The radium on the dials is harmless - unless you ingest it.,(reply>), or breathe it.<br><br>guess depends how far you trust 70yr old paint,(reply>), It's actually worse than eating it if you inhale it as powder: surprisingly easy if the adhesive that holds it together is 1940's era. Wartime luminous dials tend to continuously shed small amounts into the air (and if they are behind glass you want to be very careful if the glass breaks because there will be decades of that powder released all at once)