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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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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…

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 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 Sewing Machine: 2,309 ppm Lead [90 is unsafe for kids] + 126 ppm Arsenic

October 3, 2018April 5, 2021

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Vintage Fisher Price Little People Sewing Machine Doll House Toy. Green & Blue 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: Green Plastic of Sewing Machine Table: Lead (Pb): 2,309…

Vintage Fisher Price Little People Suitcase Toy: 6,763 ppm Lead [90 is unsafe] + 534 ppm Arsenic.

October 3, 2018June 8, 2019

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Vintage Fisher Price Little People Suitcase Toy. Green 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: Green Plastic Suitcase: Lead (Pb): 6,763 +/- 87 ppm* Cadmium (Cd): Non-Detect/Negative Mercury (Hg): Non-Detect/Negative…

XRF [Heavy Metals Toxicity] Test Results for Vintage Fisher Price Little People Swingset

October 3, 2018

Vintage Fisher Price Little People Swingset. Yellow and Green 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 below) are as follows: Yellow Plastic Components: Lead (Pb): Non-Detect/Negative Cadmium (Cd): 2,049 +/- 30 ppm Mercury…

Vintage Fisher Price Little People Chairs

September 30, 2018

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These vintage Fisher Price Little People brown and white chair toys had the following XRF readings: Mercury (Hg): Non-Detect (Negative) Arsenic (As): Non-Detect (Negative) Lead (Pb): Non-Detect (Negative) Cadmium (Cd): Non-Detect (Negative) I don’t know the year of manufacture of these particular pieces, however to have a vintage Fisher Price toy that is free of…

Vintage Fisher Price Little People Hobby Horse Toy

September 30, 2018

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This vintage Fisher Price Little People white hobby horse toy had the following XRF readings: Mercury (Hg): Non-Detect (Negative) Arsenic (As): Non-Detect (Negative) Lead (Pb): Non-Detect (Negative) Cadmium (Cd): Non-Detect (Negative) I don’t know the year of manufacture of this particular piece, however to have a vintage Fisher Price toy that is free of all…

Vintage Fisher Price Little People Washing Machine Toy

September 30, 2018

This vintage Fisher Price Little People washing machine toy had the following XRF readings: Mercury (Hg): Non-Detect (Negative) Arsenic (As): Non-Detect (Negative) Lead (Pb): Non-Detect (Negative) Cadmium (Cd): Non-Detect (Negative) I don’t know the year of manufacture of this particular piece, however to have a vintage Fisher Price toy that is free of all of…

Vintage Fisher Price Little People Changing Table Toy: Lead Free, Cadmium Free, Arsenic Free, Mercury Free.

September 30, 2018June 8, 2019

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This vintage Fisher Price Little People changing table toy had the following XRF readings: Mercury (Hg): Non-Detect (Negative) Arsenic (As): Non-Detect (Negative) Lead (Pb): Non-Detect (Negative) Cadmium (Cd): Non-Detect (Negative) I don’t know the year of manufacture of this particular piece, however to have a vintage Fisher Price toy that is free of all of…

Vintage Fisher Price Little People Stairway Toy

September 30, 2018

This vintage Fisher Price Little People stairway toy had the following XRF readings: Mercury (Hg): Non-Detect (Negative) Arsenic (As): Non-Detect (Negative) Lead (Pb): Non-Detect (Negative) Cadmium (Cd): Non-Detect (Negative) I don’t know the year of manufacture of this particular piece, however to have a vintage Fisher Price toy that is free of all of these…

Vintage Fisher Price Little People Yellow Beds

September 30, 2018September 30, 2018

These vintage Fisher Price Little People yellow bed toys had the following XRF readings: Mercury (Hg): Non-Detect (Negative) Arsenic (As): Non-Detect (Negative) Lead (Pb): Non-Detect (Negative) Cadmium (Cd): Non-Detect (Negative) I don’t know the year of manufacture of these particular pieces, and to have a vintage Fisher Price toy that is free of all of…

Vintage Fisher Price Little People Bathtub

September 30, 2018September 30, 2018

This vintage Fisher Price Little People bathtub toy had the following XRF readings: Mercury (Hg): Non-Detect (Negative) Arsenic (As): Non-Detect (Negative) Lead (Pb): Non-Detect (Negative) Cadmium (Cd): Non-Detect (Negative) I don’t know the year of manufacture of this particular piece, and to have a vintage Fisher Price toy that is free of all of these…

Vintage Fisher Price Little People Cradle

September 30, 2018September 30, 2018

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This vintage Fisher Price Little People cradle toy had the following XRF readings: Mercury (Hg): Non-Detect (Negative) Arsenic (As): Non-Detect (Negative) Lead (Pb): Non-Detect (Negative) Cadmium (Cd): Non-Detect (Negative) I don’t know the year of manufacture of this piece, and to have a vintage Fisher Price toy that is free of all of these toxicants…

Vintage Fisher Price Little People Crib

September 30, 2018September 30, 2018

This vintage Fisher Price Little People crib toy had the following XRF reading: Mercury (Hg): Non-Detect (Negative) Arsenic (As): Non-Detect (Negative) Lead (Pb): Non-Detect (Negative) Cadmium (Cd): Non-Detect (Negative) I don’t know the year of manufacture of this piece, and to have a vintage Fisher Price toy that is free of all of these toxicants…