Purple handmade mug
Dark purple: 101 ppm lead
White part: 62 ppm Arsenic
Tested with an XRF Instrument by an operator trained & certified in using the instrument. Many handmade modern pieces are low-lead or lead-free! As your local potter if they use lead in their glazes, some may even ...
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#LeadFree: Irish Coffee Mugs
Lead-Free Handmade Irish Coffee Mugs
Tested with an XRF Instrument by an operator trained & certified in using the instrument. Many handmade modern pieces are lead-free! As your local potter if they use lead in their glazes, some may even be marked as lead-free (look on the bottom of the ...
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Vintage (c. 1957-1966) Pyrex Cinderella Mixing Bowl in Black & White “Gooseberry” Pattern: 35,500 ppm Lead. [90 is unsafe]
Small vintage "Gooseberry" pattern Pyrex Cinderella style mixing bowl- white glass with black paint.
When tested with an XRF instrument this bowl had the following readings:
Black painted pattern: 35,500 parts per million (ppm) Lead.
Unpainted white milk glass: 183 ppm ...
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Vintage Pyrex Teacup & Saucer with Pink Stripe & Gold Edge: 79,800 ppm Lead (90 is unsafe) + Cadmium
Made in USA: Pyrex cup & saucer:
79,800 ppm Lead (Pb) & 1,962 ppm Cadmium (Cd)
Most ceramics or glass items that are tinted pink or red have some level of cadmium in them. This is especially true for vintage or antique items. To learn more about the concern for Cadmium (Cd) ...
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How worn is your vintage Pyrex? Even with very worn paint, this piece is still positive for a high level of Lead (Pb) at 23,000 ppm.
Above is a reddish orange vintage Pyrex refrigerator dish with most of the paint worn off.
When tested with an XRF instrument, this piece had the following reading for Lead:
Lead (Pb): 23,000 ppm.
This is a great example of how the colors on these pieces wear. The question is... where does that ...
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“Orange Fiesta” pattern vintage Pyrex casserole dish with lid, 1971: 55,000 ppm Lead in the paint (90 ppm is unsafe for kids)
Above is the Vintage Pyrex "Orange Fiesta" pattern casserole with fruit images on lid from 1971.
When tested with an XRF instrument, this vintage cookware piece had the following readings:
Solid orange of base:
55,000 ppm Lead
It also tested positive for:
3,783 ppm Cadmium,
83 ppm Barium,
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Red vintage Pyrex refrigerator dish: 53,900 ppm Lead. [90 ppm Lead is unsafe for kids.]
Small vintage / antique red Pyrex dish • 53,900 ppm lead
The current federal hazard level for an item intended for children [The level at which an item is considered unsafe] is 90 ppm lead and higher. Not 900. Not 9,000. Definitely not 53,900. Given the amount of wear on the coating on vintage ...
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Vintage Green Pyrex Mixing Bowl: 36,599 ppm lead [Context: 90 ppm Lead is considered unsafe for kids in newly made items.]
Vintage Olive Green Pyrex Mixing Bowl.
When tested with an XRF instrument the exterior paint on the mixing bowl pictured here was positive for the following elemental heavy metals at the following levels:
Lead (Pb): 36,599 ppm
Arsenic (As): 12,910 ppm
Cadmium (Cd): 615 ppm
For ...
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Pyrex Glass Measuring Cup (c. 2004): Positive for 31,300 ppm Lead in the Red Exterior Writing. 90 ppm is unsafe.
Pyrex Glass Measuring Cup.
Purchased new circa 2004.
When tested with an XRF instrument the exterior red writing on this measuring cup was positive for Lead (Pb) at the following level: 31,300 ppm
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Vintage Blue Pyrex Casserole: Positive For 108,400 ppm Lead [90 ppm is unsafe for kids] (& Arsenic Too!)
Vintage Blue Pyrex Casserole.
Below are the XRF test results for this piece:
Top blue (on lid):
Lead (Pb): 108,400 ppm
Arsenic (As): 27,100 ppm
Base blue:
Lead (Pb): 84,000 ppm
Arsenic (As): 23,800 ppm
Plane white milk glass of base:
Lead (Pb): 74 ...
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Vintage Pyrex Casserole, “Shenandoah” Pattern c. 1981-1986: Yellow Exterior – 212,000 ppm Lead. 90 ppm is unsafe for kids.
Pyrex Vintage Shenandoah Pattern Casserole, c. 1981-1986:
White glass: 395 ppm lead
Yellow exterior paint: 212,000 ppm lead
To learn more about XRF Testing & the potential implications of lead in cookware click HERE and HERE. Read more about lead-in-Pyrex here.
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#SaferChoices: Some Good Lead-Free Mixing Bowls Choices (I have clear glass and stainless steel in my home)
Published: December 30, 2016
Updated: November 23, 2023 - Thursday
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How to choose a safer mixing bowl
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Large Orange Vintage Pyrex Mixing Bowl: 61,000 ppm Lead — 90 ppm is illegal in new items made for use by kids
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Leaded Dishes: Franciscan Ivy
83,900 ppm lead - Franciscan Ivy Tray
Vintage Dishes
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#LeadedDishware
Items intended for children are required by current legislation to be under 90 ppm lead. Dishes (especially vintage dishes!) are not regulated for total lead content (via XRF reading.)
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