![Vintage Telephone. Remember these things? Did you ever chew the cord while chatting? 47,100 ppm Lead! [90 is unsafe.]](https://tamararubin.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Vintage-Black-Made-in-Holland-Telephone-Lead-Safe-Mama-1-768x576.jpg)
Vintage Telephone. Remember these things? Did you ever chew the cord while chatting? 47,100 ppm Lead! [90 is unsafe.]
How much Lead did this phone have exactly? When tested with an XRF instrument, the vintage telephone (made in Holland) pictured here had the following readings: The curly cord connecting the phone’s handset to the base: Lead (Pb): 47,100 +/- 1,600 ppm Cadmium (Cd): 46 +/- 18 ppm Mercury (Hg): ND (Non-Detect) Barium (Ba): ND…