Vintage? She-Ra Family Doll (Frosta). As high as 978 ppm lead. The level of lead that is considered unsafe in an item intended for children is any level 90 ppm and higher. Vintage toys were not regulated. All components of this doll were tested and many were positive for lead.
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Voltron, c. 1980s
Transformer-style Voltron toy, made in Taiwan. Tested positive for lead with an XRF with levels as high as 108,800 ppm lead! #YIKES! Peeling chipping paint and everything!
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Lenox American Home Collection Winter Greetings Dish: 61,513 ppm Lead (90 is unsafe) + 9,214 ppm Arsenic
The Lenox dish pictured above came in with the following readings when tested with an XRF instrument:
Lead (Pb): 61,513 ppm
Arsenic (As): 9,214 ppm
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#Leaded: Newer Lenox Butler’s Pantry China.
Lenox - Butler's Pantry China. 1,266 ppm lead when tested with an XRF Instrument. Manufactured circa 2006? The amount of lead that is considered unsafe in an item intended for use by children is anything 90 parts per million (ppm) or more. Dishware is not regulated and dishware manufacturers claim ...
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Lenox Dimension Collection Eternal Pattern, Newer
Newer Lenox china. Same pattern as one from earlier post, but this piece is made in last 10 years or so (c. 2006) and has the words "dishwasher safe" on the bottom with the logo. This was positive for just 70 ppm lead when tested with an XRF. This is considered safe by all standards (European and ...
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Lenox Dimension Collection Eternal China, c. 1994: 349,000 ppm Lead (35% Lead!) Over 90 ppm is unsafe in new kids’ items.
Lenox Dimension Collection Eternal China Plate.
When tested with an XRF instrument the glaze on this Made in the USA Lenox brand dish tested positive for 349,000 ppm Lead. That's 34.9% Lead.
This is a newer dish! c. 1994
I was told this was approximately 20+ years old when tested in ...
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Rigid brand 14 inch wrench.
Rigid brand 14 inch wrench. 80,300 ppm lead.
Yes this is painted with lead paint! [As many modern tools are!] Paint is officially considered lead paint at about 5,000 ppm lead and higher. The 1978 ban on lead in residential paint limited lead in paint to 600 ppm lead. This wrench was purchased new ...
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Pottery Barn Portugese Dish: 363 ppm Lead. 90 ppm is unsafe in kids’ items [but dishes aren’t used by kids, right?]
White Pottery Barn Plate; hand crafted in Portugal.
When tested with an XRF instrument this white glazed ceramic plate came in at levels as high as 363 ppm Lead.
Dishes are not considered "items intended for use by children"...
For context, the amount of Lead that is considered illegal (and ...
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Pottery Barn Dishes, “Spiral” Pattern
Pottery Barn Spiral Pattern Dishes. Tested with an XRF. 69 to 142 ppm lead. This is considered within safe-range by most standards. Tested c. 2014. Newer dishes.
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October 2015 Recall of Pottery Barn Kids Water Bottles
This is one of the reasons (just one of them) that "Pottery Barn" is on my #ShitList. They have had too many issues for me to trust them as a company, or for me to recommend any portion of their product lines as being even lead-safe. Sort of poetic that their initials are PB!
While this recall ...
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Pottery Barn Green “Swirl” Ceramic Bowl: 5,215 ppm Lead. 90 is unsafe for kids’ items.
When tested with an XRF instrument this Pottery Barn Brand Swirl pattern bowl (different than "Spiral" which we also have pics of!) tested positive for 5,215 ppm Lead. This bowl was tested and photographed in 2014 and is a fairly recently made product, although I don't know the exact year of ...
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Vintage 1951 Book – Sex Without Fear: 226 ppm Lead + 24 ppm Arsenic.
1951 printing "Sex Without Fear" (OMG! LOL! This was my great-uncle's - he was a doctor & this is a prescription book!) Cover: 226 ppm lead & 24 ppm arsenic. Pages: 24 ppm lead.
New books are generally lead-free! 90 ppm lead and higher is considered unsafe for any items ...
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Vintage Book: Come to The Farm, 1949
Vintage book, circa 1949, used in a library through 1962. XRF readings for lead were between 700 and 1400 ppm (pages and covers). The amount of lead that is considered unsafe for children in a newer item manufactured and sold today is 90 ppm lead or higher. This reading was done with a Niton XRF ...
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Vintage Metal Desk, c. 1960s?
Vintage metal office desk, 2,898 ppm lead... AND the leaded paint is peeling and chipping... and this was in a new construction home that otherwise had no lead paint hazards. [368 ppm arsenic too!] Please think twice before bringing peeling chipping painted vintage furniture into your homes. Thank ...
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