Pyrex Vintage Shenandoah Pattern Casserole, c. 1981-1986:
White glass: 395 ppm lead
Yellow exterior paint: 212,000 ppm lead
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Large Orange Vintage Pyrex Mixing Bowl: 61,000 ppm Lead — 90 ppm is illegal in new items made for use by kids
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Vintage pink Pyrex refrigerator dish: 179,000 ppm Lead (nearly 18%!!!) + 7,003 ppm Cadmium and 12,300 Arsenic!
Pink vintage Pyrex refrigerator dish
All of the test results reported on this blog are science-based, accurate and replicable. These findings of Lead in Pyrex have not been disputed by the manufacturer nor by the scientific community. To my knowledge I am the only person who has done any extensive ...
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Vintage yellow Pyrex refrigerator dish: 102,200 ppm Lead (more than 10%!!!) + Cadmium and Arsenic!
Yellow vintage Pyrex refrigerator dish
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Vintage clear glass small Pyrex casserole: 866 +/- 61 ppm Arsenic (this is the first time I have found Arsenic in one of these)
Posted: Tuesday, June 16, 2020
I hadn't previously tested for / looked for Arsenic or Antimony in vintage clear glass Pyrex items. This is the first piece I have tested of vintage clear glass Pyrex where I noticed (and recorded) these two metals. I am going to do further inquiry in to this, ...
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Vintage Light Green Pyrex Small Casserole: 65,200 ppm Lead + 200 ppm Cadmium + 699 ppm Antimony.
Vintage Pyrex Small Light Green Milk Glass Casserole / Custard Dish.
When tested with an XRF instrument this casserole dish / custard had the following readings:
With scope focused on exterior green painted area:
(minimum 60-second test)
Lead (Pd): 65,200 +/- ...
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Vintage (1976-1980) Pyrex Homestead Casserole: 209,900 ppm Lead + 9,009 ppm Cadmium + 9,252 ppm Arsenic
Vintage Pyrex Homestead (1976-1980) Design Milk Glass Casserole Dish.
Here's a link to the Pyrex website I used to figure out the pattern names!
When tested with an XRF instrument this casserole dish had the following readings:
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Vintage Blue Pyrex Glass Mugs: 71,800 ppm Lead + 697 ppm Arsenic [90 ppm Lead is unsafe for kids.]
Vintage Pyrex Mugs: The blue paint on these mugs tested positive for the following elements at the following levels (with a one-minute test, using an XRF instrument):
Lead (Pb): 71,800 +/- 2,200 ppm
Cadmium (Cd): 697 +/- 43 ppm
Arsenic (As): ND
Mercury (Hg): ND
Platinum (Pt): ...
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Vintage Spring Blossom Green “Crazy Daisy” Pyrex cup: 39,300 ppm Lead + 833 ppm Cadmium (90 ppm Pb is unsafe for kids!)
Vintage Pyrex Spring Blossom Green "Crazy Daisy" patterned cups
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Vintage Shenandoah Cinderella Pyrex Mixing Bowl: 85,600 ppm Lead. For context: 90 ppm Lead (& up) is unsafe for kids.
Vintage Pyrex Cinderella Style Shenandoah Pattern Mixing Bowl: The paint on this bowl tested positive for the following elements at the following levels (with a one-minute test, using an XRF instrument):
Lead (Pb): 85,600 +/- 4,100 ppm
Cadmium (Cd): 1,194 +/- 99 ...
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Vintage (c. 1972) “Butterfly Gold” Pyrex Casserole Dish: 87,000 ppm Lead. [Context: 90 ppm Lead is unsafe for kids.]
Vintage Pyrex "Butterfly Gold" casserole dish, c. 1972.
The mustard and white paint on this vintage Pyrex casserole dish tested positive for the following elements at the following levels (with a one-minute test, using an XRF instrument):
Lead (Pb): 87,000 +/- 2,900 ppm
Cadmium ...
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Vintage “Horizon Blue” Pattern Pyrex Casserole. c. 1969-1972: 72,000 ppm Lead [90 is unsafe for kids’ items.]
This vintage "Horizon Blue" casserole by Pyrex tested positive for the following elements at the following levels (on the painted exterior design with a one-minute test, using an XRF instrument):
Lead (Pb): 72,000 +/- 2,200 ppm
Cadmium (Cd): 33 +/- 11 ppm
Arsenic (As): ...
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