XRF Testing

Traverse Mollusk ceramic tile from tilebar: 40 +/- 15 ppm Lead (safe by all standards)

Dujour Natural Honey ceramic tile from tilebar: “ND” (negative) for Lead, Cadmium, Mercury & Arsenic

Calacatta Gold Polished Marble tile from tilebar: non-detect (negative) for Lead, Cadmium, Mercury and Arsenic

Caveman Cups Heavy Duty “Extreme Use” Stainless Steel Pint Cups: #Safe! Non-detect for Lead, Cadmium, Mercury & Arsenic

Don’t let kids play with vintage Avon pieces. This 1973 Elephant Perfume Pin contains 31,300 ppm Lead (90 is unsafe) and 492 Arsenic.

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

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

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

Avi’s 8th Grade Science Class Experiment: “How does the elemental composition of glass marbles affect their color?”

Discovery Kids 2017 DCL “MerchSource” Magnetic Tile Toys: 18 +/- 2 ppm Arsenic (in the metal hollow rivets.)

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

Souvenir mug Airport Purchase from Riyadh Saudi Arabia (of all places!): 21,300 ppm Lead

Pfaltzgraff Linea Pattern (Made in China) Clear Glass Bowl: Lead-Free, Cadmium-Free, Arsenic-Free, Mercury-Free!

White Ceramic Bone China Fine Porcelain Dowan Bowl: 35 ppm Lead + 17 ppm Cadmium (safe by all standards).

Is your kitty litter Leaded? If it’s Arm & Hammer Super Scoop Fragrance-Free Clumping Litter, it may be! 20 +/- 7 ppm Lead

Unifix Math Counting Blocks Teaching Aid from Portland Public Schools: 1330 ppm Cadmium [a known carcinogen.]

Orange Tupperware Vintage Measuring Cups: 61 ppm Cadmium. Cadmium is a known carcinogen for humans.

White Tupperware Vintage Measuring Cups: Non-detect for Lead, Mercury, Cadmium and Arsenic. [But these have BPA!]

Vintage Red Plaid Thermos Brand Lunchbox: 58,400 ppm Lead + 6 ppm Mercury (90 ppm Lead is unsafe for kids)

“How much Lead is in my vintage Pyrex?” Here are pictures of each one I’ve tested, with links to test results.

“How much Lead is in my vintage Corning casserole?” Here are pictures of each one I’ve tested, with links to test results.

1982 Tupperware Catalog (a gift from one of my readers to help us date some of the pieces we have tested for Lead.)

Yellow Tupperware Cup (year unknown): Non-detect for Lead, Mercury, Cadmium and Arsenic.

Orange Tupperware Cup (year unknown): Non-detect for Lead, Mercury, Cadmium and Arsenic.