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Myott “Royal Mail” Fine Staffordshire Ware (Made in England): 71,100 ppm Lead on the food surface. Do NOT use these dishes for food!

Myott “Royal Mail” Fine Staffordshire Ware (Made in England): 71,100 ppm Lead on the food surface. Do NOT use these dishes for food!

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August  5, 2022 – Friday Would you like to send something in to Lead Safe Mama, LLC for testing? Here’s how that works – link. To see more Myott pieces we have tested, click here. To check out the Made in England category of posts and articles, click here. To see more examples of Staffordshire…

Greenwood — Made in Staffordshire England — Hand Decorated Ironstone: 73,100 ppm Lead. 90 ppm (& up) is unsafe, most Ironstone has unsafe levels of Lead

Greenwood — Made in Staffordshire England — Hand Decorated Ironstone: 73,100 ppm Lead. 90 ppm (& up) is unsafe, most Ironstone has unsafe levels of Lead

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Royal Stafford Fine Earthenware Plate. English, from Crate & Barrel in 2006: 71,900 ppm Lead. [90 is unsafe for kids.]

Royal Stafford Fine Earthenware Plate. English, from Crate & Barrel in 2006: 71,900 ppm Lead. [90 is unsafe for kids.]

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  I was excited to finally test this plate as I have had several readers ask me if this pattern has Lead. In general (as a rule) most “Royal Stafford” dishes (or “Staffordshire” – or “Made In England” for that matter!) I have tested have been positive for high levels of Lead and most decorative…

Many assume “Made in England” is Lead-free. Nope! 1982 Myott Finlandia Pattern: 35,500 ppm Lead (90 is unsafe).

Many assume “Made in England” is Lead-free. Nope! 1982 Myott Finlandia Pattern: 35,500 ppm Lead (90 is unsafe).

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Myott Finlandia 1982 Fine Staffordshire Ware, Made in England. When tested with an XRF instrument the dish pictured here was positive for :ead at the following level: Lead (Pb): 35,500 +/- 1,100 ppm   Note: this dish was “Non-Detect” (negative) for Mercury (Hg), Arsenic (As), and Cadmium (Cd.) For context: the amount of lead that…

#Leaded: Royal Sutherland Fine Bone China

#Leaded: Royal Sutherland Fine Bone China

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Tested postive for lead with an XRF instrument. 52,100 +/- 1,300 ppm lead (Pb). For context: the amount of lead that is considered toxic in an item intended for children is anything 90 ppm or higher. Vintage dishware is not regulated for total lead content as detectible with an XRF instrument. This dish was also…

Liberty Blue Staffordshire Ironstone Washington At Valley Forge dish: 44,500 ppm Lead. 90 ppm (& up) is unsafe for kids.

Liberty Blue Staffordshire Ironstone Washington At Valley Forge dish: 44,500 ppm Lead. 90 ppm (& up) is unsafe for kids.

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Liberty Blue Staffordshire Ironstone Vintage Plate: 44,500 ppm lead. The amount of lead that is considered toxic in a newly manufactured item intended for use by children is 90 ppm or higher. Vintage china is not regulated for total Lead content (as detectable with an XRF instrument.) For more information about LEAD FREE dish choices,…

Vintage Crown Trent Staffordshire Made In England Teacup: 47,200 ppm Lead. [90 ppm Lead is unsafe for kids.]

Vintage Crown Trent Staffordshire Made In England Teacup: 47,200 ppm Lead. [90 ppm Lead is unsafe for kids.]

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Teacup: 47,200 ppm Lead (Pb). Fine Bone China Crown Trent Staffordshire England For Context: in 2018 the amount of lead that is considered toxic in a modern/newly manufactured item intended for use children is 90 ppm lead (or higher) in the coating, paint or glaze or 100 ppm (or higher) in the substrate. Dishware is…