My friend's queer-owned antique shop got a bunch of protest badges from the 70s and 80s in, I reckon someone extremely cool just passed away.
So of course I scurried in and helped relieve him of a few which have now been added to my Nonviolent-Communication-As-An-Alternative-To-Battle Jacket.
(I must admit I'm less keen on the lesbian one having read the card and learned it was about political lesbianism, it doesn't really get more grim than a woman being with you as a political statement when she'd really rather be with a man. I read it as lesbianism being framed as an aspirational state any woman could hope for, as a pushback against the idea that it was something to be ashamed of. But I guess it's my badge now and I can say that's what it means)
@afewbugs you can love women, they can’t stop you
He's also got some more uranium glass in (background info in this thread https://social.coop/@afewbugs/116692962744917227) including this rather odd necklace that would suit a raver who didn't want to move much.
@afewbugs If we had such exhibitions in our museum, we had to protect the visitors. 😎
@NatureMC in the linked thread there are readings from a Geiger counter, uranium glass emits some alpha particles but they're stopped by glass cabinets or even paper. The UV light to make it glow is more harmful
@afewbugs There's old uranium glass containing 25% uranium per weight (produced until the beginning of the 20th century). Conservators have to handle it with masks/gloves because it can be inhaled, especially by tiny damages. Of course, uranium glass could also contain Lead, Cadmium, or Arsenic which is much more toxic.
And yes, with the strict EU regulations, the pieces would have to be in special glass cabinets. We had a glass exhibition and decided against showing that glass, because our
@afewbugs well those pics took me right back.