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Crazy for Mercury Glass

Pottery Barn Mercury Glass lamps

You know the term “mad as a hatter?”  It’s because the people who made hats for a living ingested lots of mercury, a commonly used medium for razzle dazzle finish, and they went a little cray cray. And then, someone thought of using mercury for making sparkly (less expensive than silver) table ware. That wasn’t… Read more »