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21 November 2009

Answer to Question #1388 Submitted to "Ask the Experts"

Category: Historical Issues/Applications

The following question was answered by an expert in the appropriate field:

I recently obtained a pottery piece called "The Radium Spa," produced by the American Radium Products Company of Los Angeles, California. I have found similar things like this on the Internet, like the Revigator, but nothing called The Radium Spa. I was hoping you could help me with a little history about this particular company. My search has yielded no results.

Radium Spa pottery Unfortunately, I have no information about American Radium Products—many such companies were located in Los Angeles during the 1920s. The device itself dates from 1925 to 1930 and its design seems to be based on the Revigator (both are lined with radium ore and intended to add radioactivity to water). It is less frequently encountered than the Revigator, which sold in the hundreds of thousands, but it would not be considered rare. Keep in mind that the possession of such an item might require a state license or registration. You might contact your state radiation control program to find out. Links to many state programs can be found on the Oak Ridge Associated Universities Web site.

I'm sorry I couldn't be of more help.

Paul Frame, CHP, PhD

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