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I purchased this glass in an antique store to add to my "museum of lead" collection and to feature in my upcoming book on lead in household goods.
It tested positive for Lead both with a LeadCheck swab (see video) and with an XRF ...
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Anchor Hocking Cornflower Pattern Vintage Milk Glass Casserole: 18,600 ppm Lead + 137 ppm Cadmium.
This Anchor Hocking milk glass casserole was positive for Lead when tested with an XRF instrument.
The blue flowers had the following readings:
Lead (Pb): 18,600 +/- 400 ppm
Cadmium (Cd): 137 +/- 13 ppm
The flowers were non-detect for mercury (Hg) and arsenic (As.)
The plain white ...
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Testing Vintage Glassware (Pyrex, Libbey, Anchor Hocking) With A LeadCheck Swab (Video)
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#Leaded: Vintage Art Deco Ceramic Tile In a San Francisco Middle School Auditorium
This tile was in a San Francisco, California middle school auditorium that I did a presentation at in 2013. It tested positive for lead at 9,391 ppm when tested with an XRF instrument.
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#LowLead: Kitchen Counter Tile, White Ceramic
Kitchen Counter Tiles - "recent" remodel (pre-2007).
Tested with a Niton XRF in 2012: 113 ppm lead.
These are the tiles in my home, my kitchen counter.
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Demolition of ceramic tile can poison kids. The tiles pictured (c. 1992) tested for 43,900 ppm Lead. [90 is unsafe].
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).
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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).
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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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