Vintage Pyrex Clear Glass Double Boiler Cooking Pot. I tested this with an XRF instrument and below am reporting two sets of readings for this piece. First is the reading for the vessel of the pot. This is from a two-minute (12o second) reading using an XRF instrument. If a metal is not listed it […]
When tested with an XRF instrument, the painted-on logo on the outside of the Boroux bottles (which are advertised as “Lead-free”) was positive for Lead, Cadmium and Arsenic. To confirm the results, I did three sets of readings, each with different sections of the painted logo within the scope of the XRF (which is about […]
Duralex “Picardie Colors” Goblet / Tumbler, Grey, 8-3/4 ounces. Made in France, purchased in December 2018. When tested with an XRF instrument this grey Duralex glass had the following readings: Lead (Pb): Non-Detect (Negative) Mercury (Hg): Non-Detect (Negative) Cadmium (Cd): Non-Detect (Negative) Arsenic (As): Non-Detect (Negative) Vanadium (V): 97 +/- 15 ppm Titanium (Ti): 142 […]
Duralex “Picardie Colors” Goblet / Tumbler, Yellow, 8-3/4 ounces. Made in France, purchased in December 2018. When tested with an XRF instrument this yellow Duralex glass had the following readings: Lead (Pb): Non-Detect (Negative) Mercury (Hg): Non-Detect (Negative) Cadmium (Cd): Non-Detect (Negative) Arsenic (As): Non-Detect (Negative) Barium (Ba): 3,101 +/- 287 ppm Iron (Fe): […]
Duralex “Picardie Colors” Goblet / Tumbler, Green, 8-3/4 ounces. Made in France, purchased in December 2018. When tested with an XRF instrument this green Duralex glass had the following readings: Lead (Pb): Non-Detect (Negative) Mercury (Hg): Non-Detect (Negative) Cadmium (Cd): Non-Detect (Negative) Arsenic (As): Non-Detect (Negative) Vanadium (V): 113 +/- 26 ppm Titanium (Ti): 174 […]
Duralex “Picardie Colors” Goblet / Tumbler, Red, 8-3/4 ounces. Made in France, purchased in December 2018. When tested with an XRF instrument this red Duralex glass had the following readings: Lead (Pb): Non-Detect (Negative) Mercury (Hg): Non-Detect (Negative) Cadmium (Cd): Non-Detect (Negative) Arsenic (As): Non-Detect (Negative) Vanadium (V): 108 +/- 25 ppm Titanium (Ti): […]
Duralex “Picardie Colors” Goblet / Tumbler, Violet, 8-3/4 ounces. Made in France, purchased in December 2018. When tested with an XRF instrument this pink Duralex glass had the following readings: Lead (Pb): Non-Detect (Negative) Mercury (Hg): Non-Detect (Negative) Cadmium (Cd): Non-Detect (Negative) Arsenic (As): Non-Detect (Negative) Vanadium (V): 101 +/- 25 ppm Titanium (Ti): 175 […]
Duralex “Picardie Colors” Goblet / Tumbler, Blue, 8-3/4 ounces. Made in France, purchased in December 2018. When tested with an XRF instrument this blue Duralex glass had the following readings: Lead (Pb): Non-Detect (Negative) Mercury (Hg): Non-Detect (Negative) Cadmium (Cd): Non-Detect (Negative) Arsenic (As): Non-Detect (Negative) Barium (Ba): 3,142 +/- 288 ppm Copper (Cu): 101 […]
When tested with an XRF instrument the brown glass of this Mountain Rose Herbs bottle had the following readings (these readings are typical for brown glass & you can see more examples HERE.) If a metal is not noted in the result set below it was not detectable by the XRF in the particular test […]
Vintage Corelle glass saucer in the “Old Town Blue” pattern. The dark blue paint on this dish tested positive for the following elements at the following levels (with a one-minute test, using an XRF instrument): Lead (Pb): 18,200 +/- 400 ppm Cadmium (Cd): 133 +/- 13 ppm Arsenic (As): Non-Detect / Negative Mercury (Hg): […]
