Click to see all the links to pieces I’ve written about silverware & utensils: Spoons, knives, forks, etc. (with XRF test results)
1939 “Wm ROGERS MFG CO” New York World’s Fair spoon: 50% silver (Lead-free, Cadmium-free, Arsenic-free!)
Vintage “Epic” stainless spoon with faux wood / composite handle: 2,170 ppm Lead. For context: 90 ppm is unsafe for kids.
Stainless steel Royal Doulton dinner knife (c. 2009) with lion with crown logo: low Nickel stainless (Lead-free).
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“Sliver” Swiss cheese knife: 19,300 +/- 800 ppm Lead in handle (for context: ≥90 ppm is unsafe in children’s items)