Charms

Tiny little Stagecoach “charm”? “figurine”?: 289,500 ppm Lead + 17,300 ppm Cadmium + 9,175 ppm Antimony.

Tiny little Stagecoach “charm”? “figurine”?: 289,500 ppm Lead + 17,300 ppm Cadmium + 9,175 ppm Antimony.

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XRF Test Results for the little stagecoach pictured (a friend found this buried in the dirt!) 60-second reading Lead (Pb): 289,500 +/- 800 ppm Cadmium (Cd): 17,300 +/- 200 ppm Mercury (Hg): non-detect Bromine (Br): non-detect Chromium (Cr): non-detect Iron (Fe): 302 +/- 146 ppm Nickel (Ni): 166,900 +/- 700 ppm Copper (Cu): 280,400 +/-…

Jewelry: Lady Bug Charm, Enamel

Jewelry: Lady Bug Charm, Enamel

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Lady bug charm: 17,100 parts per million (ppm) lead. The amount of lead that is considered toxic in an item intended for children is anything 90 parts per million lead or higher. Most vintage enamel pieces are very high lead, usually closer to 400,000 ppm lead!  With an item as small as this one – the…

#LeadedAccessories: Longchamps coin purse.

#LeadedAccessories: Longchamps coin purse.

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Small Longchamps Purse Hardware: Lead = 77 ppm, Mercury = 346 ppm, Gold = 1,644 ppm. Many of the purses I have tested (both expensive and inexpensive) have tested positive for mercury and / or lead in the hardware.  I haven’t yet found a brand of purse that I recommend as consistently testing free of…