CLASSIC VINTAGE "FIESTAWARE" OVAL-SHAPED SERVING DISH ORANGE COLOR, 1936-1943 "RADIOACTIVE RED" ORANGE COLOR EXCELLENT CONDITION NO CRACKS OR SERIOUS IMPERFECTIONS $88.00 Plus $19.75 Shipping The Homer Laughlin Co. of West Virginia used 14% uranium to produce the "Radioactive Red" orange color in the ceramic glaze. This was only done from 1936 to 1943; in 1943, the federal "Manhattan Project" confiscated all the uranium ore that had been stockpiled for these ceramic plates. The uranium ore was needed to produce the atomic bombs that were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki during August 1945. Using a Ludlum 2200 geiger counter (see photos) and a Ludlum 44-9 pancake probe, the top dish surfaces were measured for their radiation. The two surfaces gave identical measurements: 38,400. CPM, a radiation response in the middle range. This serving dish weights 36.6 ounces. IS IT SAFE TO EAT FOOD SERVED ON THIS OVAL FIESTAWARE SERVING PLATE ? I will enclose a discussion of the food safety topic, prepared by the National Radiation Museum at Oak Ridge TN. The federal EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) stated that the main danger from eating on uranium-based serving plates arises from any imperfections the plates might have. These imperfections would include cracks or small breaks in the glazed surface, such as chips, or small glaze-chunks that fell off the surface. None of these small pieces of the colored glaze should be swallowed, which could result in DNA injury to the body's cells. In a written report, the EPA reported a long-term follow-up study on medical effects; they did NOT find injury among workers who made these FiestaWare plates by hand. The radiation levels measured in the plates varied, because the thickness of the orange glaze material varied because the plates' glaze was hand- applied, yielding varied radiation measurements. I am also selling orange Fiestaware cups ($25.00 + s/h), 6" plates ($25.00 + s/h), and 9" plates ($40.00 + s/h) The radiation measurements are similar across these vintage products: Most radiation measurements fluctuate from 25,000 cpm to 40,000. cpm, varying with the glaze's thickness on the ceramic. For this FiestaWare serving dish: $88.00 plus $19.75 s/h It will be mailed via USPS Priority mail, which includes $100.00 insurance during shipping. Stephen Buggie, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus Univ. of New Mexico, Gallup 705 Gurley Ave. Gallup NM 87301