When tested with an XRF Instrument the puzzle pictured here had the following readings:
Peach area of pig’s skin:
- Zinc (Zn): 41 +/- 18 ppm
- Iron (Fe): 68 +/- 43 ppm
- Titanium (Ti): 20,000 +/- 800 ppm
Yellow are of pig’s bow:
- Titanium (Ti): 20,600 +/- 1,000 ppm
Blue area of pig’s shirt:
- Zinc (Zn): 26 +/- 14 ppm
- Copper (Cu): 49 +/- 16 ppm
- Titanium (Ti): 33,100 +/- 700 ppm
Red area of pig’s hat:
- Titanium (Ti): 18,000 +/- 900 ppm
Orange are of pig’s hat:
- Chromium (Cr): 140 +/- 68 ppm
- Zinc (Zn): 48 +/- 17 ppm
- Titanium (Ti): 34,300 +/- 1,300 ppm
- Chlorine (Cl): 5,488 +/- 2,566 ppm
White of background:
- Bromine (Br): 4+/- 2 ppm
- Zinc (Zn): 32 +/- 11 ppm
- Iron (Fe): 68 +/- 27 ppm
- Titanium (Ti): 31,300 +/- 500 ppm
Brown of dirt path:
- Zinc (Zn): 30 +/- 12 ppm
- Iron (Fe): 3,060 +/- 93 ppm
- Titanium (Ti): 25,600 +/- 400 ppm
Green of grass:
- Zinc (Zn): 40 +/- 17 ppm
- Titanium (Ti): 32,100 +/- 600 ppm
- Chlorine (Cl): 1,541 +/- 732 ppm
Plain unpainted back of chip board:
- Zinc (Zn): 30 +/- 14 ppm
- Iron (Fe): 64 +/- 36 ppm
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Tamara Rubin
#LeadSafeMama
This is good news about this puzzle, which I own. But have other Playskool and Conner Toys puzzles been tested? Is there a list anywhere showing which have been tested or which similar type puzzles have failed? Is there a safe clear coating to use as a precaution?
I have a few vintage playskool puzzles as well. It seems that most of the vintage toys are not safe, even though one seems to pass the test every now and then. I am just going to assume my old playskool puzzles are unsafe.