u/2clown

I see a bunch of specks on the dial, not sure if it's loose radium or paint peeling but I don't really wanna play around and find out. BUT the find was for about 19 bucks so I couldn't pass it up

Very happy with my purchase, can see it glow and read it clearly as day, but the number 2 for whatever reason doesn't seem to glow. The paint is there, though it does look the tiniest bit smudged compared to the other numbers. Any idea why that could be?

I have been looking around for something like this for a good while now. May consider putting this on the bug sell swap thread, but I found it for less than 9 bucks, it seems to be a decently rare piece as I only saw 2 other ones and both were bought long ago, and the piece is from the 30's allegedly

To find something like this is actually decently rare, at least in my area and the shops I've been hitting. In my experience with about 9 antique shops over 2 years this is the only one I have seen. The dangers if radium are widely known now, which is another reason I'm surprised someone would just be willing to sell it off for so cheap.