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Uranium glass (Vaseline glass) for trains
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| Uranium glass headlight on Japanese steam
locomotives |
In March 2003, JapaneseMagazine "Rail Fans," issued
a very interesting article as "80 yeas ago, the steam locomotives
and some trains used the so^called "Golden Glow Light ", and it is a uranium glass (vaseline
glass) headlight ", wrtiien by Zyunzo
Oomori A member of JUGCC).
In January 2006, JUGCC (Japan Uranium Glass Collectors Club) visited the Transport Museum in Tokyo, because they
have the above headlight (Golden Glow Light). This Museum lcosed in 2006, and now they re-opend in Saitama Prefecture
in 2007.
The museum chief picked up the locomotive
headlight of the two Golden Glow Lights from the warehouse.
( photos by Mr Takashima of JUGCC)
Following two vaseline glass headlights are
the Transport Museum's collection, and the
copyright belongs to them.
So, please do not copy the following photos
of Golden Glow Loghts. |
This is the steam locomotive headlight as
"Golden Glow Light", yellow reflector part is made of vaseline
glass.
The cages are to protect against snow and/or
tree branches.
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The lid is opend.
The vaseline glass is used as the yellow
surface of the reflecting mirror.  |
Ultraviolet
irradiation times.
Reflector vaseline glass is unique to green
fluorescent out.
= Diameter of
about 30 cm.
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At the top of "golden glow of headlights,
Koito Manufacturing Co.," and
the nameplate, but age is unreadable.
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This is the second one, which is a little
small, and is used as the train's headlight.
= Diameter of
about 20 cm.
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Under Ultra-Violet irradiation, a green
fluorescence can be seen.
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JUGCC members, who visited the Transport Museum.
The back is the steam locomotive.(The lamp
is NOT a vaseline glass.)
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At the top of "golden glow Floodlight,
Koito Manufacturing Co., Showa 9 May"
and the nameplate.
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Finally, the same location as a transportation
museum old train station tour.
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The campus in the ranks, you can see station
platform.
Central Line train will take you to Kanda
between Ochanomizu and see.
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Above Omori's article on "Golden Glow Light" says that it was attached on the Emperor's
train, and that steam locomotive ia still
wxhibited at the Kyoto Umekouzi Hall.
I have visited there in November 2004.
Almost 10 steam locomotives are shown, and
I tested ultraviolet light irradiation to
all of them.
After all, only one locomotive "C58"'s rear light was Uranium
Glass..
The above article said that "C51 front
headlight is vaseline glass". Its color
is pale yellow but not a vaseline glass.
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| The steam locomotive for the Emperor "C58". |
"C58"'s rear lamp is "Golden Glow Light" (uranium glass) |
The lamp maker Koito Manufacturing Co. (still
operating) used valseline glass as a headlight,
because it has the shorter wavelength of
light, and strong penetration force.
Also, the company's data is provided by,
and the silicon oxide = 57%, soda ash = 18%,
10 molecular boric sand= 13%, calcium carbonate
= 5%, potassium nitrate = 7%, arsenite =
0.7%, heavy uranium sodium = 0.4%, he says.
The vaseline glass-made Golden Glow Light the Showa 16 years (1941) to obtain uranium
was no longer in discontinued, and potassium
dichromate-yellow colored (vaseline glass
is not) "Golden Glow Light" said, and, it's steam locomotive on
display at the Museum of the train, what
is closed or yellow color, but they did not,
vaseline glass is such a reason.
| "Battlefield Bridge": Thailand
locomotive headlights uranium glass |
That article, vaseline glass Nakamura club
members residing in Singapore, Bangkok, Thailand,
the same things that have been found, articles
and photographs tow.
The steam locomotive is a wartime production
in Japan by C56 (aka" The Lady "?)
Format say that the end of the war until"
March arrowhead River "is famous in
Thailand-Burma used to transport troops and
supplies We.
Of course, the Malay Peninsula for remodeling
by, for example deflector (flue gas plate)
and do not have, in front of me is a western-looking
cow catcher is attached.
According to our inquiry from the Ministry
of Railway of Thailand, according to
the "investigation records, according to
the United Nations after the war was
requisitioned by the post in the second two
are the Thai government to grant,
retired after Bangkok agency warehouse had
been stored in the in part two,
facelift to the central train station in
Bangkok on display. record in the
headlight and light backward instead of the
record replaced the original
possibility is very high, "says today. "
World War II, Japanese soldiers, from Bangkok
to Singapore to head that branch from the
trunk to the Thailand-Burma Burma toward
construction of a rush job in .
The work of the coalition forces of prisoners
of war and the people nearby, and
many workers have been mobilized, hunger
and inhuman working conditions, malaria
and other infectious diseases more victims
off.
West 130 km from Bangkok to KANCHANABURI,
Thailand-Burma is KUUE Yai River (arrowhead
River) to cross the bridge was built, which
the Japanese army's military transport MOU
and coalition targets, and after the war,
the movie "battlefield bridge" famous.
Thailand railway line width of the Japanese
National Railways from the narrow gage meter.
Thailand-Burma to the meter gage to retrofit
the 90 two-C56 type steam locomotive was
sent to the National Railways of Thailand
and neighboring countries after the war and
worked. 1979
n 1979, two of both the C56 is returned to
the C5631 is the ninth stage of Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine stored in the static (see below), the other
two of the C5644 is Thailand railway C56
advantages of a flat roof of the cab, while
the active in playing.
Nakamura members were taken by the "Bangkok
station in Japan steam locomotive C56 photographs"
showing.
Certainly, the headlight is on the thin green
as the vaseline glass using believe that. ｼ2003
(March 2003)
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| Bangkok station "C56" (at the
top of the front headlight is vaseline glass) |
Backward photos (more front headlight and
vaseline glass?) |
| The Yasukuni
Shrine SL (Thailand-Burma from home
by C56) |
Showa 11 years to the Japanese vehicle manufacturer,
to the south sent 90
two-engine one.
Thailand-Burma after playing in the postwar
Thai railway used in the Showa era
in 1952 to retire, Showa 54 to the Yasukuni
Shrine to the temple.
The first floor Exhibition (free admission),
Steady state, so is not clear, glass-like
yellow uranium is not see.
Before the dedication to the improvement
of the fact that because of the headlight
replaced's might. ｼ2006 (In autumn 2006)
| British car
headlights and uranium glass |
Headlight-uranium glass used not only in
the locomotives
Nagoya antiques dealer (Mr. S) imported
the automobile headlamp mad of vaseline glass
from 1910-1920 age.
In U.K. in 1910-20, "NOTEK, FOG - MASTER"(engraved on the glass) is used as
a fog lamp for cars.
The width is 23 cm. The front of the glass
thickness of 2 cm, and it is yellow vaseline
glass.
The vaseline glass to use the shorter wavelength
of light cut by the power transmission that
because the UK is a foggy country, and it
was the right thing.
In Japan's locomotive headlight, the reflector
is the vaseline glass.
The British car headlights use vaseline glass
as a front glass of the loght.
(June
2003)
"NOTEK" was one of the largest lamp manufacturer
in Germany/Munich before the World War, and
it stands for "NOva-TEchniK GmbH"/
It is said that tey installed this lamp as
a fog lamp to the German trains, besides
automotives..(Nov. 2007）
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