Vintage "Tinker Toy Junior" container - paper:
115 ppm lead. Tested with an XRF instrument.
The amount of lead considered toxic in a modern/ newly manufactured toy made for children is anything 90 ppm lead or higher. This toy would be considered just marginally outside of the #LeadSafe range ...
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#LeadFree: Little Mommy
Fisher Price "Little Mommy" doll, year unknown: Lead Free.
Year not known.
Tested in 2014.
Here's a link to the current version of this doll on Amazon*!
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#Leaded: Antique Wood Picture Frame
Antique (recycled wood?) painting / picture frame - 71,700 ppm lead!!!!
Here's a link to a better (#LeadFree/ #LeadSafe) choice on Amazon*!
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#LeadFree: Squinkie Dolls
Squinkie Dolls (love these!)
Non-detect for lead (when tested with an XRF.)
Here's a link to at set of 12 similar dolls on Amazon*, only $5.98!
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#Leaded: Swedish Nils Olsson Painted Horse
Swedish painted toy horse: as high as 360 ppm Lead.
New in 2015.
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#LeadFree: Small Wooden Train
It is a myth that all "Made in China" toys have lead.
This toy train was made in China and tested negative for lead.
("Non-detect" with an XRF instrument.)
Year unknown, brand unknown, tested in 2016.
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#Leaded: Vintage Filing Cabinet
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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The amount of lead that is considered toxic in an item intended ...
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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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