Reading #1) on the golden front surface of the switch plate
60-second reading
Lead (Pb): non-detect
Cadmium (Cd): non-detect
Mercury (Hg): non-detect
Bromine (Br): non-detect
Chromium (Cr): non-detect
Manganese (Mn): 166 +/- 42 ppm
Nickel (Ni): 493 +/- 41 ppm
Copper (Cu): ...
Read More about Amerock Carriage House brand vintage switchplate cover from Canada: non-detect for Lead, Cadmium, Mercury, Arsenic, Chromine!
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My favorite soap (handmade by one of my favorite mama friends), plus a 2021 discount code for Lead Safe Mama readers!
Thursday, December 16, 2021
My readers constantly ask what I buy and use for my family...
So I am writing up this article about my favorite soap!
If you have been a follower of my work for a long time, you know that I don't really use soap very often (in the shower). ...
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Thank you!
Thursday - December 16, 2021
Hi friends (new and old!)
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“Weebles wobble but they don’t fall down!” I wanted these so badly when I was little! 34,800 ppm Lead in the base (90 ppm Lead and up is unsafe for kids.)
XRF test results for the toys pictured.
Reading #1) Blue Bottom of Billy
60-second reading
Lead (Pb): 34,800 +/- 200 ppm
Cadmium (Cd): 43 +/- 3 ppm
Mercury (Hg): non-detect
Bromine (Br): 183 +/- 15 ppm
Chromium (Cr): 92 +/- 13 ppm
Vanadium (V): 438 +/- 41 ppm
Iron (Fe): 48 ...
Read More about “Weebles wobble but they don’t fall down!” I wanted these so badly when I was little! 34,800 ppm Lead in the base (90 ppm Lead and up is unsafe for kids.)
Tiny little Stagecoach “charm”? “figurine”?: 289,500 ppm Lead + 17,300 ppm Cadmium + 9,175 ppm Antimony.
XRF Test Results for the little stagecoach pictured
(a friend found this buried in the dirt!)
60-second reading
Lead (Pb): 289,500 +/- 800 ppm
Cadmium (Cd): 17,300 +/- 200 ppm
Mercury (Hg): non-detect
Bromine (Br): non-detect
Chromium (Cr): non-detect
Iron (Fe): 302 +/- 146 ...
Read More about Tiny little Stagecoach “charm”? “figurine”?: 289,500 ppm Lead + 17,300 ppm Cadmium + 9,175 ppm Antimony.
Sonoma County Community Blood Bank – Blood Type Token (vintage?): 262 ppm Lead + 13 ppm Cadmium.
XRF test results for the coin / token pictured.
75-second reading
Lead (Pb): 262 +/- 30 ppm
Cadmium (Cd): 13 +/- 9 ppm
Mercury (Hg): non-detect
Bromine (Br): non-detect
Chromium (Cr): non-detect
Iron (Fe): 468 +/- 37 ppm
Nickel (Ni): 100 +/- 44 ppm
Copper (Cu): 875,400 +/- ...
Read More about Sonoma County Community Blood Bank – Blood Type Token (vintage?): 262 ppm Lead + 13 ppm Cadmium.
Vintage curio box with R and Rooster on brass lid: 205 ppm Lead in the lid (90 ppm & up is unafe for kids.)
XRF test results for the box pictured...
Reading #1) Brass lid of box
60-second reading
Lead (Pb): 205 +/- 30 ppm
Cadmium (Cd): non-detect
Mercury (Hg): non-detect
Bromine (Br): non-detect
Chromium (Cr): non-detect
Iron (Fe): 344 +/- 39 ppm
Nickel (Ni): 96 +/- 46 ppm ...
Read More about Vintage curio box with R and Rooster on brass lid: 205 ppm Lead in the lid (90 ppm & up is unafe for kids.)
Miniature “Kissing Frog” Figurine: 142,.800 ppm Lead (90 ppm & up is unsafe for kids.) Be wary of all small metal figurines!
