As of yesterday, the antique bottles I placed in my homemade UV light chamber (aka my extra trash dumpster), have been immersed in light for fifty days. The three bottles I placed in the light have definitely taken on a deeper shade of purple, but I want more.
I am willing to soak the
bottles in UV light for several more weeks and allow the manganese
dioxide in the glass to contribute more color.
Posted today is a photograph
from day one and a photograph from day fifty for comparison. The comparison photographs do not render the
colors appropriately, but you can definitely see the color deepening within the
glass.
I have also posted a photograph
of one of the bottles in natural light to more accurately reveal the color.
Purple Bottle
Bottles on Day One
Bottles on Day Fifty
—Mitchell Hegman
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