Amanda’s artificial Christmas tree branch sample, purchased at a Target store in Virginia in 2010: 193 ppm Lead
Vintage Rival Crock-Pot Stoneware Slow Cooker: 180 ppm Lead in the food surface + 14,000 ppm Lead in the power cord.
John Boos Block maple wood cutting board: as expected, no metals detected at all! (+ available on Amazon, I bought this for myself!)
Polar Express official souvenir bell from Whippany, NJ: Lead-free, Cadmium-free, Arsenic-free, Cadmium-free (Phew!)
1974 Avon perfume pin with puppy: 415 ppm Lead. 90 ppm Lead (& up) is unsafe in items made for use by kids.
Greenbrier International Dollar Tree Store “Super Soft Squishy Toy”: Lead-free, Cadmium-free, Antimony-free.
Ikea mug with blue, orange and yellow design, made in Thailand. Item 15199: 82 ppm Lead + 41 ppm Antimony.
Ikea mug with blue & red floral design, made in Thailand. Item 15199: Lead-free, Cadmium-free, Arsenic-free, Antimony-free.
TBiLiSi decorative souvenir ceramic bowl: 9,959 ppm Lead in the exterior glaze. 46 ppm on the food surface.
Bone and brass cuff bracelet: 1,898 ppm Lead (on decorative brass components that touch the wearer’s skin).
2007 tiny enamel frog earring: 13,100 ppm Lead + 5,661 Antimony + 1,707 Cadmium. (Typical levels for enamel.)
Clip on earring. As anticipated 153,200 ppm Lead + 6,806 ppm Antimony (typical of vintage & new crystal jewelry.)
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Vintage Kellogg’s Corn Flakes Museum Collections cereal bowl with “Young Lady”: 6,898 ppm Lead + 1,102 ppm Arsenic.
Vintage clear glass small Pyrex casserole: 866 +/- 61 ppm Arsenic (this is the first time I have found Arsenic in one of these)
Costume jewelry necklace charm with faux ruby & faux pearls: 7,743 ppm Cadmium + 36,100 Antimony + 51,700 Lead
Baldwin Hardware cabinet knob, “Made in Spain” (package has Prop 65 warning): 26,100 ppm Lead + 6,165 ppm Antimony.
