Vintage Fisher Price Archives

XRF test results for a vintage Fisher Price brand plastic toy lion from the circus train set (made in Hong Kong): positive for Lead, Cadmium, Arsenic and Antimony

October 18, 2022July 13, 2023

Introduction (for those new to this website): Tamara Rubin is a federal-award-winning independent advocate for consumer goods safety and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children, her sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005. Since 2009 Tamara has been using XRF testing (a scientific method used by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission)…

Vintage plastic toy thermometer positive for both Arsenic and high levels of Lead. This toy is not safe for children to play with

October 16, 2022July 13, 2023

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Introduction (for those new to this website): Tamara Rubin is a federal-award-winning independent advocate for consumer goods safety and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children, her sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005. Since 2009 Tamara has been using XRF testing (a scientific method used by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission)…

XRF test results for vintage (1970s?) Fisher Price “Movie Viewer” toy: 5,087 ppm Lead, 249 ppm Arsenic & 55 ppm Cadmium.

July 12, 2022July 18, 2022

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Published: July 12, 2022 – Tuesday While this vintage Fisher Price “Movie Viewer” toy is not marked with the date it was purchased at an estate sale where most of the toys were from the early-to-mid 1970s – so it seems like guessing “1970s” for the date of this toy is about right (as with…

XRF test results for vintage (1970s?) Fisher Price stacker toy… with ALL the bite marks! 4,289 ppm Lead, 517 ppm Arsenic & 18 ppm Cadmium

July 12, 2022April 24, 2024

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For those new to the Lead Safe Mama 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 four sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005). Tamara owns and runs Lead Safe Mama, LLC…

1979 Fisher Price Squirrel Toy: 836 ppm Cadmium (40 ppm & up is unsafe for kids), 5 ppm Lead & 13 ppm Antimony.

March 25, 2022April 8, 2022

Reading #1) on the red plastic hat 60-second reading Lead (Pb): non-detect Cadmium (Cd): 836 +/- 10 ppm Arsenic (As): non-detect Mercury (Hg): non-detect Bromine (Br): non-detect Chromium (Cr): 202 +/- 79 ppm Iron (Fe): 78 +/- 42 ppm Copper (Cu): 27 +/- 17 ppm Zinc (Zn): 1,012 +/- 26 ppm Barium (Ba): 2,253 +/-…

1997 Made in Mexico Vintage Fisher Price Stacking Car Toy with Animals: non-detect for Lead, Cadmium, Mercury, Arsenic and Antimony.

February 10, 2022February 12, 2022

1997 Made in Mexico Vintage Fisher Price Stacking Car Toy with Animals To learn more about the testing methodology employed for the test results reported on this website, click here. For a quick menu to explore more categories of tested items on this website, click here. For a quick video tutorial showing you how to…

Fisher Price recommends not letting kids play with these vintage toys (using them as decor only). They can have unsafe levels of Lead, Cadmium, Arsenic & Mercury.

November 25, 2020November 26, 2023

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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). Tamara owns and runs Lead Safe Mama, LLC — a community collaborative…

1974 Fisher Price Cash Register Toy: 3,461 ppm Lead (90 ppm is unsafe for kids), 5,304 ppm Cadmium + 224 ppm Arsenic.

August 19, 2019March 30, 2020

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1974 Vintage Fisher Price Cash Register Toy Below are the XRF test results for the item pictured here. Each component was tested for a minimum of 60 seconds. Test results are science-based and replicable. For context: 90 ppm Lead (and above) is the current level that is considered toxic and illegal in newly manufactured items…

Vintage Fisher Price Doll. Please don’t let your kids play with these dolls. 75 ppm Cadmium (& higher) is illegal in Denmark.

March 27, 2019March 28, 2019

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The amount of CADMIUM that is considered toxic (and illegal in Denmark!) in newly manufactured items intended for use by children today, is anything 75 ppm Cadmium or more. Here’s a table from a recent (2015) study about toxicants found in vintage plastic toys. If you click on the table it will take you to…

Vintage Fisher Price Doll. Please don’t let your children play with these dolls. 90 ppm Lead is unsafe for kids.

March 27, 2019

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The amount of Lead that is considered toxic (and illegal / unsafe) in newly manufactured items intended for use by children today, is anything over 90 ppm Lead in the paint or coating and anything over 100 ppm Lead in the substrate. Here’s a table from a recent (2015) study about toxicants found in vintage…

Vintage Plastic Fisher Price Doll. Please don’t let your children play with these dolls. 90 ppm Lead is unsafe for kids.

March 27, 2019March 27, 2019

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The amount of Lead that is considered toxic (and illegal / unsafe) in newly manufactured items intended for use by children today, is anything over 90 ppm Lead in the paint or coating and anything over 100 ppm Lead in the substrate. Here’s a table from a recent (2015) study about toxicants found in vintage…

Vintage Fisher Price Little People + Why Does Tamara Do This?

March 25, 2019November 24, 2021

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Vintage 1978 Fisher Price Record Player: 22,000 ppm Lead [90 ppm is unsafe], 5,296 ppm Cadmium [75 is unsafe].

March 16, 2019May 14, 2022

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Sorry this is a lazy post just so I could make sure to get this information up. The readings for each of the components tested are in the image, click the image to see it full size. I will update this post with more information soon. In the meantime: To see more vintage Fisher Price…

Why do VINTAGE plastics (like Fisher Price & Tupperware) often contain Lead, Mercury, Arsenic, & Cadmium?

