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Asian teacup with dragon design (Chinese restaurant style, unmarked): 32 ppm Lead + 11 ppm Cadmium (safe by all standards.)

Asian teacup with dragon design (Chinese restaurant style, unmarked): 32 ppm Lead + 11 ppm Cadmium (safe by all standards.)

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XRF test results for cup pictured Reading #1) On white of cup 60-second reading Lead (Pb): 32 +/- 4 ppm Cadmium (Cd): 11 +/- 2 ppm Mercury (Hg): non-detect Bromine (Br): non-detect Chromium (Cr): non-detect Iron (Fe): 3,968 +/- 95  ppm Zinc (Zn): 39 +/- 6 ppm Niobium (Nb): 286 +/- 8 ppm Indium (In):…

Red antique Chinese (?) box with MERCURY-based paint! 17,000 ppm Mercury! This is very dangerous! (I learn new things every day!)

Red antique Chinese (?) box with MERCURY-based paint! 17,000 ppm Mercury! This is very dangerous! (I learn new things every day!)

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Published: February 13, 2022 Red antique “Chinese” curio-box, scroll down to see the full XRF test results for this box. When I do home consultations, and visit families and friends in my travels, I come across interesting treasures… Given the diversity of art and the vast potential for humans to create limitless objects — for both function…