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Vintage 1972 Wooden Fisher Price puzzle. 3,925 ppm Cadmium on the knobs. Cadmium is a known carcinogen.

Vintage 1972 Wooden Fisher Price puzzle. 3,925 ppm Cadmium on the knobs. Cadmium is a known carcinogen.

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Are vintage Fisher Price puzzles a concern? Yes. A child will often chew on the knobs on this type of puzzle and these knobs (yellow or red) are consistently high-Cadmium vintage plastic. Cadmium causes cancer. Even if the risk is small it is not a risk that I feel is worth it given the inexpensive…

Vintage Blauw Delfts Distee “Made in Holland” Hand Painted Ashtray: 46,800 ppm Lead. 90 is unsafe.

Vintage Blauw Delfts Distee “Made in Holland” Hand Painted Ashtray: 46,800 ppm Lead. 90 is unsafe.

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When tested with an XRF instrument, this blue and white Blauw Delfts Distee (Made in Holland) hand-painted ashtray had the following readings: Lead (Pb): 46,800 +/- 1,100 ppm Barium (Ba): 230 +/- 75 ppm Antimony (Sb): 90 +/- 27 ppm Tin (Sn): 284 +/- 28 ppm Zinc (Zn): 325 +/- 42 ppm Copper (Cu): 924…

Vintage Telephone. Remember these things? Did you ever chew the cord while chatting? 47,100 ppm Lead! [90 is unsafe.]

Vintage Telephone. Remember these things? Did you ever chew the cord while chatting? 47,100 ppm Lead! [90 is unsafe.]

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How much Lead did this phone have exactly? When tested with an XRF instrument, the vintage telephone (made in Holland) pictured here had the following readings: The curly cord connecting the phone’s handset to the base: Lead (Pb): 47,100 +/- 1,600 ppm Cadmium (Cd): 46 +/- 18 ppm Mercury (Hg): ND (Non-Detect) Barium (Ba): ND…