Drawer Pulls

Cast brass drawer pull (marked: “Cont.B” & “P-1120-T”): 155 ppm Lead (very low for brass!), 54% Copper, 45% Zinc!

March 23, 2022December 3, 2023

XRF test results for modern cast brass (heavy) drawer pull pictured: Lead (Pb): 155 +/- 31 ppm (very low for brass!) Arsenic (As): non-detect Cadmium (Cd): non-detect Mercury (Hg): non-detect Bromine (Br): 103 +/- 8 ppm Chromium (Cr): 90 +/- 52 ppm Copper (Cu): 543,600 +/- 700 ppm (54%) Zinc (Zn): 453,300 +/- 700 ppm…

Sliver / Chrome colored cabinet knob / drawer pull: 36 ppm Lead (safe by all standards), 80 ppm Mercury (no specified total content limits for hazard determination.)

February 4, 2022February 8, 2022

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XRF test results for the item pictured. More information to be posted shortly. To learn more about the testing methodology employed for the test results reported on this website, click here. For a quick menu to explore more categories of tested items on this website, click here. For a quick video tutorial showing you how…

How much Lead can you buy for $3.99 at Hobby Lobby? Brass dangle cabinet knob / drawer pull: 35,800 ppm Lead. 90 is unsafe for kids.

January 17, 2021January 17, 2021

Introduction to Tamara Rubin (for those new to this website!) Tamara Rubin lives in Portland, Oregon and is a child health advocate, author, documentary filmmaker, and mother of four sons. Her young men are now 24, 18, 15, and 12. She has won multiple national awards for her Lead-poisoning prevention advocacy work (including two from U.S….

How much Lead can you buy for $3.99 at Hobby Lobby? Ceramic floral pattern cabinet knob / drawer pull: 3,606 ppm Lead, 82 ppm Cadmium.

January 16, 2021January 16, 2021

When tested with an XRF instrument the ceramic drawer pull / cabinet knob pictured here (with a yellow floral vine pattern, purchased at Hobby Lobby) had the following readings: #1) Yellow and orange flower (main component) Lead (Pb): 1,265 +/- 53 ppm Cadmium (Cd): 82 +/- 8 ppm Barium (Ba): 690 +/- 45 ppm Chromium…

How much Lead can you buy for $6.99 at Hobby Lobby? Ceramic red rose cabinet knob / drawer pull: 1,387 ppm Lead, 11 ppm Cadmium.

January 16, 2021January 16, 2021

Introduction to Tamara Rubin (for those new to this website!) Tamara Rubin lives in Portland, Oregon and is a child health advocate, author, documentary filmmaker, and mother of four sons. Her young men are now 24, 18, 15, and 12. She has won multiple national awards for her Lead-poisoning prevention advocacy work (including two from U.S….

Vintage design drawer pull: 4,285 ppm Arsenic. (… but no Lead, Cadmium or Mercury!)

June 16, 2020August 29, 2022

2020 | Drawer Pull | Drawer Pulls | Furniture Hardware

Vintage design drawer pull Arsenic (As): 4,385 +/- 780 ppm Chromium (Cr): 178 +/- 116 ppm Selenium (Se): 64,300 +/- 7,600 ppm Zinc (Zn): 577,600 +/- 64,000 ppm Copper (Cu): 257,500 +/- 28,000 ppm Nickel (Ni): 205 +/- 131 ppm Bismuth (Bi): 2,773 +/- 403 ppm Vanadium (V): 950 +/- 611 ppm

Leaf design vintage Bassick-Sack drawer pull: 4,575 ppm Arsenic.

June 16, 2020August 29, 2022

2020 | Drawer Pull | Drawer Pulls | Vintage Drawer Pull

Leaf design vintage Bassick Sack drawer pull Arsenic (As): 4,575 +/- 237 ppm Selenium (Se): 37,900 +/- 1,200 ppm Zinc (Zn): 526,800 +/- 3,600 ppm Copper (Cu): 420,000 +/- 3,000 ppm Iron (Fe): 6,071 +/- 448 ppm Bismuth (Bi): 2,831 +/- 103 ppm Vanadium (V): 1,390 +/- 649 ppm

1940 Drawer Pull From Dining Room Sideboard: 8,681 ppm Lead

November 12, 2018November 12, 2018

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These drawer pulls are from the dining set my grandparents got for their home when they were married in 1940 in San Francisco. When tested with an XRF instrument they had the following readings: Lead (Pb): 8,681 +/- 643 ppm Cadmium (Cd): Non-Detect / Negative Arsenic (As): Non-Detect / Negative Mercury (Hg): Non-Detect / Negative…

Silver Colored Drawer-Pull, XRF Test Results

October 13, 2018October 13, 2018

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The drawer pull pictured here had the following results when tested with an XRF instrument. Metal Designation (Per XRF GUI): Metal-C745NiAg The readings below are based on a two minute (120 second) test. Lead (Pb): Non-Detect/Negative Cadmium (Cd): Non-Detect/Negative Arsenic (As): Non-Detect/Negative Mercury (Hg): Non-Detect/Negative Barium (Ba): Non-Detect/Negative Antimony (Sb): Non-Detect/Negative Selenium (Se): Non-Detect/Negative Chromium (Cr): 477 +/- 92 ppm Bromine…

#LeadFree: Sumner Street Lamb Drawer Knobs

December 6, 2017December 6, 2017

Tested with an XRF instrument. Sumner Street Home Hardware Drawer Knobs with Lamb Design. Non-detect (ND) for lead (Pb), mercury (Hg), cadmium (Cd), and arsenic (As.) Here’s this exact product on Amazon, and the company has a few other fun similar designs there too! Thanks to Lorisa Seibel for donating and supporting my advocacy! Each…