Watch hands and faces were painted with radium, to make them glow in the dark, in the early 20th century. Google "radium girls." There is a thread on the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors website which addresses this issue -- basically, don't lick or eat the things, and you should be ok. But, if in doubt, don't work with hands and faces from the early 1900s.
I'll buy your radium watch parts...
mkrubsack 2 years ago
the check source on the geiger counter, what is it?
Dharok60 2 years ago
Watch hands and faces were painted with radium, to make them glow in the dark, in the early 20th century. Google "radium girls." There is a thread on the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors website which addresses this issue -- basically, don't lick or eat the things, and you should be ok. But, if in doubt, don't work with hands and faces from the early 1900s.
FireflyFlame 3 years ago