Chili Pepper Ceramic Mug: 5,048 ppm lead (inside), 11,000 ppm lead outside. Tested with an XRF instrument in 2013. Made in China.
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#Leaded: Prince Charles Mug
Prince Charles souvenir ceramic mug. Tested positive for lead at 300 ppm. No mark or maker noted. Tested with an XRF instrument in 2013.
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#Leaded: Boy Scouts Mug
Boy Scouts Mug, c. 1996/1997: 9,774 ppm lead.
Tested with an XRF instrument in 2016.
The amount of lead that is considered toxic in a modern/newly manufactured item intended for children is anything 90 ppm lead or higher. Mugs are not considered items intended for use by children and, as such, are ...
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#Leaded: Big Bird Child’s Mug
Big Bird Ceramic Child's Mug: 15,100 ppm lead.
Tested with an XRF instrument in 2013. Made in Japan
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#Leaded: Vintage Milk Glass Fire King Mug and Tray Set
Vintage Fire King Milk Glass Mug: 44, 600 ppm lead (on the blue painted surface.)
Tested with an XRF instrument in 2014.
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#Leaded: MIT Souvenir College Mug
Souvenir Mug from MIT: 32,400 ppm lead. The other mugs shown in this photo range from 17,000 to 19,000 ppm lead. One mug out of 7 tested on this date was lead-free.
Tested in 2013.
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#Leaded; Martha’s Vineyard Black Dog Mug
Souvenir Mug from The Black Dog in Martha's Vineyard. 32,300 ppm lead on the design.
[I used to go there every morning for breakfast as a child in the summers when we lived anchored out in Vineyard Haven harbor!!]
Tested in 2013.
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Tamara’s “Toxic Mug” Directory
Have I tested your mug for lead, cadmium, mercury and arsenic? Click through and find out!
This page is a "directory" of sorts, with links below to all of the types of the mugs I have tested to date. I have categorized, tagged and linked all of the mugs that I have listed here on this site below. ...
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#AskTamara: Recommended Mug List, Lead-free mug choices.
Originally published: January 28, 2018
Updated: December 1, 2020
Tamara, which mugs are Lead-free?
Which mugs do you recommend?
Below are six Amazon Affiliate links to mugs that are the same as (or similar to) the lead-free or lead-safe mugs we use in our home OR similar ...
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Country (or City or State) of Origin Links
Here are links to all of the things I have tested with an XRF that have a city, state or country of origin listed with the post. If you want to see a list of all the things I have tested from that location... just click the link! Thanks for clicking and reading (and sharing!)
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Paint on 1980s El Camino car: 9,000 ppm Lead when tested with an XRF instrument. This is mostly an issue with metal cars.
1980s El Camino car, auto paint tested positive for approximately 9,000 ppm lead when tested with an XRF Instrument.
The amount of lead that is considered toxic in "an item intended for children" is anything 90 ppm lead or higher. Of course automobiles are not considered "items intended for ...
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#Cadmium: Voss Glass Water Bottle
Clear glass water bottle, Voss brand. The bottle and lid were negative for lead, mercury and arsenic - but the white writing on the outside was positive for trace (low levels) of cadmium, at 11 ppm. (+/- 6 ppm).
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#Arsenic: Vintage Popeye & Olive Oyl Baby Rattle
When I tested this vintage plastic Popeye and Olive Oyl rattle I was CERTAIN it would be positive for high levels of lead, but I was wrong! No lead at all, not a trace in any component. Unfortunately it does not have a year of manufacture or maker's mark on it, but based on other similar rattles I ...
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Article Series: Loaded With Lead, Seattle Times – October 2014
"Lead poisoning is a major threat at America’s shooting ranges, perpetuated by owners who’ve repeatedly violated laws even after workers have fallen painfully ill."
From the article:
"A confused 38-year-old father in Kentucky rarely crawled out of bed.
A conservation volunteer in Iowa lost ...
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