Vintage Little People

Vintage (1970s?) Sesame Street Fisher Price Little People Doll – Susan: 28 ppm Lead (Lead-safe by all modern standards)

August 5, 2018May 23, 2019

When tested with an XRF instrument (in consumer goods mode) this vintage Fisher Price Sesame Street Susan doll had the following reading for Lead… Hair: 28 +/- 6 ppm. This amount of lead is considered safe by all standards. All other components of this doll were non-detect for Cadmium, Lead, Arsenic & Mercury. This is…

#Leaded: Vintage Fisher Price “Count” Doll,

March 9, 2018March 9, 2018

Vintage Fisher Price Sesame Street “Count” Doll. Green body: 764 +/- 27 ppm lead. Black hair: 30 +/- 6 ppm lead. Face: 15 +/- 7 ppm lead. – Thanks for reading! Tamara Check out the test results of more things I have tested here: https://tamararubin.com/2018/01/index/

#LeadFree: 1973 Vintage Fisher Price Circus Train

December 16, 2017August 5, 2018

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Vintage 1973 Plastic Fisher Price Circus Train. Tested with an XRF instrument. All components were non-detect for lead (Pb), arsenic (As) and mercury (Hg.). The white plastic component of this toy is positive for cadmium at 43 +/- 10 ppm. Here’s more info about cadmium. Here is a modern version of a similar toy on…

#LeadFree: Vintage 1969 Fisher Price Mini Bus

December 16, 2017September 30, 2018

This little 1969 Vintage Fisher Price “Mini Bus” was non-detect (negative) for lead (Pb), mercury (Hg), arsenic (As) and cadmium (Cd). The little people were positive for these elements however. Click here to read the post and see readings for each of the little people! Tested with an XRF instrument. All components tested. Here is…

#Leaded: Vintage Fisher Price Cowboy With White Hat

December 16, 2017September 30, 2018

This little vintage Fisher Price plastic cowboy with a green body and white hat tested positive for lead and arsenic. His green body was 3,377 +/- 71 ppm lead and 114 +/- 43 ppm arsenic. Lead is considered unsafe for children at levels of 90 ppm and higher (by modern standards.) Tested with an XRF…

#Leaded: Vintage Plastic Fisher Price Lady With Blue Dress & Yellow Hair

December 16, 2017September 30, 2018

This little vintage Fisher Price lady is positive for lead, mercury, cadmium and arsenic. Her yellow hair came in at 4,723 +/- 97 ppm lead, 69 +/-13 ppm cadmium and 166 +/- 54 ppm arsenic. Her face was positive for 472 +/- 23 ppm lead, 118 +/- 13 ppm cadmium and 13 +/- 7 mercury….

#Leaded: Vintage Fisher Price Little People

December 16, 2017September 30, 2018

These vintage little people are positive for lead (Pb), mercury (Hg), arsenic (As) and cadmium (Cd.) Click on each of the links below to see the readings for the specific little person. Plastic lady with blue dress & yellow hair. Plastic boy in orange. Man with yellow hat. Plastic lady with white hair. Tested with…

#Leaded: Vintage Fisher Price Little People Boy – Orange

December 10, 2017September 30, 2018

This vintage orange Fisher Price Little People boy doll has a plastic body and a plastic head. When tested with an XRF instrument the following toxicant levels were found: Orange Plastic Body Lead (Pb): 258 +/- 21 ppm. Cadmium (Cd): Negative/Non-Detect Arsenic (As): Negative/Non-Detect Mercury (Hg): Negative/Non-Detect Painted On Hair Cadmium (Cd): 78 +/- 12 ppm Mercury…

#Cadmium: Fisher Price Vintage Little People, Green Man

December 10, 2017September 30, 2018

This vintage green Fisher Price Little People man has a wooden body and a plastic head. When tested with an XRF instrument the readings for this toy were as follows: Head & Face Cadmium (Cd): 160 +/- 14 ppm Mercury (Hg) : 15 +/- 8 ppm Lead (Pb): Negative/ Non-Detect Arsenic (As): Negative/ Non-Detect Cadmium is…

#Leaded: Vintage Fisher Price Little People, Blue Lady.

December 10, 2017September 30, 2018

This little vintage Fisher Price lady has a wooden body and wooden head, with yellow plastic moulded hair. Her blue body is #LeadSafe at 13 +/- 6 ppm lead, but has cadmium at 226 +/- 17 ppm cadmium (Cd). Cadmium is considered toxic to children (by modern standards) at levels of 40 ppm and higher….

Vintage 1970s Fisher Price School Bus Toy: 90 ppm Lead

November 19, 2017December 26, 2018

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Vintage 1975-1978 Fisher Price Bus, mostly lead-free! Bus eyeballs: 35 ppm lead, red wheels, 90 ppm lead (hazard level is 90+ ppm) I would call this one “safe”! With these vintage Fisher Price toys this is the exception when it comes to lead (most have at least one component that is high in lead!) To…

Vintage Fisher Price Little People

November 18, 2017November 17, 2020

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Link to this post on Facebook so you can share it! Little People, Vintage: as high as 1,466 ppm lead Both the plastic substrate and painted faces contain unsafe levels of lead. With these little guys that is a big problem, because children ALWAYS seem to pop them in their mouths! And the part that…