This will help probably nobody but I just succeeded in freeing a frozen glass stopper from a decanter by adding Windex to the concave part of the top rim, then waiting two days. #windex #glass #glassware #wine #liquor #decanter #alcohol

I'm cleaning out a relative's house and one of the fun finds has been glassware that glows under UV light and thus might contain uranium. But fluorescence isn't especially bright so I have to find a Geiger counter to confirm. #uvlight #fluorescence #uranium #glass #glassware #annagrün #annagelb

No.4 in my antiques series:

Ale glasses

Due to the interminable wars with the French, drinking French wine was seen as unpatriotic in the Georgian period, so better-off Brits drank strong ale instead. At around 10% ABV, this was drunk from conical ale glasses, capacity about 4 ounces.
The glass shown below dates from about 1790-1800. At 6 inches tall, it is a 'short ale', meaning it has a shorter stem than a true ale glass but a longer one than a 'dwarf ale'.
#glassware #ale #beer #antiques

I've come into possession of three sets of stemware from the early 1900s and I'd love to learn more about their origins. Are there any glassware nerds here? I've tried reverse image search and have come up with nothing. #glassware #stemware #glasses #cups #alcohol #antique #vintage

With #Russia now being associated with murderous state aggression I feel "Russian dolls" (Matryoshka dolls) are a faux pas in the modern interior.

On a trial basis for the next week (or until my, uhm, housemate says otherwise) this lovely #Borosilicate #laboratory #glassware will fulfill the decorative role of "fun nested bunch of things"