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Salt Shaker Test Results
This is my favorite style of salt shaker and I have never tested one that looked like this that was positive for Lead. It’s simple and relatively nontoxic - plus you can see the contents so you know exactly how much you have left (and I don’t know why anyone would need ...
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Vintage golden porcelain Stouffer brand salt shaker: Lead-Free, Cadmium-Free, Arsenic-Free, Antimony-Free.
Salt Shaker Test Results
When tested with an XRF instrument this vintage golden Stouffer brand porcelain salt shaker (with a cork stopper) had the following readings:
Golden finish of the shaker:Barium (Ba): 1,344 +/- 214 ppm
Gold (Au): 2,293 +/- 59 ppm
Iron (Fe): 2,105 +/- 92 ppm ...
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Cut crystal salt shaker: 15,100 ppm Lead + 1,502 ppm Antimony. What kind of salt shaker do you have?
Salt Shaker Test Results
When tested with an XRF instrument this vintage crystal salt shaker had the following readings:
Crystal base of the shaker:Lead (Pb): 11,500 +/- 300 ppm
Barium (Ba): 2,628 +/- 125 ppm
Antimony (Sb): 1,502 +/-63 ppm
Bromine (Br): 64 +/- 7 ppm
Zinc ...
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Precision Metals brass rod for “School Projects”, Made in USA: Lead-free! (but 194 ppm Arsenic!)
When tested with an XRF instrument this brass rod (sold for hobby projects - and specifically marketed as being useful for “school projects” - at the local hardware store) had the following readings:Arsenic (As): 194 +/- 13 ppm
Selenium (Se): 1948 +/- 76 ppm
Zinc (Zn): 37,200 +/- ...
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“Create With Metal” Quality Metal Brass Sheets, Made in USA: Lead-free! 69% Copper + 31% Zinc.
When tested with an XRF instrument this brass metal sheeting (sold for hobby projects at the local hardware store) had the following readings:Zinc (Zn): 308,800 +/- 2,500 ppm
Copper (Cu): 689,800 +/- 3,200 ppm
Vanadium (V): 328 +/- 143 ppmThis material was tested for a minimum of ...
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Handmade Spotted Ceramic Cup: 31 +/- 8 ppm Lead (in the base ceramic) & 18 +/- 7 ppm Cadmium in the red glaze.
When tested with an XRF instrument the handmade ceramic teacup pictured here had the following readings:
Base yellow of glaze:Barium (Ba): 3,416 +/- 264 ppm (Barium is commonly found in yellow glazes)
Tin (Sn): 3,328 +/- 81 ppm
Zinc (Zn): 61 +/- 25 ppm
Copper (Cu): 332 +/- 35 ppm ...
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Vintage California Contempora Ceramic Bowl: 105,400 ppm Lead in the glaze. 90 ppm is unsafe for kids.
When tested with an XRF instrument the vintage California Contempora ceramic bowl pictured here had the following readings:
Center of the food surface of dish - gray glaze in design:Lead (Pb): 104,500 +/- 3,900 ppm
Barium (Ba): 320 +/- 135 ppm
Antimony (Sb): 166 +/- 49 ppm
Tin ...
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Hand Painted Raffia Vernonware – Made in California: 93,900 ppm Lead in the glaze. 90 ppm is unsafe for kids.
When tested with an XRF instrument the small hand painted Raffia Vernonware bowl pictured here had the following readings:
Center of the food surface of dish:Lead (Pb): 93,900 +/- 3,400 ppm
Tin (Sn): 2,221 +/- 152 ppm
Zinc (Zn): 969+/- 94 ppm
Iron (Fe): 1,011 +/- 237 ppm
Vanadium ...
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Signature Collection Select Fine China Japan bowl in the Petite Bouquet pattern: 7,483 ppm Lead [90 ppm is unsafe for kids.]
When tested with an XRF instrument the small Japanese “Signature Collection Select Fine China” bowl (in the “Petite Bouquet” pattern) pictured here had the following readings:
Flowers in center of food surface of dish:Lead (Pb): 3,706 +/- 107 ppm
Tin (Sn): 43 +/- 15 ppm
Zinc (Zn): 1,807 ...
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Unmarked floral embossed amber glass saucer: non-detect (negative) for Lead, Cadmium, Mercury, Antimony, & Arsenic.
When tested with an XRF instrument the small unmarked amber glass floral print (embossed) saucer pictured here had the following readings on the food surface of the dish:Iron (Fe): 376 +/- 124 ppm
Vanadium (V): 83 +/- 21 ppm
Titanium (Ti): 126 +/- 29 ppmThis dish was tested for a ...
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Square orange Franciscan Potteries dish: 228,400 ppm Lead – 23% Lead in the glaze! [90 ppm is unsafe for kids.]
When tested with an XRF instrument the small burnt orange Franciscan potteries dish (made in California) pictured here had the following readings on the FOOD SURFACE of the dish:Lead (Pb): 228,400 +/- 8,600 ppm
Barium (Ba): 2,765 +/- 437 ppm
Chromium (Cr): 398 +/- 212 ppm
Tin (Sn): ...
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Made in Occupied Japan floral saucer: positive for Lead (6,825 ppm), Cadmium, Arsenic (878 ppm) and Antimony.
The back mark with the words “Made in Occupied Japan” puts the date of manufacture of this dish in the range of 1945 to 1952. When tested with an XRF instrument the small floral design saucer pictured here had the following readings:
Food surface of the dish - on the flowers:Lead (Pb): ...
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