Thank you! – Mischief Managed!
Tuesday – October 20, 2020 Thank you everyone for your help with this! Now to finish the next hurdle – rounding up the remaining funds to cover the acquisition costs of the two (new-to-me) instruments (along with registration fees, and possible servicing fees!…) Baby steps… one thing at a time! Here’s my Chip-in link for…
A list of folks across the U.S. who do consumer goods testing with the appropriate instrumentation… Stand by!
Posted: October 19, 2020 Updated: October 20, 2020 STAND BY! So often readers contact me and tell me their consumer goods have been tested “with an instrument that only reads in milligrams per square centimeter”. Measuring in milligrams per square centimeter is the standard for house paint, not toys. Unfortunately, readings using this measurement standard…
The preview screener of my documentary film on Childhood Lead Poisoning passed 25,000 YouTube views this month!
25,000 views on YouTube! Reaching 25,000 views of the film this month means there have been more than 4,000 views in the past six months – during the CoViD-19 Pandemic (since I last posted, exactly 6 months ago on April 19, 2020!) Thanks for sharing this everyone. Click the image below to go directly to the…
Some of Avi’s favorite YouTube channels for learning in spite of his brain injury: 3Blue1Brown
3Blue1Brown YouTube Channel Avi LOVES Math! Especially complex math concepts! My son Avi (who will turn 16 years old in January!) does a huge chunk of his learning via YouTube, but it’s not because of the pandemic and the need for distance learning – it is because he has a diagnosed brain injury with a…
Ten Minutes With Tamara: Guest Ananda from New Zealand – October 9, 2020
Additional information can be found below the video! If you have trouble viewing this video below you can also see it on YouTube: https://youtu.be/zO3KnlPrJqQ Learn More at: https://tamararubin.com/category/tenminuteswithtamara/ The Lead (Pb) Group on Facebook can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/LeadSafe Ananda’s New Zealand Facebook Group can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/LeadAwarenessNZ The Lead Safe Mama Facebook Page:…
2020 | Clear Glass | Clear Glass Beverage Packaging | Clear Glass Bottle | Clear Glass Food Packaging | Clear Glass with White Writing | Coca Cola | Coca-Cola | Coke | Coke Bottle | Coke Drinking Glass | Coke Glass | Vintage Coke Bottle
Vintage Coke bottle (can you help me determine what year this is from?): 27,900 ppm Lead in the painted logo. 90 ppm (& up) is illegal in items used by kids.
For those new to the Lead Safe Mama 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 four sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005). Tamara owns and runs Lead Safe Mama,…
Brown “Blue Willow” vintage dish (no maker’s mark): 23,700 +/- 600 ppm Lead. 90 ppm (& up) is unsafe for kids.
When tested with an XRF Instrument the dish pictured here had the following readings: Food-surface of the dish 60-second test: Lead (Pb): 23,700 +/- 600 ppm Cadmium (Cd): 13 +/- 6 ppm Chromium (Cr): 7,667 +/- 508 ppm Bismuth (Bi): 95 +/- 46 ppm Zinc (Zn): 3,600 +/- 130 ppm Copper (Cu): 73 +/- 35…
2020 | Blue Willow | Blue Willow Style | Red Blue Willow | Red Willow | Royal China | Willow Ware | Willow Ware by Royal China
Red “Blue Willow” Willow Ware by Royal China dish: 18,400 ppm Lead. 90 ppm (& up) is unsafe for kids.
When tested with an XRF Instrument this dish had the following readings: On the food surface of the dish: 60-second test Lead (Pb): 18,400 +/- 500 ppm Cadmium (Cd): 16 +/- 7 ppm Barium (Ba): 158 +/- 43 ppm Bismuth (Bi): 131 +/- 45 ppm Tin (Sn): 494 +/- 26 ppm Zinc (Zn): 329 +/-…
2020 | Clarice Cliff | Floral Pattern | Floral Pattern China | Flowers | Rose | Rose Pattern | Royal Staffordshire | Royal Staffordshire Dinnerware | Tonquin
Tonquin Royal Staffordshire Dinnerware (with brown floral pattern) by Clarice Cliff: 48,100 ppm Lead (90 ppm & up is unsafe for kids).
