Apr 22, 2024
So Alastor lived during that radioactive craze, didn't he?
Do you think he would've been skeptical about this new trend or do you think he'd be like "Radioactive toothpaste?! Neat! That has the word radio in it!"
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So Alastor lived during that radioactive craze, didn't he?
Do you think he would've been skeptical about this new trend or do you think he'd be like "Radioactive toothpaste?! Neat! That has the word radio in it!"
Radioactive Toothpaste (1940-1945)
Tales from the Atomic Age
In the early 1940s, the U.S. was at war and extraordinary efforts were underway to build an atomic bomb. The government even went so far as to confiscate the uranium oxides used by ceramics manufacturers to produce red/orange glazes. More than a few collectors must have been upset at the disruption in their supply of red dinnerware. Still, sacrifices were required.…
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A catalog of vintage (as they'd have to be) radioactive products and/or "cures" that were used in the first part of the 20th century. Things like radioactive toothpaste, radioactive suppositories, etc. Fascinating, but also a little disturbing when you think of the damage and death these things probably caused...