Wedgwood Plate

A note to a pregnant mom I saw on Instagram — with test results for her grandma’s china (Williamsburg Aviary by Wedgwood – Made in England)

April 17, 2023April 19, 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 / Antique Wedgwood Willow Weave White Ceramic Dish, Made in England: 55,300 ppm Lead on the food surface.

July 3, 2022July 7, 2022

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To see more Wedgwood pieces we have tested, click here. Their products are notoriously high in Lead in the surface glaze (the vintage products, post-20 years old especially!) Published: Sunday – July 3, 2022 Given all federal agencies agree that there is no safe level of Lead exposure for humans, and also given that in 2008…

2001 Wedgwood Traditions Heirloom Bone China, made in England: 69 ppm Lead (safe by all standards), Cadmium-free, Arsenic-free

March 23, 2022September 14, 2023

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XRF test results for plain white bone china Wedgwood Traditions Heirloom dish (made in England) pictured: Reading #1) On the food surface of the dish 60-second test Lead (Pb): 69 +/- 6 ppm (safe by all standards) Arsenic (As): non-detect Cadmium (Cd): non-detect Mercury (Hg): non-detect Bromine (Br): non-detect Chromium (Cr): non-detect Iron (Fe): 2,479…

Wedgwood Queen’s Ware (c. 2005-2007) Penshur Street Place Kent “Romantic England”: 59,800 ppm Lead on the food surface

June 4, 2021October 18, 2023

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). Since 2009, Tamara has been using XRF technology (a scientific method used…

Johnson Brothers Wedgwood Group Blue Willow Earthenware Octagonal Plate: 52,400 ppm Lead [90 is unsafe!]

July 21, 2018August 12, 2019

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This is a (c. 1980) Johnson Bros. (“A Member Of The Wedgwood Group” – see image below of back mark) Willow Earthenware octagonal plate, made in England. As with this piece with the same back mark [link]. I have not been able to determine the exact age of the piece, based on the back mark alone. If…