This is a “Stephen D Evans” Blue Agate Coaster with an electroplated metal edging. Click THIS LINK to see these items on Amazon*. Here’s the full Stephen D Evans shop on Amazon too. I thought my readers would find the XRF test results for this very interesting as so many things (including decorative household items […]
When tested with an XRF instrument all components of this piece were negative (Non-Detect) for the following metals (& any other metal not listed below in the specific results listing): Lead (Pb) Mercury (Hg) Cadmium (Cd) Arsenic (As) Antimony (Sb) Selenium (Se) Chromium (Cr) Here’s a link to a similar style drum on Amazon.* In […]
1,101,000 unique views here on this website as of this morning! I’m a numbers geek and this is the kind of thing that makes me happy! The funny thing is I all-but-failed statistics in high school (I think I was just distracted by the boys though!) Have a good day! Tamara #LeadSafeMama
These drawer pulls are from the dining set my grandparents got for their home when they were married in 1940 in San Francisco. When tested with an XRF instrument they had the following readings: Lead (Pb): 8,681 +/- 643 ppm Cadmium (Cd): Non-Detect / Negative Arsenic (As): Non-Detect / Negative Mercury (Hg): Non-Detect / Negative […]
For Tamara’s Birthday this year (if you can help)… …she’d like to take all of the kids to the dentist. For her birthday this year Tamara would like to take each of our sons to the dentist (and maybe go herself if we have enough $.) Given the legal drama around Tamara’s advocacy over the […]
Black Glazed Stoneware Bowl From Target’s Hearth & Hand With Magnolia Line by Chip & Joanna Gaines. I had recently tested some small Pioneer Woman ceramic bowls, and found them to be positive for Lead (Pb). As a result, I started looking out for other kitchen products with celebrity names attached to test for potential toxicants — […]
Galvanized Napkin Ring From Target’s Hearth & Hand With Magnolia by Chip & Joanna Gaines: 591 ppm Lead. Related: #AskTamara: What do you use to test for Lead? This is another piece from the Hearth & Hand with Magnolia collection on Target’s website. Galvanized metal (or metal that has a “galvanized look”) is almost always positive […]
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Green Glazed Stoneware Bowl From Target’s Hearth & Hand With Magnolia Line by Chip & Joanna Gaines. I had recently tested some small Pioneer Woman ceramic bowls, and found them to be positive for Lead (Pb). As a result, I started looking out for other kitchen products with celebrity names attached to test for potential toxicants — […]
I recently tested some pieces from Pioneer Woman and found lead in them. As a result of that testing I did a little digging into what company makes the products for Pioneer Woman and that led me to GibsonUSA.com. In digging around Gibson USA’s website I learned that they also manufacture products for Chrissy Teigen’s […]
