When tested with an XRF instrument the vintage Raggedy Andy doll pictured here had the following readings:
Black plastic button eyes (image above):
- Lead (Pb): 4,062. +/- 56 ppm
- Arsenic (As): 132 +/- 32 ppm
- Tin (Sn): 229 +/- 18 ppm
White plastic “suspender” buttons (image above):
White plastic “suspender” buttons (image above):- Lead (Pb): 4,941. +/- 71 ppm
- Arsenic (As): 238 +/- 38 ppm
- Zinc (Zn): 531 +/- 18 ppm
- Iron (Fe): 25 +/- 16 ppm
Small white buttons at knees (shell – image above):
- Zinc (Zn): 2,401 +/- 121 ppm
- Vanadium (V): 110 +/- 48 ppm
- Titanium (Ti): 928 +/- 115
- Indium (In): 30 +/- 11 ppm
Area with only cloth (center belly of front of doll):
- Lead (Pb): 4 +/- 3 ppm
- Zinc (Zn): 30 +/- 7 ppm
- Copper (Cu): 34 +/- 11 ppm
- Iron (Fe): 74 +/- 20 ppm
- Vanadium (V): 342 +/- 160 ppm
- Titanium (Ti): 4,430 +/- 312
Metals not listed above were not detected by the XRF instrument in “consumer goods” mode. All tests reported on this blog were done for a minimum of 60 seconds (unless otherwise noted) and were repeated to confirm accuracy. Test results are accurate, replicable and science-based.
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Tamara Rubin
#LeadSafeMama
I’m have questions. Many questions. Are ALL buttons made of neuro toxins??? WTF?! Why on earth are buttons made with lead? That’s not a flaking paint, that’s a solid toxic disk! OMG what kind of insanity is running and ruining this world???
Sadly, a lot of buttons are bad. A local shop has a display of buttons by the Dill company that actually has a POSTED SIGN ON TOP OF THE DISPLAY that reads “Contains known carcinogens”!!!
On the topic of this Raggedy Andy doll, it appears to me to be a home made one, I doubt you would ever see another that looks like this one.