Antique Glass

Antique juice glass (red & white swirl design), positive for concerning levels of Lead, Mercury and Antimony when tested with an XRF instrument.

Antique juice glass (red & white swirl design), positive for concerning levels of Lead, Mercury and Antimony when tested with an XRF instrument.

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October 14, 2022 – Friday Full XRF test results for the glass pictured Reading taken on the side of the glass in an area with all colors of glass 60-second reading Readings repeated multiple times to confirm the results Lead (Pb): 34,800 +/- 900 ppm Cadmium (Cd): non-detect Tin (Sn): 345 +/- 25 ppm Mercury (Hg):…

Vintage Made-In-U.S.A. Jadeite green Fire-King small glass bowl: 20 ppm Lead (safe by all standards).

Vintage Made-In-U.S.A. Jadeite green Fire-King small glass bowl: 20 ppm Lead (safe by all standards).

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Introduction (for those new to this website): Tamara Rubin is a multiple-federal-award-winning independent advocate for consumer goods safety, and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children (her sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005). Since 2009, Tamara has been using XRF testing (a scientific method used by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety…