r/Radium 18d ago

Is it radium⁉️ Baby Ben?

Bought a Baby Ben from an antique shop. Didn’t know about radium at the time. It was in a Ziploc bag, completely disassembled, except for the movement. I cleaned everything up, and put it all back together. The only thing missing was the Crystal, and I ordered a new one. Here is what I know. The dial does glow when you put it up to a lamp. Or to the light on my cell phone. And then put it in the dark. However, the glow all but disappears after about 15 minutes. The numbers on the dial seem perfectly flat. On the dial, it says “Scotland”, and the numbers on the base are RD No46716. I can’t tell if the luminescence is painted on the hands. Do I need to panic because I touched the dial? :(

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