Limoges dish by Haviland & Co., France: 7,109 ppm Lead (90 is unsafe) + 146 ppm Antimony. What china do you have?
This piece looks very much like the similar piece posted earlier but has a slightly different color profile and slightly different pattern. It’s possible that they are the same pattern but manufactured in different years. When tested with an XRF instrument this Limoges floral pattern dish by Haviland & Co., Haviland France had the following…
Limoges dish by Haviland & Co., France: 2,337 ppm Lead (90 is unsafe) + 366 ppm Arsenic. What china do you have?
When tested with an XRF instrument this Limoges floral pattern dish by Haviland & Co., Haviland France had the following readings: On the food surface – with the scope on the flowers the center: Lead (Pb): 2,337 +/- 62 ppm Arsenic (As): 366 +/- 41 ppm Barium (Ba): 2,273 +/- 230 ppm Chromium (Cr): 212…
August 2019 just popped into 6th place in the race for #BestMonthEver on the LeadSafeMama website
Sunday, August 25, 2019 Hi friends! This morning, August 2019 became #LeadSafeMama’s 6th best month ever passing 174,000 unique page views total (with March 2019 still in first place at a seemingly untouchable 1.3 million views in one month). As of posting this update on Sunday afternoon in sunny Oregon, we’re up to 175,397 views for…
The story of the mermaid necklace that my son Charlie just “had to have”: 45,100 ppm Lead (Renaissance Faire Find.)
This summer my friend Katie gave us free tickets to go the Oregon Renaissance Festival (what a treat – we never had gone in our 17+ years of living in Oregon!) My 11-year-old son had scrimped and saved, and brought all his savings – $15.00 in spending money with him – hoping to find a…
Replica “piece of eight” bought at 2019 Oregon Renaissance Faire: 1,497 ppm Antimony-a known carcinogen. NOT A TOY!
When tested with an XRF instrument the copy / replica / “toy” “Pieces of Eight” coin pictured here (an item which was purchased at the Oregon Renaissance Festival / Faire in the summer of 2019) had the following readings: Chromium (Cr): 204 +/- 127 ppm Antimony (Sb): 1,497 +/- 213 ppm Zinc (Zn): 985,300 +/-…
Thank you for supporting my work with your purchasing power on Amazon!
Yesterday I earned $48.85 in Amazon Affiliate income thanks to your clicks! Buying Groceries? Bandaids? Back To School Supplies? For good measure (to help my Amazon earnings for today – in case you happen to be shopping) here’s my Amazon affiliate link for the lead-free dishes we use every day in my home: https://amzn.to/2ZrWQI2 You…
Vintage Thermos lunchbox: Positive for Lead, Mercury, Arsenic, Cadmium — a LUNCHBOX! (Don’t let kids use this)
For those new to the Lead Safe Mama 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 four sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005). Tamara owns and runs Lead Safe…
2012 Pottery Barn Emma Made In Portugal White Ceramic Saucer: 52 +/- 17 ppm Lead (Pb). Safe by all standards.
When tested with an XRF instrument this Emma design white ceramic saucer Made in Portugal for the Pottery Barn label (which the owner says she purchased new c. 2012) had the following readings: Bottom of saucer (logo area): Lead (Pb): 52 +/- 17 ppm Zinc (Zn): 22,800 +/- 700 ppm Copper (Cu): 230 +/- 51…
#LeadSafeMama Legal Battle Update / Progress Report / Request
GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/LeadSafeMama Chip-In: https://tamararubin.com/2017/01/chip-in/ Below is the text of the above graphic separately (in case you can’t easily read the graphic above.) This week the Lead Safe Mama Facebook page passed 25,000 “likes”, and now has more than 27,000 “followers”. We also recently passed the milestone of 1,500,000 readers of the Lead Safe Mama *blog*…
Arzberg white ceramic dinner plate, made in Germany – c. 1987 – 1992: Lead-safe when tested with an XRF instrument [55 ppm].
When tested with an XRF instrument, the white ceramic Arzberg (Germany) dish pictured here (purchased by the owner at Crate & Barrel sometime between 1987 and 1992) had the following readings… Bottom of plate (over logo area): Lead (Pb): 55 +/- 13 ppm Iron (Fe): 2,497 +/- 219 ppm Bismuth (Bi): 52 +/- 12 ppm…
#AskTamara: Before a playdate do you ask, “Is there a gun in the house?” I do – and here’s why…
I’ve been a mother for more than 23 years now. My first son was born in 1996 (and the youngest of my four sons just turned 11 in July). Ever since my children were small, I have had conditions for playdates [and then later, once my children were Lead-poisoned, my conditions became more numerous –…
More than one million five hundred thousand (1,500,000) folks have read LeadSafeMama.com in the past 12 months!
