I'm super excited to now own a set of these incredibly lead-toxic mixing bowls for my "museum of lead" collection! [eBay find!, purchased for my upcoming book, "I Make Women Cry And Throw Out Their Shit!".]
This pattern was the pattern that started it all for me, in terms of finding incredibly ...
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#LeadedKitchen: Vintage Ceramic Mixing Bowls
Vintage - unmarked mixing bowls - 9180 ppm lead - cracked & crazing.
Not regulated.
90 ppm is considered toxic in a child's toy.
Tested with an XRF
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“How much Lead is in my vintage Pyrex?” Here are pictures of each one I’ve tested, with links to test results.
Check back here periodically for updates. Each time I add a new post I will upload a picture to the photo grid below, and link it to the post with the test results.
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#Leaded: Vintage Shenandoah Cinderella Pyrex Mixing Bowl
Vintage Pyrex Cinderella Style Shenandoah Pattern Mixing Bowl: The paint on this bowl tested positive for the following elements at the following levels (with a one-minute test, using an XRF instrument):
Lead (Pb): 85,600 +/- 4,100 ppm
Cadmium (Cd): 1,194 +/- 99 ppm
Arsenic ...
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#LeadedPyrex: Vintage Milk Glass
Vintage milk-glass bowl
893 ppm lead
XRFTesting
brand not noted but it looks like a Pyrex piece given the lip
This belonged to my friend Leslie K. in Iowa :-)
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Emile Henry Mixing Bowl, c. 2014: 1,647 ppm Lead
"Emile Henry" brand mixing bowl with yellow exterior glaze and white interior glaze, c. 2014:
Highest reading: 1,647 ppm Lead.
Purchased New (c. 2014) at Williams Sonoma.
Note: Many Emile Henry products are sold and marketed as "Lead-free"
XRF TEST RESULTS:
1) white interior glaze: 1,647 ...
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Vintage Bauer Los Angeles Blue Mixing Bowl: 474,100 ppm Lead
Blue vintage mixing bowl by "Bauer, Los Angeles".
When tested with an XRF instrument the bowl pictured had the following readings:
Lead (Pb): 454,100 parts per million (ppm) on the outside
Lead (Pb): 474,100 ppm on the inside (the FOOD SURFACE of the bowl!)
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Vintage Ceramic Hull Brand Mixing Bowl: 31,500 ppm Lead (when tested with an XRF instrument.)
Ceramic "Hull" mixing bowl: 31,400 ppm lead.
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Note: I am not saying this particular bowl will poison the people using it. I am saying that there is no reason for one of the most ...
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#LeadedKitchen: Vintage 1970s Salt Pottery Mixing Bowl
Vintage salt pottery (c. 1970s) mixing bowl: 6,059 ppm lead.
A mama asked me to test this because she had made a batch of Kombucha in it and the Kombucha was making her feel sick/ light headed/ dizzy.
Tested with an XRF
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Le Creuset Red & Creme Colored Ceramic Mixing Bowl: 40,700 ppm Lead. [For context, 90 ppm is unsafe for children’s items.]
Le Creuset brand red and cream colored ceramic mixing bowl.
Newer model (c. 2014 or earlier). Exact year of manufacture unknown.
When tested with with an XRF instrument the bowl pictured here had the following readings.
Outside Reading (Red Glaze):
40,700 ppm Lead
Inside Reading ...
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“Orange Fiesta” Pattern Vintage Pyrex Casserole with Lid, 1971: 55,000 ppm Lead
Vintage Pyrex "Orange Fiesta" pattern casserole with fruit images on lid. 1971.
When tested with an XRF instrument this vintage cookware piece had the following readings:
Solid orange of base:
55,000 ppm Lead
It also tested positive for:
3,783 ppm Cadmium,
83 ppm Barium,
79 ppm Chromium,
47 ...
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Small Red Vintage Pyrex Storage Dish: 53,900 ppm Lead. [90 ppm Lead is unsafe for kids.]
Small vintage / antique red Pyrex dish • 53,900 ppm lead
The current federal hazard level for an item intended for children [The level at which an item is considered unsafe] is 90 ppm lead and higher. Not 900. Not 9,000. Definitely not 53,900. Given the amount of wear on the coating on vintage ...
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