Is your Barbie safe for your kids to play with? A discussion on the concern for unsafe levels of Lead (& other toxicants) in vintage Barbie dolls
Vatming Toy Car (Made in Hong Kong): 154 ppm Lead + 56 Cadmium + 16,300 ppm GOLD + 3,401 ppm Platinum.
Red Antique Tootsie Toy Trailer Car (Made in Chicago): 94 ppm Lead + 73 Cadmium + 7,862 ppm GOLD! (Woah!)
Blue Antique Tootsie Toy Trailer Car (Made in Chicago): 77 ppm Lead + 107 Cadmium + 5,246 ppm GOLD! (Woah!)
Vintage Tonka metal dune buggy style toy car with yellow body paint. The Lead is in the TIRES! 14,300 ppm! (90 & up is unsafe for kids)
Tiny Schleich bunny made in Tunisia: Lead-Free! This is generally a very safe brand (from a Lead-perspective at least!)
c. 1989 Flexibear Flexiblocks plastic toy: 1,735 ppm Lead. 90 ppm & up is considered unsafe/illegal in modern toys.
Blue vintage (1990s?) Duplo building block – by Lego: Lead-free, Cadmium-free, Arsenic-free, Mercury-free!
Green shooter marble (Marble King brand, previously sold & marketed as Lead-free): 1,375 ppm Lead (+ Cadmium too).
2019 light up unicorn bath toy. Negative for Lead, Mercury, Cadmium, Arsenic & Antimony in all accessible components.
2019 light up mermaid bath toy. Negative for Lead, Mercury, Cadmium, Arsenic & Antimony in all accessible components.
1986 Dor Mei Toys Spinosaurus: 5,341 ppm Lead. 90 ppm and up is considered illegal and unsafe for toys made today.
Another reason to avoid vintage toys – 1985 Imperial Toys T-Rex: 7,872 ppm Lead. This would be illegal if made today.
Another reason to avoid vintage toys — toy triceratops: 6,298 ppm Lead. This would be illegal if made today.
1990 Mirage Studios Playmates Toys Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Figurine: Lead Free, Cadmium Free, Arsenic Free!
1988 Mirage Studios Playmates Toys (Made in Macao) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Raphael Figurine: Lead Free
Larami Toys brachiosaurus toy dinosaur: 2,213 ppm Lead, 2,721 ppm Antimony. This toy would be illegal if made today.
Avi’s 8th Grade Science Class Experiment: “How does the elemental composition of glass marbles affect their color?”
