the Uranium Glass into a Huge chunk :) ha then you did that.

@theglassdigtective 2 ай бұрын

I’d like to make a giant cube of it honestly!😂 It would take about 19lbs of glass cullet to make a 6”x6”x6” (1/8 cubic foot) piece. I find a lot of little cullet pieces that would be perfect to use for it, so it may happen one of these days. I’ll def make a video of it if I do.🔥👍

@SnapScavenge Ай бұрын

What do you do with all of the glass?

@theglassdigtective Ай бұрын

I use it to melt into new items, and I sell it in chunk/cullet form as well.

@gordonmiles9995 2 ай бұрын

If you use a Geiger counter, you'll find the green glass is not uranium glass because it's not radioactive at all. The Orange glass, which became illegal to dispose of in public dump sites, back in the early 1960's. The orange glass is highly radioactive if it is real uranium glass. The green glass is just depression glass but not uranium glass

@theglassdigtective 2 ай бұрын

Some orange and yellow glass in the past contained cadmium and that’s why they can’t dispose of it in public dumps. Not all green glass contains uranium, and I use a UV light and a geiger counter to confirm it does (end of video).👍 Cadmium, selenium, and most other colorants (beyond thorium which is slightly radioactive) are not radioactive. Some depression glass does contain uranium oxide too- usually green or yellow if it does. I’ve been a glassblower for 23 years, and collecting uranium glass for over 30 years, so trust me on this lol.😄👍🔥

@gordonmiles9995 2 ай бұрын

@theglassdigtective my wife and i had an antique shop for close to 60 years and we would have been run out of business if we ever tried to pawn off green depression glass as uranium glass. Because of thorium doped glass becoming amber over time, it was never used by commercial glass companies like uranium was. Thorium was mainly used in optical formulas for WWII aero-photography. Anything can be done in videos and after having been a photographer for 55 years, you'll have to trust me on this See how easy that works? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@theglassdigtective 2 ай бұрын

@@gordonmiles9995 Yeah I see how that works- you making a misinformed ass of yourself. What I do isn’t magic😂- I’m not tying to fool anybody- unless you already are one. Use something better than Google AI to do your research buddy. Take care.👍

@drcurioustube 2 ай бұрын

Glass that fluoresces bright green under UV light does so because of uranium in the glass.

@gordonmiles9995 2 ай бұрын

@drcurioustube wrong. Buy yourself a $125 Geiger counter and learn the truth.