Made in Ohio

XRF test results for pink and white glazed Gerald Henn Workshops Spongeware pottery dish (Made in Roseville, Ohio in late-1980s) — sent in by Lynn in Texas

July 19, 2023August 10, 2023

For those new to this website: Tamara Rubin is a multiple-Federal-award-winning independent advocate for childhood Lead-poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety, and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children (two of her sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005). Since 2009, Tamara has been using XRF technology (a scientific method used…

A short story of a small vintage ceramic bowl and a boy from Wisconsin who was poisoned.

April 23, 2018April 26, 2018

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I originally shared this in October of 2013, but given how much we have learned about dishware and lead since then, I thought it was an important one to re-share! I have quite a few friends in Wisconsin and have been invited several times to present to groups there (including presentations in Milwaukee, Madison and…

Marine Commissary WW2 Dish: 43,200 ppm Lead

November 23, 2017February 23, 2020

WWII US Marine Commissary Vitrified China dish, by Sterling, East Liverpool, Ohio: 43,200 ppm LEAD. Read more about testing dishes here. To see the #LeadFree dishes I use in my home, click here. For more #SaferChoices for your family, click here. To make a contribution in support of my independent consumer goods testing and lead…

Sterling Vitrified China, WW2 U.S. Navy, Ohio: 44,800 ppm Lead

November 21, 2017February 23, 2020

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Vintage military U.S. Navy china. Sterling Vitrified China Made in East Liverpool Ohio, USA – circa 1940: 44,800 ppm lead when tested with an XRF. Vintage military china may also test positive using a LeadCheck swab. This belonged to my uncle who was a doctor in the Navy during WWII. Read more about testing dishes…