Press lines often are a good indicator that an antique or vintage functional glassware item (mug, vase, bowl, platter, etc.) is Lead-free (see images below).
This is not ALWAYS the case, of course — but is almost always the case...in more than 10 years of testing consumer goods for Lead using XRF ...
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Vintage (1980s?) Igloo Cooler: 2,860 ppm Lead INSIDE & 10,800 outside. 90 is unsafe. [Arsenic & Cadmium too!]
When tested with an XRF instrument, this Igloo brand cooler (c. 1980s) had the following readings:
The white plastic handles (image above):
Lead (Pb): 576 +/- 17 ppm
Arsenic (As): Non-Detect (Negative)
Mercury (Hg): Non-Detect (Negative)
Cadmium (Cd): Non-Detect (Negative)
Antimony ...
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Think twice before wrapping a baby in poison for the holiday pics. Christmas lights can be 15,000 ppm Lead. 90 ppm is unsafe.
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Lead Safe Mama’s tips for Lead-safe Halloween costumes & parties
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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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1993 Mikasa English Countryside Coffee Mug: 30,900 ppm Lead. 90 is unsafe in items intended for use by kids.
Exact XRF Readings For This Dish
When tested with an XRF instrument, this "White DP900" Mikasa English Countryside Coffee Mug from 1993 (purchased at a Mikasa outlet store in the state of Maine; Made in Japan) had the following readings:
Mug outside
Lead (Pb): 30,900 +/- 800 ppm
Zinc (Zn): ...
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1993 Mikasa English Countryside Dinner Plate: 26,200 ppm Lead. 90 is unsafe in items intended for use by kids.
Exact XRF Readings For This Dish
When tested with an XRF instrument, this Mikasa English Countryside (White DP900) China from 1993 (purchased at a Mikasa outlet store in the state of Maine, made in Malaysia) had the following readings [on the FOOD SURFACE of the plate!]:
Lead (Pb): 26,200 +/- ...
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Question: Can you test supplements with an XRF? Answer: Not in most cases. [Read post for details].
Question:
I get this question quite often: “Can you test supplements with an XRF instrument?”
So I thought it was time for a blog post with the answer! :-)
Answer:
In most cases, it is neither appropriate nor meaningful to test supplements (or food products for that matter) for Lead (or ...
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A Recipe for Avi: Mom’s Matzoh Ball Soup
I have written this post for my son Avi.
Avi (14-1/2 years old, freshman in high school) really likes to cook! It’s one way he can be super creative in both an artistic way and a sciencey way! He asked me to give him my recipe for matzoh ball soup - so he could use it as a basis for a science ...
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Vintage Coca-Cola Glass: 74,200 ppm Lead (a neurotoxin toxic at 90 ppm+) & 3,023 ppm Cadmium (a carcinogen toxic at 40 ppm+)
In newly-manufactured items that are "intended for use by children" today, 90 ppm Lead (or higher) is considered illegal in the paint, glaze or coating; 100 ppm Lead (or higher) is considered illegal in the base substrate. In addition to testing positive for a very high level of Lead, the ...
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Vintage Pepsi Glass: 64,100 ppm Lead (a neurotoxin toxic at 90 ppm+) & 296 ppm Cadmium (a carcinogen toxic at 40 ppm+)
In newly-manufactured items that are "intended for use by children" today, 90 ppm Lead (or higher) is considered illegal in the paint, glaze or coating; 100 ppm Lead (or higher) is considered illegal in the base substrate. The commemorative Pepsi glass pictured here also tested positive for ...
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