Flying Lady #, vintage pink Flying Lady golf balls by Spalding: 17 ppm Lead (safe by all standards)

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XRF test results for the vintage pink golf balls pictured:

Reading Set #1) On the plain pink area of the ball
120-second reading:

• Lead (Pb): 17 +/- 2 ppm
• Cadmium (Cd): non-detect
• Mercury (Hg): non-detect
• Bromine (Br): 31 +/- 2 ppm
• Chromium (Cr): non-detect
• Zinc (Zn): 25,000 +/- 100 ppm
• Titanium (Ti): 5,583 +/- 69 ppm
• Barium (Ba): 454 +/- 22 ppm
• Gold (Au): 316 +/- 22 ppm
• No other metals detected in consumer goods mode.

Reading Set #2) On the logo area of the ball
60-second reading:

• Lead (Pb): 13 +/- 3 ppm
• Cadmium (Cd): non-detect
• Mercury (Hg): non-detect
• Bromine (Br): 29 +/- 3 ppm
• Chromium (Cr): non-detect
• Zinc (Zn): 23,200 +/- 100 ppm
• Titanium (Ti): 5,345 +/- 91 ppm
• Barium (Ba): 414 +/- 28 ppm
• Gold (Au): 285 +/- 28 ppm
• No other metals were detected in consumer goods mode.

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