Vintage Pyrex “Trailing Flowers – Beige” 1980s Promotional Design Milk Glass Casserole Dish.
When tested with an XRF instrument this casserole dish had the following readings:
With scope focused on one of the rust colored flowers:
(minimum 60-second test)
(minimum 60-second test)
- Lead (Pd): 253,900 +/- 11,000 ppm
- Cadmium (Cd): 12,100 +/- 600 ppm
- Arsenic (As): 8,801 +/- 776 ppm
- Barium (Ba): 2,186 +/- 407 ppm
- Chromium (Cr): 7,270 +/- 510 ppm
- Antimony (Sb): 1,497 +/- 166 ppm
- Selenium (Se): 1,001 +/- 118 ppm
- Tin (Sn): 266 +/- 85 ppm
- Gold (Au): 312 +/- 139 ppm
- Zinc (Zn): 18,400 +/- 800 ppm
- Iron (Fe): 2,585 +/- 228 ppm
- Titanium (Ti): 11,000 +/- 1,300 ppm
- If a metal is not listed then it was not detected.
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With scope focused on the beige background:
- Lead (Pd): 94,800 +/- 3,800 ppm
- Cadmium (Cd): 435 +/- 47 ppm
- Antimony (Sb): 243 +/- 56 ppm
- Gold (Au): 645 +/- 281 ppm
- Zinc (Zn): 18,300 +/- 800 ppm
- Titanium (Ti): 19,500 +/- 1,200 ppm
- Zirconium (Zr): 3,579 +/- 213 ppm
- Platinum (Pt): 1,378 +/- 317 ppm
With scope focused on the white milk glass:
- Lead (Pd): 431 +/- 38 ppm
- Bromine (Br): 45 +/- 10 ppm
- Zinc (Zn): 76,700 +/- 2,100 ppm
- Iron (Fe): 958 +/- 156 ppm
- Titanium (Ti): 384 +/- 120 ppm
- Platinum (Pt): 542 +/- 198 ppm
The amount of lead that is considered toxic to children in a newly manufactured item intended specifically for use by children is anything 90 ppm and higher (in the coating.) Vintage dishware is not regulated at all for “total lead content as detectable with an XRF” and neither is modern dishware (yet.) [Isn’t it interesting that it was positive for gold and platinum!] NOTE: The outside paint on many of these vintage Pyrex pieces will also test positive with a reactive agent test (like a LeadCheck swab: http://amzn.to/2DfE3ER affiliate link).
Take away: if you can avoid having vintage Pyrex in your home (especially for functional applications/ daily use), I would highly recommend that.
Here is a link to a post on my site with lead-free modern casserole dishes:
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Karen says
Thanks so much for the information. I just found this dish at my mom’s and served vegetables in it last night. Guess I won’t be keeping it around. 🙁