1974 Vintage Fisher Price Cash Register Toy

Below are the XRF test results for the item pictured here. Each component was tested for a minimum of 60 seconds. Test results are science-based and replicable.

For context:

90 ppm Lead (and above) is the current level that is considered toxic and illegal in newly manufactured items intended for use by children.
40 ppm Cadmium (and above) is the level of Cadmium that is considered unsafe (and illegal) in consumer goods in Washington State.
75 ppm Cadmium (and above) is the level of Cadmium that is considered unsafe (and illegal) in consumer goods in the country of Denmark (which I understand is not for sale ;-).)

Components tested:

1.) Green “Sale” Button

Lead (Pb): 262 +/- 11 ppm
Mercury (Hg): Non-Detect / Negative
Cadmium (Cd): 14 +/- 8 ppm
Arsenic (As): 23 +/- 8 ppm
Chromium (Cr): 73 +/- 37 ppm
Antimony (Sb): Non-Detect / Negative
Zinc (Zn): 17 +/- 6 ppm
Copper (Cu): 57 +/- 10 ppm
Iron (Fe): 50 +/- 16 ppm
Bismuth (Bi): 8 +/- 5 ppm
Titanium (Ti): 3,142 +/- 253 ppm

2.) Yellow Money Button

Lead (Pb): 2,508 +/- 38 ppm
Mercury (Hg): Non-Detect / Negative
Cadmium (Cd): Non-Detect / Negative
Arsenic (As): 224 +/- 24 ppm
Chromium (Cr): 603 +/- 50 ppm
Antimony (Sb): Non-Detect / Negative
Zinc (Zn): 157 +/- 9 ppm
Iron (Fe): 202 +/- 21 ppm
Titanium (Ti): 1,962 +/- 209 ppm

3.) Red Money Button

Lead (Pb): 5 +/- 3 ppm
Mercury (Hg): Non-Detect / Negative
Cadmium (Cd): Non-Detect / Negative
Arsenic (As): Non-Detect / Negative
Barium (Ba): 318 +/- 85 ppm
Chromium (Cr): Non-Detect / Negative
Antimony (Sb): Non-Detect / Negative
Zinc (Zn): 212 +/- 10 ppm
Copper (Cu): 16 +/- 10 ppm
Iron (Fe): 208 +/- 21 ppm

4.) Blue Money Button

Lead (Pb): Non-Detect / Negative
Mercury (Hg): Non-Detect / Negative
Cadmium (Cd): Non-Detect / Negative
Arsenic (As): Non-Detect / Negative
Barium (Ba): 139 +/- 84 ppm
Chromium (Cr): Non-Detect / Negative
Antimony (Sb): Non-Detect / Negative
Zinc (Zn): 24 +/- 6 ppm
Copper (Cu): 41 +/- 11 ppm
Iron (Fe): 283 +/- 25 ppm
Titanium (Ti): 2,262 +/- 247 ppm

5.) Reddish Orange “Change” Button

Lead (Pb): Non-Detect / Negative
Mercury (Hg): Non-Detect / Negative
Cadmium (Cd): 5,304 +/- 76 ppm
Arsenic (As): Non-Detect / Negative
Barium (Ba): 6,547 +/- 176 ppm
Chromium (Cr): 193 +/- 77 ppm
Antimony (Sb): Non-Detect / Negative
Selenium (Se): 1,121 +/- 24 ppm
Zinc (Zn): 122 +/- 13 ppm
Iron (Fe): 73 +/- 29 ppm

6.) Brown Plastic of Cash Register Drawer

Lead (Pb): 6 +/- 3 ppm
Mercury (Hg): Non-Detect / Negative
Cadmium (Cd): Non-Detect / Negative
Arsenic (As): Non-Detect / Negative
Chromium (Cr): Non-Detect / Negative
Antimony (Sb): Non-Detect / Negative
Zinc (Zn): 170 +/- 10 ppm
Iron (Fe): 7,102 +/- 91 ppm