The numbers in the image here are from the Google Analytics profile for this website this evening (August 20th), for stats from August 21, 2018 through August 20, 2019 – exactly one year. In this past 12 months this site has had 2,780,310 unique page views by 1,500,688 unique visitors. I am sharing this today…
1974 Fisher Price Cash Register Toy: 3,461 ppm Lead (90 ppm is unsafe for kids), 5,304 ppm Cadmium + 224 ppm Arsenic.
1974 Vintage Fisher Price Cash Register Toy Below are the XRF test results for the item pictured here. Each component was tested for a minimum of 60 seconds. Test results are science-based and replicable. For context: 90 ppm Lead (and above) is the current level that is considered toxic and illegal in newly manufactured items…
Blue Willow Style Woods Burslem England Seaforth Bowl (Enoch 1784 & Ralph 1750): 44,200 ppm Lead (90 is unsafe)
When tested with an XRF instrument the bowl pictured here had the following readings: Lead (Pb): 44,200 +/- 1,100 ppm Barium (Ba): 419 +/- 76 ppm Tin (Sn): 277 +/- 27 ppm Zinc (Zn): 81 +/- 26 ppm Copper (Cu): 86 +/- 40 Iron (Fe): 1,417 +/- 191 ppm Vanadium (V): 553 +/- 63 ppm…
Portmeirion “The Botanic Garden Circa 1818” Coffee Mug, 1972: 49,700 ppm Lead (90 ppm is unsafe) + Cadmium too.
I do not know the exact year of manufacture of this piece, however the markings indicated it was made in 1972 or later. It is a Portmeirion piece from the collection marked as “The Botanic Garden Circa 1818” and it also has the date “1972” on the bottom as well as the words “Susan Williams-Ellis”,…
Vintage (year unknown) plastic Rubbermaid mug: Lead-free! If you know what year this was made, please let me know.
When tested with an XRF instrument the yellow plastic Rubbermaid brand mug pictured here was negative for all of the main toxicants I look for in my work: Lead, Cadmium, Arsenic, Mercury and Antimony. If you know what year this was made (or if you purchased a similar mug and know what year you purchased…
1969 Avon Milk Glass Charlie Brown Mug: 40,600 ppm Lead (90 is unsafe) + 1,576 ppm Cadmium (40 is illegal)
Below are the full XRF readings (test results) for the vintage milk glass Avon branded Charlie Brown mug (from 1969!) pictured here. Blue painted area of decorative elements (image above) NOTE: areas of worn paint in image above! Lead (Pb): 39,900 +/- 900 ppm Cadmium (Cd): 503 +/- 26 ppm Chromium (Cr): 2,305+/- 147 ppm…
A random #LeadSafeMama Amazon affiliate link from me today….
Below is a random #LeadSafeMama Amazon affiliate link in case you are going to be shopping on Amazon in the near future. Click this link first (before you start your shopping) and I will get a percentage of what you spend (funds which support my advocacy work) at no extra cost to you. You don’t even…
When I am traveling I love to pick up vintage (Leaded?) finds to add to my museum and website! Can you help with this?
I took a couple of days “off” with my kids (at the forest and the beach)! And of course, along the way I stopped in at a thrift store or two, to see what vintage finds I might come across that would make a good addition to my book or my website. There are so…
Lead Safe Mama is coming to Australia? Join “Australia Lead Safe Mamas” on Facebook to help coordinate a trip!
Join the Australia Lead Safe Mamas Facebook group to help Tamara coordinate a trip to Australia sometime in the next year or two! Over the past year or so I have become very present to the fact that I have more readers in Australia than in most other places on the planet! Per the Google…
Lead Safe Mama is coming to San Francisco – September 2019! [Updated schedule].
Above is my September 2019 San Francisco, California schedule (with my availability for home visits, outreach events or other consulting (or social!) opportunities! Please let me know if you are interested in hiring me or in getting together in September 2019 in the San Francisco Bay Area. Thank you! Below is the e-mail I sent…
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…
I just started watching “I Love Lucy” with my youngest son — and guess what I spotted?
My youngest son is a bit hooked on T.V. This is par-for-the-course (as I understand it) for American 11 year old boys, and especially so for boys who suffer from severe ADHD and have trouble focusing on so many other types of activities. We try to limit the amount of brain-eating YouTube videos (hyperdramatized droning Minecraft…
Lead Safe Mama Refund Policies: Updated March 2024.
Updated: March 2, 2024 The Lead Safe Mama refund policy has historically spread across a few different documents and blog posts, however I have created this post to consolidate all of the relevant scenarios on one post. As always, please let me know if you have any questions, or if you don’t see a…