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…
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…
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…
Metal tin decorated with glass beads and mirrors: 138 ppm Mercury, 38 ppm Lead & 25 ppm Cadmium. Not a good fidget for kids.
Monday, October 12, 2020 Writing to you from a cabin in Maine (on a lake in the forest!) My son bought this recently at an antique store. I thought it might be ok, so I let him buy it. I guess I was wrong. #Sigh.I used to have a whole collection of these types of…
Famous people I have met, known, worked with or bumped into on the dance floor back in the day! A list for my kids!
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…
“Valentine Love” square dish (Made in China): 17,200 ppm Lead on the food surface of the dish. 90 ppm is unsafe for kids.
Saturday – October 10, 2020 Writing to you today from a cabin on a lake in a forest in MAINE! In an effort to get caught up on a few things I am behind on – I am going to post a handful of posts today with just the XRF readings for that item. IF…
222 Fifth “Hotel Les Etoiles Paris” Mug: logo markings on bottom test positive for Lead, Cadmium + Arsenic.
Saturday – October 10, 2020 Writing to you today from a cabin on a lake in a forest in MAINE! In an effort to get caught up on a few things I am behind on – I am going to post a handful of posts today with just the XRF readings for that item. IF…
Small unmarked white porcelain bowl: 83 ppm Lead (safe by all standards).
Saturday – October 10, 2020 Writing to you today from a cabin on a lake in a forest in MAINE! In an effort to get caught up on a few things I am behind on – I am going to post a handful of posts today with just the XRF readings for that item. IF…
Vintage Royal Doulton Bunnykins baby bowl with raft design: 93,600 ppm Lead (90 ppm & up is unsafe for kids) + 3,460 ppm ARSENIC!
Published: October 10, 2020 Updated: September 2022 To see more results for Bunnykins items Lead Safe Mama, LLC has tested, click here. Vintage Bunnykins ARE NOT SAFE FOR FOOD-USE and especially not safe for children to use! For context: Anything made today (2020) with over 90 ppm Lead in the paint, glaze, or coating is…
Vintage Royal Doulton Bunnykins dishes are not safe for children to use. This dish tested positive for 80,000 ppm Lead and 1,916 ppm Arsenic (90 ppm Lead and up is unsafe by modern standards).
Published: Saturday, October 10, 2020 Updated: September 2022 Vintage Bunnykins dishes (manufactured in England by Royal Doulton) ARE NOT SAFE FOR FOOD USE — and especially not safe for children to use with food! For context: Anything manufactured today with levels of 90 ppm Lead (or higher) in the paint, glaze, or coating of the item…
MESA Home Products round dish with heart design: high levels of Lead & Cadmium found on the food surface of the dish.
Saturday – October 10, 2020 Writing to you today from a cabin on a lake in a forest in MAINE! In an effort to get caught up on a few things I am behind on – I am going to post a handful of posts today with just the XRF readings for that item. IF…
Small scallop shell shaped dish: Lead-free. Trace Cadmium (within “safe” levels) on the food surface.
Saturday – October 10, 2020 Writing to you today from a cabin on a lake in a forest in MAINE! In an effort to get caught up on a few things I am behind on – I am going to post a handful of posts today with just the XRF readings for that item. IF…
Ciroa porcelain dish with fork, spoon & knife design: 8,397 ppm Lead & 1,125 ppm Arsenic on the food surface. (Nope!)
Saturday – October 10, 2020 Writing to you today from a cabin on a lake in a forest in MAINE! In an effort to get caught up on a few things I am behind on – I am going to post a handful of posts today with just the XRF readings for that item. IF…
Blackhawk Marketing, LLC porcelain bowl (Made in China): Trace Lead in the food surface (within safe range.)
Saturday – October 10, 2020 Writing to you today from a cabin on a lake in a forest in MAINE! In an effort to get caught up on a few things I am behind on – I am going to post a handful of posts today with just the XRF readings for that item. IF…
Square “Paris” dish, Made in Italy – purchased at Home Goods: tested positive for both LEAD and CADMIUM on the food surface.
Saturday – October 10, 2020 Writing to you today from a cabin on a lake in a forest in MAINE! In an effort to get caught up on a few things I am behind on – I am going to post a handful of posts today with just the XRF readings for that item. IF…
“Made in Italy” small square dish with cake: 6,626 ppm Lead on the food surface of the dish. 90 ppm & up is illegal for kids’ items.
Saturday – October 10, 2020 Writing to you today from a cabin on a lake in a forest in MAINE! In an effort to get caught up on a few things I am behind on – I am going to post a handful of posts today with just the XRF readings for that item. IF…
222 Fifth Mug by PTS International – Les Etoiles Crown: positive for Arsenic, Lead and Cadmium on the logo markings of the mug.
Saturday – October 10, 2020 Writing to you today from a cabin on a lake in a forest in MAINE! In an effort to get caught up on a few things I am behind on – I am going to post a handful of posts today with just the XRF readings for that item. IF…
Small rectangular serving tray with scalloped edges and handles: Lead-free! [Mercury-free, Cadmium-free, Antimony-free, Arsenic-free too!]
Saturday – October 10, 2020 Writing to you today from a cabin on a lake in a forest in MAINE! In an effort to get caught up on a few things I am behind on – I am going to post a handful of posts today with just the XRF readings for that item. IF…
400 ml Pyrex (made in Germany) beaker painted with LEAD PAINT! 22,300 ppm Lead. 5000 ppm & up is officially “Lead paint”!
When tested with a high-precision XRF Instrument, the paint on this glass beaker was positive for an unsafe level of Lead. Today – in the year 2020 (more than two decades in to a new century) – it is still not uncommon for modern glass products (baby bottles, water bottles, measuring cups, mixing bowls, etc.)…
One little red #LeadSafeMamaMobile for sale! Please share. Thanks!
2012 Red Fiat 500 For Sale! Maine (or nearby!) Hey all! I am in Maine and need to sell my little red Fiat! It is a 2012 with less than 80,000 miles (about 77,000 now I think – I will update with exact mileage later today) – and has new tires that I purchased in…