For those new to this website:
Tamara Rubin is a multiple-federal-award-winning independent advocate for childhood Lead poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety, and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children (two of her sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005). Since 2009, Tamara has been using XRF technology (a scientific method used by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission) to test consumer goods for toxicants (specifically heavy metals — including Lead, Cadmium, Mercury, Antimony, and Arsenic). Tamara’s work was featured in Consumer Reports Magazine in February 2023 (March 2023 print edition).
Below are the XRF readings for the vintage clear wine glass (with press lines) pictured here; 60-second reading:
- Bromine (Br): 9 +/- 3 ppm
- Zinc (Zn): 34 +/- 16 ppm
- Iron (Fe): 257 +/- 114 ppm
- Vanadium (V): 75 +/- 20 ppm
- Titanium (Ti): 63 +/- 23 ppm
- Indium (In): 21 +/- 9 ppm
This piece is discussed in detail on this video – link here.
A reader commented after this was initially posted and told me this was an Anchor Hocking Wexford Glassware (1967–1998) vintage goblet. Functional glassware with press-lines is not *always* Lead-free, but it is *almost always* Lead-free, and in the absence of testing a vintage glass piece with a high-precision XRF instrument, checking to see if there are press lines (as an indicator that it is *likely to be* Lead-free) is a good place to start. You can read more about that on this post – link.
Here’s an affiliate link* to a modern Anchor Hocking wine goblet (also likely to be Lead-free – although I have not tested this exact product): https://amzn.to/3hWMqLc
XRF readings are science-based, replicable, and accurate. Each component of each piece reported on here has been tested multiple times to confirm the readings, and one full set of readings (per component) is shared here on the blog.
Some additional related reading that you might find helpful:
- Click here to see more glass items I have tested.
- Click here to see more clear glass items I have tested.
- Click here to see more pressed glass items I have tested.
- Click here to see more wine goblets I have tested.
- Click here to read more about the type of testing I do.
Thank you for reading and for sharing articles from this website! Please let me know if you have any questions. I will do my best to answer them personally as soon as I have a moment!
Tamara Rubin
Owner – Lead Safe Mama, LLC
#LeadSafeMama
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That is WEXFORD GLASSWARE made by Anchor Hocking 1967–1998.
Hi Tamara, I actually have these goblets and was hoping they were safe, so thank you for testing them. We really like them and the weight of them and now are happy to know we can safely use them.
Thanks for all you do,
Karen
YAY!
Tamara, you mention that vintage pressed glass is generally safe but I stumbled across another post where you said vintage glass made in France contains lead. Well, I have vintage pressed glass mugs that were made in France. I thought they were fine but now maybe it is not safe after-all? The information about French-made vintage glass did not show up when I searched “pressed glass” and nowhere do you mention the caveat of country of origin in any pressed glass recommendations. I appreciate your information but I’m not sure on this one, can you clarify what you think? It would be cool if you could generate a flow-chart to help users at least guesstimate toxicity based on your growing bank of knowledge. Its hard to sort through blog posts to find accurate information that helps me make educated guesses based on your scientific data about my own wares.
Hi Erin,
Do you know the brand of your French glassware?
Tamara
They are Arcoroc brand. There’s some listed on Etsy right now “Vintage Arcoroc France Ribbed Glass Coffee Cups” if you wanted to look at a picture of them.
If you look up vintage Arcoroc on the blog you will see they can have Lead.
Here’s one example:
https://tamararubin.com/2018/01/vintage-french-clear-glass-arcoroc-juice-tumbler-223-ppm-lead/
Here’s another:
https://tamararubin.com/2017/01/vintage-arcoroc-clear-glass-plate-256-ppm-lead-for-context-90-ppm-is-considered-unsafe-in-items-intended-for-use-by-children/
Putting a single word in the search bar (ideally the brand name) is aways the best place to start here on my blog. You can then further refine or expand your search by clicking on the keywords at the top of any one of the posts.
Tamara
Hi Tara!
Do you think the rest of the Wexford glass line from anchor hocking would also be lead free? I have a butter dish etc. I’m hoping to continue using! Let me know your thoughts. I really appreciate everything you’re doing!
Tina
Are the Vintage Wexford Mugs with handle also lead free?
I have many dishes. I’m curious about my wedding dishes, acquired in 1977. Do you have any information on lead content of Lenox Springdale pattern also
1974 Royal Doulton Tonkin pattern. I was just reading your comment about arcoroc glassware. I have the red large smooth tea glasses, cut crystal red wine glasses, and ruby red cut glass plates. I can live without theglassware but I would love to know about the cut glass plates.
Hi Tamara, thank you for your post! I was wondering if these Anchor Hocking custard cups are lead free? They have a circle press line on the bottom. Thank you!
https://amzn.to/3uB2Q4v
Is white Corelle Livingware and white Everyday Expressions Glass Bright dishes also safe?
Thank you, so much, for your important work and informing us about lead poisoning! I stumbled upon some information recently about the high lead content in the Franciscan Desert Rose dishes, and that information led to your content. I inherited a huge set of my grandmothers Desert Rose dishes and I have now pulled them all out and put them in my utility room until I figure out what to do with them. Along with those dishes came the goblets shown in this article but mine have a red rim around them. Do you know if the paint or color in the ruby red rim has lead in them? Any help you can provide is greatly appreciated! Also I did wash these dishes in the dishwasher. Is there anyway to decontaminate my dishwasher?