XRF Test results on white unglazed portion of bowl:
60-second test
Bismuth (Bi): 42 +/- 17 ppm
Barium (Ba): 424 +/- 54 ppm
Iron (Fe): 4,752 +/- 473 ppm
Vanadium (V): 217 +/- 67 ppm
Titanium (Ti): 1,368 +/- 168 ppm
On portion of bowl with clear glazed finish.
60-second test ...
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Vintage Stoneybrook International China Rushwood Pattern: 12,100 ppm Lead on the food surface.
XRF reading on food surface of dish (yellow glaze area):
60-second reading
Lead (Pb): 12,100 +/- 1,000 ppm
Tin (Sn): 57,300 +/- 3,600 ppm
Barium (Ba): 2,841+/- 1,071
Bromine (Br): 146 +/- 64 ppm
Zinc (Zn): 28,600 +/- 1,900 ppm
Iron (Fe): 982 +/- 330 ppm
Titanium (Ti): 1,733 ...
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Vintage Old Brook Collection Stoneware Stonecastle ceramic dish: 31 ppm Lead (Lead-safe by all standards).
XRF reading on food surface of dish (cream speckled background area):
60-second reading
Lead (Pb): 31 +/- 11 ppm
Barium (Ba): 74 +/- 31 ppm
Zirconium (Zr): 4,147 +/- 99 ppm
Platinum (Pt): 189 +/- 74 ppm
Zinc (Zn): 16,300 +/- 400 ppm
Copper (Cu): 189 +/- 36 ppm
Iron (Fe): ...
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Vintage International China Statastone Verte Pattern: as high as 2,701 ppm Lead on the food surface (Cadmium + Antimony too!)
XRF reading on food surface of dish (white glaze area):
60-second reading
Lead (Pb): 341 +/- 35 ppm
Barium (Ba): 275 +/- 62
Zirconium (Zr): 28,700 +/- 1,000 ppm
Platinum (Pt): 709 +/- 171 ppm
Zinc (Zn): 57,000 +/- 1,500 ppm
Copper (Cu): 548 +/- 66 ppm
Iron (Fe): 2,049 +/- 218 ...
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More good news! (Not everything vintage has Lead!) Vintage wooden chair: non-detect for Lead, Mercury & Arsenic.
XRF reading for the chair pictured.
60-second test
Lead (Pb): non-detect
Mercury (Hg): non-detect
Arsenic (As): non-detect
Barium (Ba): non-detect
Chromium (Cr): non-detect
Selenium (Se): non-detect
As always, please let me know if you have any questions; I will do my best to ...
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Vintage (Y2K) Walt Disney World Mickey Mouse Animal Kingdom pressed glass drinking cup: 949 ppm Cadmium (causes cancer)
Published: October 12, 2020
Updated: April 13, 2022
Cadmium is considered unsafe for children at levels of 40 ppm and up.
Internationally, there are a variety of limits for Cadmium content in items intended for use by children (with the range depending both on product type and ...
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Vintage (1993!) McDonald’s glass Pre-Dawn Flintstones mug. I was so happy to confirm these are Lead-free!
Monday, October 12, 2020
Writing to you from a cabin in Maine (on a lake in the forest!)
I am SO EXCITED that these Flintstones glass mugs (from McDonald's) are definitely Lead-free! Before I had my first child, my boyfriend at the time had collected a full set of these for me. I don't have them ...
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Metal tin decorated with glass beads and mirrors: 138 ppm Mercury, 38 ppm Lead & 25 ppm Cadmium. Not a good fidget for kids.
Monday, October 12, 2020
Writing to you from a cabin in Maine (on a lake in the forest!)
My son bought this recently at an antique store. I thought it might be ok, so I let him buy it. I guess I was wrong. #Sigh.I used to have a whole collection of these types of things before I lost my home in a ...
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Winter 2020 Lead Safe Mama Cross-Country Return Tour: Heading back to Portland, Oregon.
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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). ...
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“Valentine Love” square dish (Made in China): 17,200 ppm Lead on the food surface of the dish. 90 ppm is unsafe for kids.
Saturday - October 10, 2020
Writing to you today from a cabin on a lake in a forest in MAINE!
In an effort to get caught up on a few things I am behind on - I am going to post a handful of posts today with just the XRF readings for that item. IF you have additional questions about the item, ...
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222 Fifth “Hotel Les Etoiles Paris” Mug: logo markings on bottom test positive for Lead, Cadmium + Arsenic.
Saturday - October 10, 2020
Writing to you today from a cabin on a lake in a forest in MAINE!
In an effort to get caught up on a few things I am behind on - I am going to post a handful of posts today with just the XRF readings for that item. IF you have additional questions about the item, ...
Read More about 222 Fifth “Hotel Les Etoiles Paris” Mug: logo markings on bottom test positive for Lead, Cadmium + Arsenic.
Small unmarked white porcelain bowl: 83 ppm Lead (safe by all standards).
Saturday - October 10, 2020
Writing to you today from a cabin on a lake in a forest in MAINE!
In an effort to get caught up on a few things I am behind on - I am going to post a handful of posts today with just the XRF readings for that item. IF you have additional questions about the item, ...
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Vintage Royal Doulton Bunnykins baby bowl with raft design: 93,600 ppm Lead (90 ppm & up is unsafe for kids) + 3,460 ppm ARSENIC!
Published: October 10, 2020
Updated: September 2022
To see more results for Bunnykins items Lead Safe Mama, LLC has tested, click here. Vintage Bunnykins ARE NOT SAFE FOR FOOD-USE and especially not safe for children to use! For context: Anything made today (2020) with over 90 ppm Lead ...
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