Libbey Glassware

Vintage Libbey glass with orange, brown & yellow floral pattern: 87,100 ppm Lead + 3,541 ppm Cadmium in the painted decorations.

Vintage Libbey glass with orange, brown & yellow floral pattern: 87,100 ppm Lead + 3,541 ppm Cadmium in the painted decorations.

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Introduction: Tamara Rubin is an independent advocate for consumer goods safety and she is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children. She began testing consumer goods for toxicants in 2009 and was the parent-advocate responsible for finding Lead in the popular fidget spinner toys in 2017. She uses XRF testing (a scientific method used by the Consumer…

Vintage Libbey glass with Queen Anne Lace pattern: 59,000 ppm Lead + 1,036 ppm Cadmium in the painted decorations.

Vintage Libbey glass with Queen Anne Lace pattern: 59,000 ppm Lead + 1,036 ppm Cadmium in the painted decorations.

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Introduction: Tamara Rubin is an independent advocate for consumer goods safety and she is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children. She began testing consumer goods for toxicants in 2009 and was the parent-advocate responsible for finding Lead in the popular fidget spinner toys in 2017. She uses XRF testing (a scientific method used by the Consumer…

Vintage Libbey glass with red poppy floral pattern: 733,200 ppm Lead + 28,500 ppm Cadmium in the painted decorations

Vintage Libbey glass with red poppy floral pattern: 733,200 ppm Lead + 28,500 ppm Cadmium in the painted decorations

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For those new to this website: Tamara Rubin is a federal-award-winning independent advocate for consumer goods safety and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children, her sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005. Since 2009 Tamara has been using XRF testing (a scientific method used by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission) to…

Vintage Libbey green glass with fern pattern: 34,800 ppm Lead + 1,133 ppm Cadmium in the painted decorations.

Vintage Libbey green glass with fern pattern: 34,800 ppm Lead + 1,133 ppm Cadmium in the painted decorations.

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Introduction: Tamara Rubin is an independent advocate for consumer goods safety and she is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children. She began testing consumer goods for toxicants in 2009 and was the parent-advocate responsible for finding Lead in the popular fidget spinner toys in 2017. She uses XRF testing (a scientific method used by the Consumer…

Vintage Libbey glass with red, white and blue floral pattern: 103,300 ppm Lead + 6,306 ppm Cadmium in the painted decorations.

Vintage Libbey glass with red, white and blue floral pattern: 103,300 ppm Lead + 6,306 ppm Cadmium in the painted decorations.

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Introduction: Tamara Rubin is an independent advocate for consumer goods safety and she is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children. She began testing consumer goods for toxicants in 2009 and was the parent-advocate responsible for finding Lead in the popular fidget spinner toys in 2017. She uses XRF testing (a scientific method used by the Consumer…

Vintage Libbey smoke glass with Dandelion pattern: 35,200 ppm Lead + 479 ppm Cadmium in the painted decorations.

Vintage Libbey smoke glass with Dandelion pattern: 35,200 ppm Lead + 479 ppm Cadmium in the painted decorations.

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Introduction: Tamara Rubin is an independent advocate for consumer goods safety and she is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children. She began testing consumer goods for toxicants in 2009 and was the parent-advocate responsible for finding Lead in the popular fidget spinner toys in 2017. She uses XRF testing (a scientific method used by the Consumer…

Vintage Libbey High Ball Christmas Glass Tamara Rubin Lead Safe Mama

Vintage Libbey High Ball Christmas Glass: 60,600 ppm Lead + 2,940 ppm Cadmium

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To see more Christmas items I have tested, Click HERE. I purchased this glass in an antique store to add to my “museum of lead” collection  and to feature in my upcoming book on lead in household goods. It tested positive for Lead both with a LeadCheck swab (see video) and with an XRF instrument….