Below is a re-post of a post I originally shared on Facebook on December 16, 2014.
Note: for newly manufactured consumer goods the amount of Lead that is considered unsafe (and illegal) in an item intend for use by children is anything 90 ppm Lead (or higher) in the paint, glaze or ...
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#Leaded: Small Vintage Cut Crystal Goblet / Shot Glass
This small vintage cut crystal goblet was positive for lead at 22,200 +/- 700 ppm when tested with an XRF instrument. There is no mark or maker information available for this piece, although I did confirm that it is vintage. Most leaded crystal is positive for lead at levels closer to 300,000 ppm so ...
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#AskTamara: What Does A Snack Look Like At Your House?
I grabbed this post from Facebook, originally posted January 5, 2018.
My social media followers like to me to share some simple vignettes from my life. There are critics who are CERTAIN I can't possibly have a lead-free / lead-safe home (they insist I must have some lead in my home!) so I ...
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#Leaded: Vintage Fisher Price Motor Boat Toy (c. 1970?)
Vintage Fisher Price Motor Boat Toy.
Tested with an XRF instrument:
Green Plastic
Arsenic (As): 113 +/- 23 ppm
Yellow Plastic
Cadmium (Cd): 1992 +/- 41 ppm
White Plastic
Lead (Pb): 148 +/- 11 ppm
Most plastic vintage Fisher Price toys are positive for some level of lead, cadmium or ...
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#LeadSafe: Rae Dunn Artisan Collection by Magenta, “Dreamer” Bowl
Rae Dunn Artisan Collection by Magenta - "Dreamer" Bowl: 47 +/- 24 ppm lead.
Tested with an XRF instrument .
This level of lead is considered safe by all standards.
The bowl was also negative (non-detect/ND) for cadmium (Cd), arsenic (As) and mercury (Hg).
To see more Rae Dunn items that I ...
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#LeadSafe: Rae Dunn Artisan Collection By Magenta – “Be Well” Bowl, Marshall’s
2018 Rae Dunn Artisan Collection by Magenta “Be Well” Bowl: 56 +/- 24 ppm lead (Pb).
Purchased at Marshall's. Tested with an XRF instrument.
This level of lead is considered safe by all standards.
The bowl was also non-detect (ND) for cadmium (Cd), arsenic (As), and mercury (Hg).
To see more ...
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#LowLead: Rae Dunn Artisan Collection by Magenta – “Sugar” Container, 2018
2018 Rae Dunn “Sugar” container:
Tested with an XRF instrument.
Outside: 156 +/- 26 ppm lead (Pb)
Inside: 181 +/- 47 ppm lead (Pb)
Non-detect for cadmium (Cd), arsenic (As) and mercury (Hg).
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This is a very low level of lead for a modern ceramic item. That said, I choose ...
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Vintage Pyrex Honeydew Summer Impressions Custard Cup: 4,949 ppm Lead, 97 ppm Cadmium. 90 ppm Lead is unsafe for kids.
Vintage Pyrex Honeydew Summer Impressions Milk GlassCustard Cup:
The green paint on this small bowl tested positive for the following elements at the following levels (with a one-minute test, using an XRF instrument):
Lead: 4,949 +/- 221 ppm
Cadmium: 97 +/- 14 ppm
Arsenic: ...
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Thank you, Peter Coyote! (Video)
Published: June 8, 2018
As many of you know, I am working hard to prepare my family Honey farm (in Napa) for sale.Since I have my hands full with my disabled children and my advocacy and since my stepfather is 75 years old and has been working too hard for too many years (and has a bad back)... ...
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Do you let your kids ride vintage amusement park rides? I don’t. Train Town-Sonoma, CA: 94,900 ppm Lead. 90 ppm is unsafe.
Published: June 18, 2018
Updated: August 7, 2022
While I have known about the potential for lead in vintage amusement park rides for a long time, I haven't spent a lot of time quantifying these potential hazards. The vintage train ride pictured here (a coin operated ride active in 2018 at Sonoma ...
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Thank you! – June 2, 2018
If you would like to join these people in supporting my advocacy work please click here! Every penny makes a difference. This is an especially crucial time for me to stay on top of things. Our next step is to sue the agencies who pursued false charges against me (charges based on allegations that ...
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Vintage Winnie The Pooh Book, 1954 Cloth Cover: 3,999 ppm Lead (90 is unsafe) + 326 ppm Arsenic!
Yes, vintage books can have lead! This 1954 Reprint of the 1926 children's book "Winnie The Pooh" tested positive for both Lead and Arsenic in the cover art.
When tested with an XRF instrument the book pictured had the following levels:
Lead (Pb): 3,999 +/- 94 parts per million (ppm) ...
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#LeadFree: Rae Dunn Stemless Wine Glasses, “Happiness” & “Believe”
These glasses tested negative for lead (Pb), mercury (Hg), arsenic (As) and Cadmium (Cd) when tested with an XRF instrument. They were newly purchased in 2018 at Marshall's. You can enter for a chance to win this exact set of glasses (pictured here) by participating in a little Facebook giveaway ...
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Three sets of vintage faux pearls. Which ones have Lead, and how much of it?
For those new to this website:
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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