Vintage green glass goblet (with W mark in oval): 371 ppm Lead + 14 ppm Antimony (an exception to the loose “rule” that press lines often mean Lead-free)

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Full XRF Test Results for the Green Glass Goblet Pictured

Green glass goblet
30-second reading

  • Lead (Pb): 371 +/- 16 ppm
  • Cadmium (Cd): non-detect
  • Mercury (Hg): non-detect
  • Bromine (Br): 190 +/- 5 ppm
  • Chromium (Cr): non-detect
  • Iron (Fe): 11,500 +/- 200 ppm
  • Copper (Cu): 34 +/- 14 ppm
  • Zinc (Zn): 148 +/- 12 ppm
  • Selenium (Se): 278 +/- 10 ppm
  • Titanium (Ti): 5,512 +/- 671 ppm
  • Antimony (Sb): 14 +/- 7 ppm
  • No other metals were detected in consumer goods mode.

More details will be published shortly. If you know more information about the brand of this glass (based on the W) please do let me know. Thank you.

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2 Comments

  1. This water goblet was made by the Westmoreland Glass Company of Pennsylvania, which closed in 1984. The mark indicates it was likely produced before 1981.

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