7.) Main Light Orange Plastic Body of Cash Register

Lead (Pb): Non-Detect / Negative
Mercury (Hg): Non-Detect / Negative
Cadmium (Cd): Non-Detect / Negative
Arsenic (As): Non-Detect / Negative
Barium (Ba): 202 +/- 78 ppm
Chromium (Cr): Non-Detect / Negative
Antimony (Sb): Non-Detect / Negative
Zinc (Zn): 220 +/- 13 ppm
Iron (Fe): 58 +/- 19 ppm
Titanium (Ti): 8,866 +/- 376 ppm

8.) Dark Orange Plastic of Change Slide

Lead (Pb): 3,461 +/- 49 ppm
Mercury (Hg): Non-Detect / Negative
Cadmium (Cd): Non-Detect / Negative
Arsenic (As): 180 +/- 29 ppm
Barium (Ba): 338 +/- 86 ppm
Chromium (Cr): 697 +/- 55 ppm
Antimony (Sb): Non-Detect / Negative
Zinc (Zn): 431 +/- 15 ppm
Iron (Fe): 29 +/- 15 ppm

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9.) Green Plastic of Drawer

Lead (Pb): Non-Detect / Negative
Mercury (Hg): Non-Detect / Negative
Cadmium (Cd): Non-Detect / Negative
Arsenic (As): Non-Detect / Negative
Barium (Ba): 175 +/- 88 ppm
Chromium (Cr): Non-Detect / Negative
Antimony (Sb): 39 +/- 21 ppm
Zinc (Zn): 402 +/- 15 ppm
Copper (Cu): 45 +/- 12 ppm
Nickel (Ni): 22 +/- 7 ppm
Iron (Fe): 44 +/- 16 ppm

10.) White Plastic of Button Area

Lead (Pb): Non-Detect / Negative
Mercury (Hg): Non-Detect / Negative
Cadmium (Cd): Non-Detect / Negative
Arsenic (As): Non-Detect / Negative
Chromium (Cr): Non-Detect / Negative
Antimony (Sb): Non-Detect / Negative
Zinc (Zn): 195 +/- 10 ppm
Iron (Fe): 30 +/- 14 ppm
Titanium (Ti): 3,684 +/- 253 ppm

11.) Green Plastic of Handle

Lead (Pb): 181 +/- 9 ppm
Mercury (Hg): Non-Detect / Negative
Cadmium (Cd): Non-Detect / Negative
Arsenic (As): 10 +/- 6 ppm
Antimony (Sb): Non-Detect / Negative
Bromine (Br): 8 +/- 2 ppm
Zinc (Zn): 35 +/- 6 ppm
Copper (Cu): 49 +/- 9 ppm
Titanium (Ti): 650 +/- 199 ppm

12.) Metal Bell

Lead (Pb): 354 +/- 118 ppm
Mercury (Hg): Non-Detect / Negative
Cadmium (Cd): Non-Detect / Negative
Arsenic (As): Non-Detect / Negative
Chromium (Cr): 736 +/- 138
Antimony (Sb): Non-Detect / Negative
Zinc (Zn): 630,900 +/- 6,400 ppm
Copper (Cu): 745 +/- 320 ppm
Iron (Fe): 359,800 +/- 2,600 ppm
Cobalt (Co): 4,246 +/- 948 ppm
Manganese (Mn): 2,131 +/- 462 ppm

To see more vintage Fisher Price toys that I have tested, click here.

As always, please let me know if you have any questions.

Thank you for reading and sharing my posts.

In the absence of testing, please do avoid vintage Fisher Price toys.

Tamara Rubin
#LeadSafeMama

Comments

Amy Espinoza says

January 4, 2022 at 11:20 am

This is the most heartbreaking one! One that was handed down from a cousin, that I specifically saved for my future child, and now that I’m a mom I’m finding out that all the old toys are full of lead. And that record player! Hours of play with that thing! Can’t help but wonder if my own body was affected back then… thank you for doing this work. It’s sad that I can’t give my little boy these toys I’ve saved but it’s impowering to know about it all.