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#Leaded: Vintage Tepco Ceramic Bowl
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#Leaded: Vintage Tepco Ceramic Bowl

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Vintage “Tepco” “Made in USA” ceramic bowl. Tested positive for lead at 28,100 ppm lead. Tested with an XRF instrument in 2014. Would you like to see more test results like this? Please help me rent (or eventually buy!) an XRF instrument to continue this independent consumer goods testing and advocacy work. You can support…

#Leaded: Cost Plus World Market Mushroom Plate, c. 2005
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#Leaded: Cost Plus World Market Mushroom Plate, c. 2005

This is a plate from Cost Plus World Market, Made in China purchased new c. 2005. Tested in 2013. Positive for lead at 11,000 ppm. In 2017 the amount of lead that is considered toxic in a modern/newly manufactured item intended for children is 90 ppm lead (or higher) in the coating or 100 ppm…

Adams Calyx®Ware English Ironstone Saucer: 44,600 ppm Lead. 90 ppm Lead is unsafe for kids.
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Adams Calyx®Ware English Ironstone Saucer: 44,600 ppm Lead. 90 ppm Lead is unsafe for kids.

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Calyx®Ware “Real English Ironstone”, Adams “Made In England” China Saucer: 44,600 ppm lead, tested with an XRF instrument. Year unknown. Tested in 2014. In 2017 the amount of lead that is considered toxic in a modern/newly manufactured item intended for children is 90 ppm lead (or higher) in the coating or 100 ppm (or higher)…

#Leaded: Oneida Dark Blue “Petals” Bowl (Year Unknown)
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#Leaded: Oneida Dark Blue “Petals” Bowl (Year Unknown)

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Oneida Petals bowl: 369 ppm lead (Pb) & 26 ppm cadmium (Cd). Tested in 2014. Here’s the mug from this pattern on Amazon. I am sharing this for context (not as a recommendation.) Amazon links are affiliate links (if you purchase something after clicking on my links I may receive a small commission at no extra…

#Leaded: “Oven Proof” Blue Ceramic Fish Tray
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#Leaded: “Oven Proof” Blue Ceramic Fish Tray

Vintage “Oven Proof” Blue Ceramic Fish Tray: 596 ppm lead. Made in Japan. Please note: All of the vintage ceramics that I have tested that were marked “Oven Proof” on the back have been positive for high levels of lead. Most have been positive for levels much higher than the level found in this particular piece….