Lead Safe Mama

Sunday - October 18, 2020 Hi all! If you have been following my journey at all (over the past several months), you know that I have been playing things by ear for the “return trip” portion of my "cross country tour." A friend and reader of my blog offered us an amazing opportunity to stay in a ...
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Vintage Coke Bottle I do not know the exact age of this bottle. It was purchased for $3 at an antique store and sold as "vintage" - amidst a collection of other vintage bottles, but to me it looks just like the modern glass Coca-Cola bottles that one can still buy today. Given this was sold as ...
Read More about Vintage Coke bottle (can you help me determine what year this is from?): 27,900 ppm Lead in the painted logo. 90 ppm (& up) is illegal in items used by kids.

When tested with an XRF Instrument the dish pictured here had the following readings: Food-surface of the dish 60-second test: Lead (Pb): 23,700 +/- 600 ppm Cadmium (Cd): 13 +/- 6 ppm Chromium (Cr): 7,667 +/- 508 ppm Bismuth (Bi): 95 +/- 46 ppm Zinc (Zn): 3,600 +/- 130 ppm ...
Read More about Brown “Blue Willow” vintage dish (no maker’s mark): 23,700 +/- 600 ppm Lead. 90 ppm (& up) is unsafe for kids.

XRF test results for the dish (Made in England) pictured: 60-second test Lead (Pb): 48,100 +/- 1,400 ppm Zinc (Zn): 5,335 +/- 183 ppm Iron (Fe): 1,752 +/- 196 ppm No other metals detected. As always, thank you for reading and for sharing my posts. Please let me know if you have any ...
Read More about Tonquin Royal Staffordshire Dinnerware (with brown floral pattern) by Clarice Cliff: 48,100 ppm Lead (90 ppm & up is unsafe for kids).

When tested with an XRF Instrument the bowl pictured here had the following readings: Food surface of the bowl 60-second reading: Lead (Pb): 57,500 +/- 1,700 ppm Barium (Ba): 158 +/- 56 ppm Zirconium (Zr): 1,420 +/- 56 ppm Nickel (Ni): 539 +/- 86 ppm Cobalt (Co): 201 +/- 80 ppm ...
Read More about Ovenproof “Stetson Creation” vintage bowl w/ “hand painted underglaze”: 57,500 ppm Lead on the food surface. 90 ppm & up is unsafe for kids.

XRF test results for the Fire-King Jadeite bowl pictured here: 30-second test - reading #1 Bromine (Br): 14 +/- 3 ppm Iron (Fe): 378 +/- 149 ppm 60-second test - reading #2 Lead (Pb): 20 +/- 8 ppm Chromium (Cr): 350 +/- 106 ppm Antimony (Sb): 25 +/- 10 ppm Bromine (Br): 17 ...
Read More about Vintage Jadeite green Fire-King small glass bowl: 20 ppm Lead (safe by all standards).

XRF Test results for the light blue milk glass pitcher pictured here 60-second test Lead (Pb): 161 +/- 17 ppm Zinc (Zn): 13,000 +/- 300 ppm Copper (Cu): 2,316 +/- 100 ppm Iron (Fe): 553 +/- 130 ppm Titanium (Ti): 278 +/- 108 ppm Thank you for reading and for sharing my posts. ...
Read More about Antique blue milk glass small pitcher with handle: 161 ppm Lead, not a concerning amount in a decorative item likely to be used a vase.

Introduction (for those new to this website): Tamara Rubin is an independent advocate for consumer goods safety. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children. She began testing consumer goods for toxicants in 2009 and was the parent-advocate responsible for finding Lead in the popular fidget ...
Read More about Vintage dining table w/ faux-wood surface: tested positive for Lead, Cadmium, Mercury & Antimony! Do you have a table like this?

Lead Safe Mama's Amazon affiliate links for Amazon Prime Day Deals - October 2020: I will update this post periodically throughout the day - so definitely check back! My promise to you: I am only including on this list products I would normally recommend! While I may not have personally tested ...
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