1937 Life Magazine compilation book: 461 ppm Lead on the pages (& 13 ppm Cadmium). 90 ppm Lead (& up) is unsafe for kids.
Reading #1) on the leather of the book
60-second reading
- Lead (Pb): 375 +/- 10 ppm
- Cadmium (Cd): 18 +/- 2 ppm
- Mercury (Hg): non-detect
- Bromine (Br): 3 +/- 1 ppm
- Chromium (Cr): non-detect
- Arsenic (As): non-detect
- Vanadium (V): 18,300 +/- 400 ppm
- Manganese (Mn): 918 +/- 79 ppm
- Iron (Fe): 174 +/- 37 ppm
- Copper (Cu): 50 +/- 10 ppm
- Zinc (Zn): 647 +/- 16 ppm
- Titanium (Ti): 61,100 +/- 900 ppm
- Niobium (Nb): 614 +/- 9 ppm
- Indium (In): 16 +/- 3 ppm
- Tin (Sn): 14 +/- 3 ppm
- Antimony (Sb): 7 +/- 5 ppm
- Barium (Ba): 1,123 +/- 18 ppm
- No other metals detected in consumer goods mode.
Reading #2) on the gold painted “LIFE” plate on the front of the book
60-second reading
- Lead (Pb): 304 +/- 9 ppm
- Cadmium (Cd): 13 +/- 2 ppm
- Mercury (Hg): non-detect
- Bromine (Br): non-detect
- Chromium (Cr): non-detect
- Arsenic (As): non-detect
- Vanadium (V): 5,094 +/- 243 ppm
- Manganese (Mn): 274 +/- 46 ppm
- Copper (Cu): 52,300 +/- 400 ppm
- Zinc (Zn): 15,700 +/- 100 ppm
- Titanium (Ti): 13,100 +/- 500 ppm
- Niobium (Nb): 404 +/- 8 ppm
- Indium (In): 13 +/- 3 ppm
- Tin (Sn): 10 +/- 3 ppm
- Barium (Ba): 1,099 +/- 19 ppm
- No other metals detected in consumer goods mode.
Reading #3) on one sample page of the magazines inside the book
Reading on the black ink of the car in the photo at the top of this post
60-second reading
- Lead (Pb): 461 +/- 10 ppm
- Cadmium (Cd): 13 +/- 2 ppm
- Mercury (Hg): non-detect
- Bromine (Br): 15 +/- 1 ppm
- Chromium (Cr): non-detect
- Arsenic (As): non-detect
- Iron (Fe): 3,379 +/- 72 ppm
- Copper (Cu): 29 +/- 8 ppm
- Zinc (Zn): 231 +/- 9 ppm
- Titanium (Ti): 3,584 +/- 380 ppm
- Niobium (Nb): 528 +/- 8 ppm
- Indium (In): 11 +/- 2 ppm
- Tin (Sn): 11 +/- 3 ppm
- Platinum (Pt): 43 +/- 10 ppm
- No other metals detected in consumer goods mode.
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There is so much gold paint used on vintage ceramics and glasses. I am assuming that the gold paint on these items are high in lead too. Have you ever tested them?