March 14, 2019November 14, 2022

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For starters, please consider reading this linked study (click the image below) which discusses this concern in detail: There are two reasons vintage plastics often have Lead: In brightly-colored vintage plastics, the metallic toxicants (Lead, Mercury, Arsenic, and Cadmium) are often used as components of colorants in the plastics. I have also found that vintage flexible/pliable…

1984 Vintage Fisher Price Little People Yellow School Bus: 2,953 ppm Lead + 344 ppm Arsenic. Did you have this one?

December 25, 2018December 26, 2018

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Vintage Fisher Price Little People Yellow School Bus Toy, c. 1984. Yellow & Red Plastic. To see more vintage Fisher Price items I have tested, click here. The XRF test results for this exact item (pictured above) are as follows: Yellow Plastic of School Bus: (tested for a minimum of 60 seconds) Lead (Pb): 2,953 +/- 59 ppm…

Vintage Fisher Price Play Family A Frame Doll House: 2,980 ppm Lead (90 is unsafe for kids) + Arsenic & Cadmium

December 23, 2018November 2, 2019

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This vintage Fisher Price Play Family A Frame house had the following readings when tested with an XRF instrument: Brown Plastic of Floors Lead (Pb): 2,980 +/- 61 ppm Arsenic (As): 223 +/- 39 ppm Cadmium (Cd): Non-Detect Mercury (Hg): Non-Detect White Plastic of Handle Cadmium (Cd): 28 +/- 14 ppm Lead (Pb): Non-Detect Arsenic…

And the winner is…. Click here to see the full XRF test results for the vintage Fisher Price Garage!

December 7, 2018

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The other day we had a little contest… who could guess the closest Lead reading (in ppm) for what the highest Lead level on this vintage Fisher Price toy garage / downtown set would be? THE ANSWER: The highest Lead level was 1,959 ppm (in the yellow plastic) and the winner (with a guess of…

Vintage Fisher Price Little People Downtown Garage Set, A Game!: Guess how much Lead ???

November 28, 2018November 28, 2018

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Vintage Fisher Price Little People Dowtown Garage Set. Year of Manufacture Unknown (presumed c. 1970s). Click here to see this post on Facebook. Posted: November 28, 2018, 8:15 p.m. We’re playing a GAME! Here’s the game: Guess how much lead is in this vintage Fisher Price garage? Here’s a link* to the prize that will…

Carissa is the BESTEST friend EVER! Look what she gave me for my birthday!!!!

November 21, 2018November 21, 2018

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Carissa came over tonight and LOOK WHAT SHE BROUGHT ME! OMG OMG OMG! [So many thanks also to Carissa’s friend who dug these out of her attic and gave these to Carissa to give to me!] Ok! If you know why I am excited about this gift, then you really understand me as a person!!!…

Vintage Fisher Price Little People Wooden Boy With Red Hat: 4 ppm Lead, 75 ppm Cadmium and 19 ppm Mercury.

October 13, 2018July 20, 2022

Vintage Fisher Price Little People Yellow Wooden Boy With Red Baseball cap. Body: Painted Wood. Head: Painted Plastic. Hat: Red Plastic. Year of Manufacture Unknown (presumed c. 1970s). To see more vintage Fisher Price items I have tested, click here. The XRF test results for this exact item (pictured above) are as follows: Red Plastic…

XRF [Heavy Metals] Test Results for Vintage Fisher Price Little People Red Wooden Boy With Yellow Pot On Head

October 13, 2018

Vintage Fisher Price Little People Red Wooden Boy With Yellow Pot On Head. Painted Wood & Yellow Plastic. Year of Manufacture Unknown (presumed c. 1970s). To see more vintage Fisher Price items I have tested, click here. The XRF test results for this exact item (pictured above) are as follows: Yellow Plastic Pot: Lead (Pb):…

Vintage Fisher Price Coffee Table Toy: 460 ppm Lead + 260 ppm Cadmium [90 ppm Lead is unsafe for kids.]

October 3, 2018March 16, 2019

Vintage Fisher Price Little People Coffee Table. Yellow Plastic. Year of Manufacture Unknown (presumed c. 1970s). To see more vintage Fisher Price items I have tested, click here. The XRF test results for this exact item (pictured above) are as follows: Yellow Plastic: Lead (Pb): 460 +/- 15 ppm Cadmium (Cd): 260 +/- 11 ppm…

Vintage Fisher Price Little People Blue Wooden Lady With Plastic Hair: 1,202 ppm Cadmium + 42 ppm Lead.

October 3, 2018March 16, 2019

Vintage Fisher Price Little People Blue Wooden Lady With Yellow Plastic Hair. Painted Wood & Yellow Plastic. Year of Manufacture Unknown (presumed c. 1970s). To see more vintage Fisher Price items I have tested, click here. The XRF test results for this exact item (pictured above) are as follows: Yellow Plastic Hair: Lead (Pb): Non-Detect/Negative…

Vintage Fisher Price Little People Yellow Train Car: 3,261 ppm Lead (90 is unsafe for kids) + 304 ppm Arsenic Too!

October 3, 2018June 8, 2019

Vintage Fisher Price Little People Yellow Train Car Toy. Yellow & Black Plastic. Year of Manufacture Unknown (presumed c. 1970s). To see more vintage Fisher Price items I have tested, click here. The XRF test results for this exact item (pictured above) are as follows: Yellow Plastic of Train Car: Lead (Pb): 3,261 +/- 50…