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<p>[QUOTE="gregsglass, post: 552267, member: 78"]Hi,</p><p> It looks sun purpled which is considered damaged. Around 1916 the glass companies started using Manganese to make the glass mixture more clear. The sun turned the glass a slight lilac shade. About 40 years ago people started to use ultraviolet light to turn the glass purple. If they did it long enough it turned it dark purple almost black. I do not consider it damage but I like the light purple shade.</p><p>greg[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="gregsglass, post: 552267, member: 78"]Hi, It looks sun purpled which is considered damaged. Around 1916 the glass companies started using Manganese to make the glass mixture more clear. The sun turned the glass a slight lilac shade. About 40 years ago people started to use ultraviolet light to turn the glass purple. If they did it long enough it turned it dark purple almost black. I do not consider it damage but I like the light purple shade. greg[/QUOTE]
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