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Vintage orange ceramic Fiestaware-style salt shaker: 497,000 ppm Lead. Yes, about 50% Lead! 90 ppm is unsafe for kids.

Vintage orange ceramic Fiestaware-style salt shaker: 497,000 ppm Lead. Yes, about 50% Lead! 90 ppm is unsafe for kids.

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When tested with an XRF instrument, the orange glaze of the vintage Fiestaware-style ceramic salt shaker pictured here had the following readings: Lead (Pb): 497,000 +/- 66,000 Barium (Ba): 1,299 +/- 594 ppm Bromine (Br): 446 +/- 123 Iron (Fe): 2,153 +/- 731 ppm Palladium (Pd): 679 +/- 178 ppm Molybdenum (Mo): 13,700 +/- 2,700 ppm Nb: 10,500 +/- 1,700 ppm This was the reading done on the…

Vintage restaurant-style salt shaker: Lead-Free. These are my favorite & just 75 ¢ each at a restaurant supply store.

Vintage restaurant-style salt shaker: Lead-Free. These are my favorite & just 75 ¢ each at a restaurant supply store.

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Salt Shaker Test Results This is my favorite style of salt shaker and I have never tested one that looked like this that was positive for Lead. It’s simple and relatively nontoxic – plus you can see the contents so you know exactly how much you have left (and I don’t know why anyone would…

Vintage golden porcelain Stouffer brand salt shaker: Lead-Free, Cadmium-Free, Arsenic-Free, Antimony-Free.

Vintage golden porcelain Stouffer brand salt shaker: Lead-Free, Cadmium-Free, Arsenic-Free, Antimony-Free.

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Salt Shaker Test Results When tested with an XRF instrument this vintage golden Stouffer brand porcelain salt shaker (with a cork stopper) had the following readings: Golden finish of the shaker: Barium (Ba): 1,344 +/- 214 ppm Gold (Au): 2,293 +/- 59 ppm Iron (Fe): 2,105 +/- 92 ppm Bismuth (Bi): 137 +/- 16 ppm…

Cut crystal salt shaker: 15,100 ppm Lead + 1,502 ppm Antimony. What kind of salt shaker do you have?

Cut crystal salt shaker: 15,100 ppm Lead + 1,502 ppm Antimony. What kind of salt shaker do you have?

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Salt Shaker Test Results When tested with an XRF instrument this vintage crystal salt shaker had the following readings: Crystal base of the shaker: Lead (Pb): 11,500  +/- 300 ppm Barium (Ba): 2,628 +/- 125 ppm Antimony (Sb): 1,502 +/-63 ppm Bromine (Br): 64 +/- 7 ppm Zinc (Zn): 4,582 +/- 179 ppm Iron (Fe):…

Yet ANOTHER toxic offering from The Pottery Barn collection!… c. 2017 squirrel shaped salt and pepper shakers: 40,800 ppm Lead [90 is unsafe for kids’ items.]

Yet ANOTHER toxic offering from The Pottery Barn collection!… c. 2017 squirrel shaped salt and pepper shakers: 40,800 ppm Lead [90 is unsafe for kids’ items.]

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At a time when consumer awareness of environmental toxicants in general – and of tainted household products especially – is on the rise; potential for recalls are commonplace; and manufactures and distributors are moving to tighten up supply chain oversight, Pottery Barn CONTINUES to disappoint. Despite specific recalls for Pottery Barn products in the past [Link], they…

Vintage Milk Glass Salt & Pepper Shakers

Vintage Milk Glass Salt & Pepper Shakers

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Vintage Milk Glass Salt & Pepper Shakers. 57,800 ppm lead  (on the painted decorations). Lids are lead-free (non-detect for lead with XRF). XRFTesting. To help research safer choices for your family, click here. To learn more about testing for lead, click here.