Published: June 20, 2018
So many families have these dishes! They are truly works of art, and a piece of history (even though they were mass-manufactured only about 40 years ago.) My understanding, from doing a little online research, is that this line with the "Historical Colonial Scenes" was ...
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Do Franciscan Potteries vintage dishes have unsafe levels of lead? Does Mexican pottery that is marked lead-free have unsafe levels of lead? (video)
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Franciscan Ivy.
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Mexican "Lead-Free" Pottery.
Comments to the "viewers" in this are from the original posting of the video as a Facebook Live video! Video is about 6 minutes long, and also shows you how to stretch one ...
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#LeadSafe: Rae Dunn “Rest” Ceramic Spoon Rest, Artisan Collection by Magenta
Rae Dunn "REST" Spoon Rest, Artisan Collection by Magenta.
Tested with an XRF instrument in 2018.
89 +/- 21 ppm lead.
Considered safe by all standards.
Non-detect for cadmium (Cd), arsenic (As) and mercury (Hg).
Here's an affiliate link* for this product on Amazon.
While this is low lead ...
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#LeadFree: 1967 Pontiac Firebird Hot Wheels Toy Car by Mattel
#LeadFree • #HotWheels • #Mattel
Made in Malaysia
c. (Year made): ?
Tested with an XRF instrument in 2017.
Most newer toy cars like this that I have tested have been lead-free. I think new Hot Wheels cars are a really good toy choice across the board!
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#LeadFree: 1967 Ford Shelby GT-500 Hot Wheels By Mattel
#LeadFree • #HotWheels • #Mattel
Made in Malaysia
c. (Year made): ?
Tested with an XRF instrument in 2017.
Most newer toy cars like this that I have tested have been lead-free. I think new Hot Wheels cars are a really good toy choice across the board!
To see more toy cars I have tested, click ...
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#LeadFree: 2014 Pullback Toy School Bus, Made In China
Pullback toy; school bus by "KinsFun". Tested with an XRF instrument in 2014:
No lead, mercury, cadmium or arsenic BUT (most toy cars I test are like this) as high as 36,600 parts per million GOLD! In the yellow paint! WTH!? Made in China.
Here is my Amazon affiliate link to this exact toy. If you ...
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#LeadFree: Mini Star Leather Baby Shoes With Puppy Dogs
These Mini Star brand leather baby shoes (with a puppy dog design) were tested with an XRF instrument in 2013. They were negative for lead. Exact date of manufacture is unknown.
Click here to see more baby shoes that I have tested.
Here's an example of a new shoe from this company (on ...
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Do brand new baby shoes have lead in 2018? (Video)
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Question: Do brand new baby shoes have lead in 2018?
Answer: Yes, they do! (They can, they may... but most shouldn't!) Watch this short video (just 2 minutes & 55 seconds!) to learn about how to find safer choices in baby shoes for your little ones!
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#Leaded: Vintage/Antique Glass Marbles, Yellow and White Swirl
Yellow and White Swirled Glass Vintage Marble: 2,364 ppm Lead!
The amount of lead that is considered toxic in the substrate of a newly manufactured item intended for use by children is anything 100 ppm lead or higher. Tested in 2014 with an XRF instrument. Year of manufacture and brand: ...
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#Leaded: Glass Pokeman Marble, c. 2013
Pokeman Marble. Tested with an XRF instrument in 2013.
Apprx 36,000 ppm lead (on the "painted" design).
The amount of lead considered toxic (and therefore illegal) in a newly manufactured item intended for children (after 2010) is anything with paint or coating testing positive for lead at 90 ppm ...
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Vintage Hammer With Green Paint & Wooden Handle: 24,600 ppm Lead in the green paint. 90 ppm is unsafe for kids.
Vintage Hammer: 24,600 ppm lead paint (green) on the metal.
[& That's what is LEFT, given the amount of wear on this piece it is likely that the lead level on this paint was originally much much higher!]
Tested with an XRF instrument in 2014.
To see more tools I have tested, click here!
As ...
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Hammer With Rubberized Grip [Purchased at Harbor Freight]: 45 ppm Lead + 174 ppm Arsenic.
This hammer was tested in 2017, however I do not know the year of manufacture or vendor. My husband confirmed that he purchased these at Harbor Freight a few years ago.
One thing this hammer demonstrates is that "Made In China" doesn't necessarily translate to "high-Lead", although I'm not too ...
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Bank of America Promotional Tool From 2012 Builder’s Tradeshow: 2,491 ppm Lead [90 ppm is unsafe for kids.]
Nesting mini-screwdriver / hammer set. I got this at the National Builder Show in February of 2012. The vendor gave one to each of my kids.
Metal part of hammer = no lead.
Screwdrivers = no lead.
Rubberized handle: 2,491 ppm lead.
To see more tools I have tested, click here!
As always, if you ...
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Testing the paint on a reusable glass milk bottle with a LeadCheck Swab (Video.)
Here's a little (3-minute) video where I test the paint on a Garry's milk bottle (Garry's is an Oregon based company) with a LeadCheck swab. There is also a photo below showing how many swab tests I was able to get out of the liquid from one LeadCheck swab by using q-tips. This picture also clearly ...
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