Empire Glassworks - Diapositiva Unicornio con Cuerno UV de 14 mm

The horn. Empire Glassworks describe the twisted translucent horn as the UV-reactive part — their wholesale listing calls it an Illuminati horn. Under a blacklight the horn on the Empire Glassworks Unicorn Slide lights up a bright green — our UV photo shows it — while the white body and rainbow mane stay dark. In normal room light the horn is a pale, glassy yellow-green spiral. Bring a blacklight to see the effect; ordinary bulbs will not trigger it.

Yes. Empire Glassworks sell this piece as the UV Reactive Unicorn Bowl Piece, part number 1945, UPC 810077692745. At Angies Boutique it is listed as the Empire Glassworks Unicorn Slide with UV Horn 14mm. It is the same design — a white unicorn with a rainbow mane and curled tail and a twisted UV horn — and Empire's own retail price for it is $30.00, so the $29.99 here is a penny under.

A 14mm female joint. The Empire Glassworks Unicorn Slide has a 14mm male joint — Empire list their bowls as 14.5mm, which is the measured outside size of a standard 14mm male joint. It will not fit 10mm or 18mm joints, and no adapter comes in the box. If your bong or water pipe takes a standard 14mm bowl, this bowl fits it.

Taller than a compact bowl. Empire list the Empire Glassworks Unicorn Slide at about 4 inches tall, 2.5 inches wide and 46 grams. That is noticeably taller than Empire's 2-inch flower and planet bowls, so check that nothing on your water pipe hangs low over the downstem, and lift the bowl out before moving the pipe. Each one is hand-made, so expect small differences from those numbers.

Handle the Empire Glassworks Unicorn Slide by the white body or the joint, never by the horn or the tail. Lay it down on its side with the horn facing up, and never knock it against an ashtray or the edge of a sink to clear it. Soak it clean rather than scrubbing, and store it where it cannot roll. Borosilicate is tough, but a thin twisted horn standing off the head is the most exposed glass on the piece.

Close, not identical. Empire Glassworks describe each piece as individually hand-crafted, so the order of the rainbow bands, the curl of the tail and the twist of the horn differ slightly from piece to piece. The white body, the rainbow mane and the UV horn stay the same. That variation is part of buying lampworked glass rather than a molded part — the Empire Glassworks Unicorn Slide you take home is its own piece.