"Radieye" Radioluminescent Screws (ca. 1920s) |
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screws appear identical to the "Radieye" brand screws manufactured by the
General Electric Company. The latter were intended to be used with wall
mounted light switch plates - in the dark, a light switch is of no use if
you can't find it. The following description is taken from a Post-Glover Electric Company catalog published in 1925: "G-E Radieye Screws. Gleam in the dark and guide you to the wall switch (Contain Genuine Radium) Easily attachable - Good for Years." "G-E "radieye" Luminous Flush Plate Screws contain genuine radium, and can be supplied with any of the flush plates listed at an advance of $0.50 each to the list price of the desired plate. They are furnished on a multi-colored counter card; 25 screws on a card." |
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