XRF Testing

Do Franciscan Potteries vintage dishes have unsafe levels of lead? Does Mexican pottery that is marked lead-free have unsafe levels of lead? (video)

#LeadSafe: Rae Dunn “Rest” Ceramic Spoon Rest, Artisan Collection by Magenta

#LeadFree: 1967 Pontiac Firebird Hot Wheels Toy Car by Mattel

#LeadFree: 1967 Ford Shelby GT-500 Hot Wheels By Mattel

#LeadFree: 2014 Pullback Toy School Bus, Made In China

#LeadFree: Mini Star Leather Baby Shoes With Puppy Dogs

Do brand new baby shoes have lead in 2018? (Video)

#Leaded: Vintage/Antique Glass Marbles, Yellow and White Swirl

#Leaded: Glass Pokeman Marble, c. 2013

Vintage Hammer With Green Paint & Wooden Handle: 24,600 ppm Lead in the green paint. 90 ppm is unsafe for kids.

Hammer With Rubberized Grip [Purchased at Harbor Freight]: 45 ppm Lead + 174 ppm Arsenic.

Bank of America Promotional Tool From 2012 Builder’s Tradeshow: 2,491 ppm Lead [90 ppm is unsafe for kids.]

Testing the paint on a reusable glass milk bottle with a LeadCheck Swab (Video.)

#LeadFree: Straus Family Creamery Reusable Glass Milk Bottle

Red markings on Lady Lane Farms glass milk bottles, Garry’s Meadow Fresh: 20,500 ppm Lead (90 is unsafe for kids).

Email today to Lady Lane Farm, Garry’s Meadow Fresh Milk – Oregon

2006 Nursery Songs Book With Built In Xylophone: 62,500 ppm Lead [90 ppm Lead is unsafe.]

#LeadSafe: Vintage 1970s Archie Comics

1953 Walt Disney Little Golden Book, Hiawatha: 535 ppm Lead (90 ppm Lead is considered unsafe for kids.)

1958 Little Golden Book – 208 ppm Lead; 90 ppm is unsafe for kids. Stick with 1980s (and newer) books.

2018 purple vintage style Ball jars: 63 ppm Lead (safe by all standards). Personally I avoid the tinted ones.

Franciscan Desert Rose Earthenware China — c. 1941, Made in USA: 122,200 ppm Lead! (90 ppm is unsafe in kids’ items)

Franciscan Ware Potteries (c. 1948) Franciscan Ivy Pattern Serving Tray: 304,000 ppm Lead [90 ppm is unsafe]

Modern Homer Laughlin China Fiestaware Christmas Tree Mug, Made In USA: 23 +/- 12 ppm Lead (Safe by all standards)