XRF test results for the dish (Made in England) pictured: 60-second test Lead (Pb): 48,100 +/- 1,400 ppm Zinc (Zn): 5,335 +/- 183 ppm Iron (Fe): 1,752 +/- 196 ppm No other metals detected. As always, thank you for reading and for sharing my posts. Please let me know if you have any questions and…
Ovenproof “Stetson Creation” vintage bowl w/ “hand painted underglaze”: 57,500 ppm Lead on the food surface. 90 ppm & up is unsafe for kids.
When tested with an XRF Instrument the bowl pictured here had the following readings: Food surface of the bowl 60-second reading: Lead (Pb): 57,500 +/- 1,700 ppm Barium (Ba): 158 +/- 56 ppm Zirconium (Zr): 1,420 +/- 56 ppm Nickel (Ni): 539 +/- 86 ppm Cobalt (Co): 201 +/- 80 ppm Iron (Fe): 541 +/-…
Vintage Nasco Valley Forge porcelain bowl (made in Japan): 21 ppm Lead on the food surface (safe by all standards)
XRF readings for the dish picture here: Food surface of the dish: 60-second reading Lead (Pb): 21 +/- 9 ppm Zinc (Zn): 34,000 +- 700 ppm Iron (Fe): 618 +/- 108 ppm No other metals detected. As always, thank you for reading and sharing our work. Please let me know if you have any…
2020 Testing | Antique Glass | Antique Jadeite | Antique Kitchenware | Fire King | Fire King Bowl | Fire King Jadeite | Fire King Oven Ware | FireKing Jadeite | Glass Bowl | Green | Green Glass | Jade Glass | Jadeite | Made in U.S.A. | Made In USA | Made in USA china | Vintage Glass | Vintage Glassware | Vintage Jadeite
Vintage Made-In-U.S.A. Jadeite green Fire-King small glass bowl: 20 ppm Lead (safe by all standards).
Introduction (for those new to this website): Tamara Rubin is a multiple-federal-award-winning independent advocate for consumer goods safety, and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children (her sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005). Since 2009, Tamara has been using XRF testing (a scientific method used by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety…
Antique blue milk glass small pitcher with handle: 161 ppm Lead (not a concerning amount in a decorative item likely used as a vase)
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). Since 2009, Tamara has been using XRF technology (a scientific method used…
2020 | Decorative Glass | Fenton Glass | Fenton Milk Glass | Milk Glass | Milk Glass Vase | Vase | Vintage Milk Glass | Vintage White Glass | White Glass
Vintage Fenton White Milk Glass Hobnail Fan Vase: 136 ppm Lead (not particularly alarming for a vase).
XRF test results for the vase pictured here: 60-second reading Lead (Pb): 136 +/- 15 ppm Barium (Ba): 97 +/- 27 ppm Bromine (Br): 17 +/- 3 ppm Zinc (Zn): 33 +/- 15 ppm As always, thank you for reading and for sharing my posts. Please let me know if you have any questions. Tamara…
Vintage dining table w/ faux-wood surface: tested positive for Lead, Cadmium, Mercury & Antimony! Do you have a table like this?
Introduction (for those new to this website): Tamara Rubin is an independent advocate for consumer goods safety. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children. She began testing consumer goods for toxicants in 2009 and was the parent-advocate responsible for finding Lead in the popular fidget spinner toys in 2017. Tamara uses XRF testing (a scientific…
Are you shopping on Amazon for Prime Day? Here are links to some products I normally recommend that are on sale today!
Lead Safe Mama’s Amazon affiliate links for Amazon Prime Day Deals – October 2020: I will update this post periodically throughout the day – so definitely check back! My promise to you: I am only including on this list products I would normally recommend! While I may not have personally tested all of these exact…
Vintage smoking pipe: 164 ppm Lead in the black plastic “shank” (the part that goes in the smoker’s mouth!)
XRF reading for the black plastic of the pipe: 60-second reading Lead (Pb): 164 +/- 15 ppm Cadmium (Cd): 16 +/- 4 ppm Zinc (Zn): 644 +/- 41 ppm Iron (Fe): 1,192 +/- 142 ppm Indium (In): 20 +/- 6 ppm Titanium (Ti): 290 +/- 110 ppm Wooden bowl of pipe 60-second reading Lead (Pb):…
Vintage / antique (pharmacy type) white ceramic mortar and pestle: non-detect for Lead, Cadmium, Arsenic, Mercury and Antimony.
