Vintage/ Antique Filing Cabinet (in my #SheShed):
Lead: 191 +/_ 74.
Tested with an XRF instrument.
This is not typical - many vintage metal filing cabinets (& desks and other office equipment) are - in fact - very high lead.
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Vintage / Antique Miniature Kitchen Sink Set: 51,000 ppm Lead. [90 ppm is unsafe for kids.]
Antique miniature kitchen set.,. 51,000 ppm lead!
The amount of lead that is considered toxic in an item intended for children is 90 ppm lead in the paint or coating or 100 ppm lead (or higher) in the substrate.
Antiques and vintage items are not regulated and in most cases it is not required ...
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#Leaded: Antique Brownie Camera
Antique Brownie Hawkeye Camera by Kodak:
black plastic: lead-free,
metal knob (on left): 8,539 ppm lead.
The amount of lead that is considered toxic in an item intended for children is 90 ppm lead. Antiques and vintage items are not regulated and in most cases it is not required to mark them as ...
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Antique “An-Du-Septic” Dustless Crayon Artista Water Colors Tin: 73,800 ppm Lead
Many vintage tins are positive for Lead and other toxicants (for example: Mercury, Cadmium and Arsenic) and I would be very wary about using vintage tins for your holiday cookie exchanges (among other food-use purposes!) New Lead-free tins can be purchased at Dollar Tree stores (or similar) and are ...
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Antique German Serving Bowl by Heinrich & Co.: 8,245 ppm Lead in the decorative trim elements of the dish.
Published: November 27, 2017
Antique German Serving Bowl by Heinrich & Co.
White middle part:
28 ppm Lead
Colored edge trim:
8,245 ppm Lead.
How much Lead is too much Lead?
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#AskTamara: What consumer goods should I have tested with an XRF?
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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1999 Portmeirion China Plate with Cherry Pattern, Made in England: 88,900 ppm Lead [90 is unsafe for kids].
Portmeirion China: 88,900 ppm lead, when tested with an XRF instrument.
The owner (a friend of mine) told me that this was purchased new as a wedding gift in 1999. Made in England.
The amount of lead that is considered toxic in an item intended for children is anything 90 ppm lead and higher. ...
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#Leaded: Newer/ Modern Switch Plate.
Switch plate we touch every day - by our kitchen door: 12,700 ppm lead.
Tested in 2012, purchased c. 2008. [My house].
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“You Are Special Today” Red Plate: 36,100 ppm Lead [90 is unsafe for kids] + 3,354 ppm Cadmium [75 ppm is unsafe].
The Original Red Plate Company: 36,100 ppm lead & 3,354 ppm cadmium.
Made in Germany; 1979.
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#Leaded: Vintage Anchor Plate
Vintage Anchor Hocking Plate: 44,700 ppm lead.
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Older Corelle Iris Design White Glass Plate: 1,895 ppm Lead (90 ppm is unsafe for kids).
Older Corelle plate with decorative iris pattern
Year of manufacture of this exact plate pictured here (the one I tested) is not known, however my readers updated me (August 2019) to tell me they have purchased this exact design (new at the store) in 1989 AND in 2019! I would be very interested in ...
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#Leaded: Blue Glass Plate
Blue glass plate purchased new (c. 2002): 870 ppm Lead. While this may be "fully encased"/ not bio-available, it is still not worth the risk for me to have something like this in my home. These were mine. I got rid of them. The blue glass can go either way (some pieces are not positive for high ...
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#Leaded: MSE Plate
MSE Plate: 16,128 ppm lead, 11,318 ppm arsenic. Is this
"Martha Stewart Everyday"??? Will update if someone can confirm for me. Thanks!
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#Leaded: Tiffany & Co., “Nature” 1996
Tiffany Nature; Made in England, 1996: 62,500 ppm lead
(both sides were positive for lead at the same levels.)
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