The Creamer's Secret

 It was such a pretty thing. 

 I love poking around in seedy, dusty shops, and this antique shop in Monte Vista was perfect -- you never know what you're going to find. This was on a back shelf in the junkroom.

Not extremely heavy -- so it wasn't early 20th century. But antique...probably Depression Era? Sure.

We needed a little creamer to heat maple syrup in. And the sunflower pattern was lovely. 

I got it home, along with a late 19th cen. 'quadruple' sterling silver sugarbowl.

(Marked $10 -- but I paid $5.50 for it, after some bargaining. A good study piece.)

Used the creamer for our breakfast pancakes.

Then I thought, "What if..." Got out my special flashlight -- and yow!

I'd found something even better: a piece of vaseline (also called uranium) glass.

       For a dollar!  

(P.S. The sterling piece was more valuable, too.)