XRF Test results on white unglazed portion of bowl: 60-second test Bismuth (Bi): 42 +/- 17 ppm Barium (Ba): 424 +/- 54 ppm Iron (Fe): 4,752 +/- 473 ppm Vanadium (V): 217 +/- 67 ppm Titanium (Ti): 1,368 +/- 168 ppm On portion of bowl with clear glazed finish. 60-second test Barium (Ba): 123 +/-…
Vintage Stoneybrook International China Rushwood Pattern: 12,100 ppm Lead on the food surface.
XRF reading on food surface of dish (yellow glaze area): 60-second reading Lead (Pb): 12,100 +/- 1,000 ppm Tin (Sn): 57,300 +/- 3,600 ppm Barium (Ba): 2,841+/- 1,071 Bromine (Br): 146 +/- 64 ppm Zinc (Zn): 28,600 +/- 1,900 ppm Iron (Fe): 982 +/- 330 ppm Titanium (Ti): 1,733 +/- 191 ppm XRF reading on…
Vintage Old Brook Collection Stoneware Stonecastle ceramic dish: 31 ppm Lead (Lead-safe by all standards).
XRF reading on food surface of dish (cream speckled background area): 60-second reading Lead (Pb): 31 +/- 11 ppm Barium (Ba): 74 +/- 31 ppm Zirconium (Zr): 4,147 +/- 99 ppm Platinum (Pt): 189 +/- 74 ppm Zinc (Zn): 16,300 +/- 400 ppm Copper (Cu): 189 +/- 36 ppm Iron (Fe): 2,066 +/- 180 ppm…
Vintage International China Statastone Verte Pattern: as high as 2,701 ppm Lead on the food surface (Cadmium + Antimony too!)
XRF reading on food surface of dish (white glaze area): 60-second reading Lead (Pb): 341 +/- 35 ppm Barium (Ba): 275 +/- 62 Zirconium (Zr): 28,700 +/- 1,000 ppm Platinum (Pt): 709 +/- 171 ppm Zinc (Zn): 57,000 +/- 1,500 ppm Copper (Cu): 548 +/- 66 ppm Iron (Fe): 2,049 +/- 218 ppm Titanium (Ti):…
More good news! (Not everything vintage has Lead!) Vintage wooden chair: non-detect for Lead, Mercury & Arsenic.
XRF reading for the chair pictured. 60-second test Lead (Pb): non-detect Mercury (Hg): non-detect Arsenic (As): non-detect Barium (Ba): non-detect Chromium (Cr): non-detect Selenium (Se): non-detect As always, please let me know if you have any questions; I will do my best to answer them personally as soon as I have a moment. Thank you…
2020 | Disney | Disney Collectable Glassware | Disney Dishes | Disney Glass | Disney Glassware | Disney World | Disneyland | McDonald | McDonald’s | McDonald’s Collectable Glassware | McDonald’s Disney Glassware | McDonald’s Glass | McDonald’s Collectable | Mickey Mouse | Mickey Mouse Glass
Vintage (Y2K) Walt Disney World Mickey Mouse Animal Kingdom pressed glass drinking cup: 949 ppm Cadmium (causes cancer)
Published: October 12, 2020 Updated: April 13, 2022 Cadmium is considered unsafe for children at levels of 40 ppm and up. Internationally, there are a variety of limits for Cadmium content in items intended for use by children (with the range depending both on product type and location of the legislation), however, there is…
1993 | 1993 Mug | 2020 | Flintstones | Fred Flintstone | Glass Mug | Lead Free Mug | McDonald | McDonald’s | McDonald’s Collectable Glassware | McDonald’s Glass | McDonald’s Collectable | McDonald’s Mug | Mug | Mugs | The Flintstones
Vintage (1993!) McDonald’s glass Pre-Dawn Flintstones mug. I was so happy to confirm these are Lead-free!
Monday, October 12, 2020 Writing to you from a cabin in Maine (on a lake in the forest!) I am SO EXCITED that these Flintstones glass mugs (from McDonald’s) are definitely Lead-free! Before I had my first child, my boyfriend at the time had collected a full set of these for me. I don’t have…