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#LeadFree: White Starbucks Espresso Mug, c. 2014
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#LeadFree: White Starbucks Espresso Mug, c. 2014

This small white Starbucks espresso mug was tested with an XRF instrument in June of 2014 and was negative for lead (Pb), mercury (Hg), cadmium (Cd) and arsenic (As.) The year of manufacture of this piece is unknown, but it was fairly new at the time it was tested (sorry I did not think to…

#LeadFree: 2018 New Crate & Barrel “Aspen” Made In Indonesia White Ceramics
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#LeadFree: 2018 New Crate & Barrel “Aspen” Made In Indonesia White Ceramics

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  Originally Published: July 8, 2018 Updated: January 12, 2022 2022 UPDATE: The 2021 version of this pattern (sent to me for testing in December of 2021) did test positive for Lead. Click here to see the full test results for the 2021 Crate & Barrel Aspen pattern dishes. Please note: I have always recommend…

#AskTamara: What is Carbon Steel? (Morakniv, Made in Sweden Carving Knife)
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#AskTamara: What is Carbon Steel? (Morakniv, Made in Sweden Carving Knife)

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Originally published: July 8, 2018 Updated: December 26, 2021 Q: What is carbon steel? A: The following XRF readings are all of the metals detected when testing the Morakniv “Made In Sweden” knife (pictured here), which is marked “Carbon Steel”. While I have not tested a lot of carbon steel items, these readings are likely…

#LeadFree: Penn Championship Extra-Duty Felt Tennis Balls
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#LeadFree: Penn Championship Extra-Duty Felt Tennis Balls

When tested with an XRF instrument these #3 tennis balls from Penn are negative (non-detect) for lead (Pb), arsenic (As), mercury (Hg) and cadmium (Cd.) To date, I have never tested a tennis ball that was positive for lead (although there are not a lot of vintage tennis balls arounds – so I cannot speak…

Corona BP 3640 Ergo-Action Bypass Hand Pruner, c. 2016: Lead Free
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Corona BP 3640 Ergo-Action Bypass Hand Pruner, c. 2016: Lead Free

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When tested with an XRF instrument this Corona BP 3640 Ergo-Action Bypass Hand Pruner was negative for lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), arsenic (As) and mercury (Hg) on all components. Overall this seems like a good choice/ good brand. This one is mine, that I purchased in 2016 for trimming my roses, etc. We got the…