Vintage violin tuner/ pitch pipe, Made in Czechoslovakia: 4,201 ppm Lead + 1,316 ppm Cadmium on the mouthpiece end

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XRF test results for the pitch pipe pictured:

Reading #1) On metal of the pipe, near the mouthpiece end
30-second reading:

• Lead (Pb): 4,201 +/- 218 ppm
• Cadmium (Cd): 1,316 +/- 59 ppm
• Mercury (Hg): non-detect
• Bromine (Br): 86 +/- 18 ppm
• Chromium (Cr): 184 +/- 104 ppm
• Iron (Fe): 250 +/- 75 ppm
• Cobalt (Co): 127 +/- 49 ppm
• Nickel (Ni): 40,200 +/- 400 ppm
• Copper (Cu): 211,200 +/- 1,000 ppm
• Zinc (Zn): 741,400 +/- 2,000 ppm
• Titanium (Ti): 423 +/- 271 ppm
• Nb: 240 +/- 54 ppm
• Barium (Ba): 196 +/- 94 ppm
• No other metals were detected in consumer goods mode.

Reading #2) The sticker on the outside of the red original box
30-second reading:

• Lead (Pb): 14 +/- 4 ppm
• Chromium (Cr): 456 +/- 67 ppm
• Vanadium (V): 4,305 +/- 211 ppm
• Iron (Fe): 590 +/- 36 ppm
• Copper (Cu): 60 +/- 12 ppm
• Zinc (Zn): 74 +/- 8 ppm
• Arsenic (As): 4 +/- 3 ppm
• Titanium (Ti): 3,213 +/- 234 ppm
• Barium (Ba): 4,265 +/- 88 ppm
• No other metals were detected in consumer goods mode.