Reading #1) Test on the backside of the frog (silver metal)
60-second reading
Lead (Pb): 4,177 +/- 500 ppm
Cadmium (Cd): non-detect
Mercury (Hg): non-detect
Bromine (Br): non-detect
Chromium (Cr): 88 +/- 52 ppm
Vanadium (V): 229 +/- 90 ppm
Manganese (Mn): 95 +/- 42 ppm ...
Read More about Miniature “Kissing Frog” Figurine: 142,.800 ppm Lead (90 ppm & up is unsafe for kids.) Be wary of all small metal figurines!
Phillips 66 “Top Performer Award” keychain: 666,400 ppm Lead (90 ppm & up is unsafe for kids). This is a problem with MANY keychains, they are not toys.
XRF Test Results for the keychain pictured
60-second test
Lead (Pb): 666,400 +/- 1,100 ppm
Cadmium (Cd): non-detect
Mercury (Hg): non-detect
Bromine (Br): non-detect
Chromium (Cr): non-detect
Copper (Cu): 6,060 +/- 162 ppm
Selenium (Se): 692 +/- 136 ppm
Zirconium (Zr): 332 ...
Read More about Phillips 66 “Top Performer Award” keychain: 666,400 ppm Lead (90 ppm & up is unsafe for kids). This is a problem with MANY keychains, they are not toys.
222 Fifth “Bonjour Paris” Jumbo Mug with Eiffel Tower – Made in Indonesia: 23 ppm Lead on the plain white (safe by all standards) & 5,802 ppm Lead on the logo mark.
Published: Tuesday - December 14, 2021
How much Lead is "too much" Lead?
In any item intended for use by children, Lead content must be below 90 ppm in the paint, glaze, or coating for the item to be legal (and any Lead present in the substrate of an item needs to be below 100 ...
Read More about 222 Fifth “Bonjour Paris” Jumbo Mug with Eiffel Tower – Made in Indonesia: 23 ppm Lead on the plain white (safe by all standards) & 5,802 ppm Lead on the logo mark.
222 Fifth “City Scenes Black & White” Square Dish with Eiffel Tower – Made in Indonesia: 86 ppm Lead on the food surface (safe by all standards) & 8,801 ppm Lead on the back mark.
Published: Tuesday - December 14, 2021
How much Lead is "too much" Lead?
In any item intended for use by children, Lead content must be below 90 ppm in the paint, glaze, or coating for the item to be legal (and any Lead present in the substrate of an item needs to be below 100 ...
Read More about 222 Fifth “City Scenes Black & White” Square Dish with Eiffel Tower – Made in Indonesia: 86 ppm Lead on the food surface (safe by all standards) & 8,801 ppm Lead on the back mark.
222 Fifth “Paris Travels” Square Dish – Made in Indonesia: 62 ppm Lead on the food surface (safe by all standards) & 6,516 ppm Lead on the back mark.
Published: Tuesday - December 14, 2021
How much Lead is "too much" Lead?
In any item intended for use by children, Lead content must be below 90 ppm in the paint, glaze, or coating for the item to be legal (and any Lead present in the substrate of an item needs to be below 100 ...
Read More about 222 Fifth “Paris Travels” Square Dish – Made in Indonesia: 62 ppm Lead on the food surface (safe by all standards) & 6,516 ppm Lead on the back mark.
St. Nicholas Square Tree Lot Snowman Christmas Dish: 55,800 ppm Lead on the food surface (1,297 ppm Cadmium, which causes cancer)
Published: Tuesday, December 14, 2021
How much Lead is "too much" Lead?
In any item intended for use by children, Lead content must be below 90 ppm in the paint, glaze, or coating for the item to be legal (and any Lead present in the substrate of an item needs to be below 100 ...
Read More about St. Nicholas Square Tree Lot Snowman Christmas Dish: 55,800 ppm Lead on the food surface (1,297 ppm Cadmium, which causes cancer)
