What color glass is this considered????

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What color would you use to describe this Philadelphia Hutch from L. Prober ? The second pic is next to a aqua hutch and clear med...

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[poisons4me]

Maganese grey !!!

 

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Thanx Rick, is that just from natural sunlight hitting it or has something been done to get that gray color?
Jim

 

[poisons4me]

the grey is from the Maganese content,they are the ones that will turn purple.

 

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Thanx Rick, you're a wealth of good knowledge.... on the "bay" she goes with the correct description....

 

[RIBottleguy]

Some people call it a "smokey" gray. Either way I like those soda bottles with tinted colors.

 

[GuntherHess]

These could be early selenium dioxide/arsenic bleached glass.
One way to tell is expose it to UV and see if it starts to turn amethyst.

 

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Hi Gunther, I'm going to be listing it for sale on e-bay tonight so I won't even bother, I'll let the buyer do with it what they want, I was just unsure what to call the color in the auction ad. Thanx for your input, it's always welcome...
Jim

 

[coboltmoon]

I would call it smoky sun colored amethyst.