Ceramic teapot lid, no mark or maker noted (vintage): 39 ppm Lead in glaze (safe by all standards)

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Teapot lid, top by handle
60-second reading, safe by all standards:

• Lead (Pb): 39 +/- 4 ppm
• Cadmium (Cd): non-detect
• Mercury (Hg): non-detect
• Bromine (Br): non-detect
• Chromium (Cr): non-detect
• Iron (Fe): 3,160 +/- 80 ppm
• Nickel (Ni): 157 +/- 26 ppm
• Copper (Cu): 265 +/- 15 ppm
• Zinc (Zn): 1,210 +/- 24 ppm
• Zirconium (Zr): 6,178 +/- 61 ppm
• Tin (Sn): 10 +/- 3 ppm
• Barium (Ba): 142 +/- 13 ppm
• Platinum (Pt): 123 +/- 15 ppm
• Bismuth (Bi): 81 +/- 5 ppm
• No other metals were detected in consumer goods mode.

Teapot lid, food contact underside/ rim
60-second reading, safe by all standards:

• Lead (Pb): 23 +/- 4 ppm
• Cadmium (Cd): non-detect
• Mercury (Hg): non-detect
• Bromine (Br): 2 +/- 1 ppm
• Chromium (Cr): non-detect
• Iron (Fe): 2,948 +/- 83 ppm
• Nickel (Ni): 100 +/- 28 ppm
• Copper (Cu): 369 +/- 19 ppm
• Zinc (Zn): 2,221 +/- 38 ppm
• Zirconium (Zr): 9,118 +/- 98 ppm
• Tin (Sn): 10 +/- 4 ppm
• Barium (Ba): 101 +/- 15 ppm
• Platinum (Pt): 161 +/- 18 ppm
• Bismuth (Bi): 87 +/- 6 ppm
• No other metals were detected in consumer goods mode.