Hardcover Book

1984 “Storytime With Victoria Plum” Hardcover Book: 10 +/ 4 ppm Lead (safe by all standards!)

1984 “Storytime With Victoria Plum” Hardcover Book: 10 +/ 4 ppm Lead (safe by all standards!)

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When tested with an XRF instrument this hardcover children’s book (published in 1984) had the following readings: 1.) Reading on Exterior of Book Lead (Pb): 10 +/- 4 ppm Mercury (Hg): Negative / Non-Detect Cadmium (Cd): Negative / Non-Detect Arsenic (As): Negative / Non-Detect Antimony (Sb): Negative / Non-Detect Barium (Ba): 548 +/- 149 ppm…

1982 Victoria Plum – Victoria Gives a Flying Lesson – Hardcover Book: 24 ppm Lead (safe by all standards!)

1982 Victoria Plum – Victoria Gives a Flying Lesson – Hardcover Book: 24 ppm Lead (safe by all standards!)

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When tested with an XRF instrument this hardcover children’s book (published in 1982) had the following readings: 1.) Reading on Exterior of Book Lead (Pb): 20 +/- 4 ppm Mercury (Hg): Negative / Non-Detect Cadmium (Cd): Negative / Non-Detect Arsenic (As): Negative / Non-Detect Antimony (Sb): Negative / Non-Detect Zinc (Zn): 234 +/- 13 ppm …

1982 Victoria Plum – Victoria and the Sparkling Web – Hardcover Book: 16 ppm Lead (safe by all standards!)

1982 Victoria Plum – Victoria and the Sparkling Web – Hardcover Book: 16 ppm Lead (safe by all standards!)

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When tested with an XRF instrument this hardcover children’s book (published in 1982) had the following readings: 1.) Reading on Exterior of Book Lead (Pb): 16 +/- 4 ppm Mercury (Hg): Negative / Non-Detect Cadmium (Cd): Negative / Non-Detect Arsenic (As): Negative / Non-Detect Antimony (Sb): Negative / Non-Detect Barium (Ba): 225 +/- 130 ppm…

1982 Victoria Plum – Victoria and the Prickly Hedgehog – Hardcover Book: 18 ppm Lead (safe by all standards!)

1982 Victoria Plum – Victoria and the Prickly Hedgehog – Hardcover Book: 18 ppm Lead (safe by all standards!)

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When tested with an XRF instrument this hardcover children’s book (published in 1982) had the following readings: 1.) Reading 1 on Exterior of Book Lead (Pb): 15 +/- 4 ppm Mercury (Hg): Negative / Non-Detect Cadmium (Cd): Negative / Non-Detect Arsenic (As): Negative / Non-Detect Antimony (Sb): Negative / Non-Detect Barium (Ba): 240 +/- 124…

#Leaded: 1963 Hardcover Printing of “Volume 14 of The American Heritage New Illustrated History Of The United States; The Roosevelt Era”

#Leaded: 1963 Hardcover Printing of “Volume 14 of The American Heritage New Illustrated History Of The United States; The Roosevelt Era”

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Most vintage books have at least some amount of lead. The amount of lead that is considered toxic in a modern item manufactured and intended to be used by children is 90 ppm or higher in the coating (or paint) and 100 ppm (or higher) in the substrate. This 1963 printing of “The Roosevelt Era”…

Vintage Winnie The Pooh Book, 1954 Cloth Cover: 3,999 ppm Lead (90 is unsafe) + 326 ppm Arsenic!

Vintage Winnie The Pooh Book, 1954 Cloth Cover: 3,999 ppm Lead (90 is unsafe) + 326 ppm Arsenic!

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Yes, vintage books can have lead! This 1954 Reprint of the 1926 children’s book “Winnie The Pooh” tested positive for both Lead and Arsenic in the cover art. When tested with an XRF instrument the book pictured had the following levels: Lead (Pb): 3,999 +/- 94 parts per million (ppm) Arsenic (As): 326 +/- 59…