Yellow and White Swirled Glass Vintage Marble: 2,364 ppm Lead! The amount of lead that is considered toxic in the substrate of a newly manufactured item intended for use by children is anything 100 ppm lead or higher. Tested in 2014 with an XRF instrument. Year of manufacture and brand: unknown. Once I learned that even […]
This little Christmas mug was tested with an XRF instrument and the results were as follows: White Milk Glass (unpainted) 176 +/- 19 ppm Pb 9 +/- 3 ppm Br Green Paint 37,100 +/- 1,000 ppm Pb 943 +/- 50 ppm Cd 317 +/- 79 ppm Ba 11,600 +/- 900 ppm Cr Red Paint 27,900 […]
This small vintage cut crystal goblet was positive for lead at 22,200 +/- 700 ppm when tested with an XRF instrument. There is no mark or maker information available for this piece, although I did confirm that it is vintage. Most leaded crystal is positive for lead at levels closer to 300,000 ppm so this […]
Click here to see some of the other “pearls” I have tested. This is the fourth set of faux pearls I have posted here on my site. Since there is also no mark or maker on these pearls (as with most vintage faux pearls) I will do my best to describe some of the qualities […]
Click here to see some of the other “pearls” I have tested. This is the third set of faux pearls I have posted here on my site. Since there is also no mark or maker on these pearls (as with most vintage faux pearls) I will do my best to describe some of the qualities […]
Since there is no mark or maker on these pearls I will do my best to describe some of the qualities that cannot be seen in a photo. These look and feel like real pearls to an untrained eye. They are an off-white/cream color and heavily weighted. They are also strung as a graduated strand, […]
Click the image below to read the full piece. “The consumption of alcoholic beverages stored in lead crystal decanters is judged to pose a hazard.”
Newer (2014) Weck canning jar – 142 ppm lead. The amount of lead that is considered unsafe in an item intended for children is anything 90 ppm lead or higher. Kitchenware and glassware are not considered “items intended for children” and are therefore not regulated in the same way. When I originally posted this (2014), […]
Starbucks Coffee Brand Slightly Green Tinted Tumbler Glass: tested positive for lead (Pb) with levels as high as 1,732 ppm lead. The amount of lead that is considered toxic in the substrate of an item manufactured today as intended for use by children is anything 100 ppm lead or higher. Dishes and glassware are not […]
Earring: 108,300 ppm lead (leaded crystal). Jewelry intended for adults is not regulated for total lead content. Items intended for children are regulated by law to be 90 ppm lead or lower. …Not 9,000 ppm lead, and definitely not 90,000 ppm lead +++ Click here for #SaferChoices: Solid silver jewelry marked “925” – with natural […]
