Corning Tea Cup

#LeadSafe: Plain White Corning Mug

#LeadSafe: Plain White Corning Mug

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Corning Mug. Year unknown. Tested with an XRF instrument. Positive for lead at 33 parts per million (ppm), +/- 13 ppm. This is considered safe by all standards. The amount of lead that is considered toxic in a modern/newly manufactured item intended for children is anything 90 ppm lead or higher. Mugs are not considered…

Vintage Milk Glass Corning Teacup: 804 ppm Lead

Vintage Milk Glass Corning Teacup: 804 ppm Lead

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This vintage milk-glass “Made in USA” Corning brand tea cup tested positive for lead when tested with an XRF instrument at 804 ppm lead in the white (undecorated) milk glass component of the cup. Tested in 2014. In 2018 the amount of lead that is considered toxic in a modern/newly manufactured item intended for children…