Sunday, August 25, 2019 Amazon Affiliate Income Update: $49.75 earned Saturday!

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Yesterday I earned $49.75 in Amazon Affiliate income thanks to your clicks! That brings my monthly total (through Saturday night, 8/24) to $1,042.38, or an average of $43.43 a day this month! If things keep going at this rate I will earn $1,346.41 this month in Amazon affiliate income. Thanks again! Buying Groceries? Bandaids? Back…

Anchor Hocking Measuring Cup: 36,300 ppm Lead + 580 Cadmium. Are the markings on YOUR measuring cup worn?

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When tested with an XRF instrument, this Anchor Hocking “Oven Originals” (made in the USA) one-cup glass measuring cup with blue markings had the following readings: Blue painted markings: Lead (Pb): 36,300 +/- 1,000 ppm [causes brain damage if ingested or inhaled] Cadmium (Cd): 580 +/- 36 ppm [a known carcinogen] Antimony (Sb): 66 +/-…

Vintage Blauw Delfts Distee “Made in Holland” Hand Painted Ashtray: 46,800 ppm Lead. 90 is unsafe.

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When tested with an XRF instrument, this blue and white Blauw Delfts Distee (Made in Holland) hand-painted ashtray had the following readings: Lead (Pb): 46,800 +/- 1,100 ppm Barium (Ba): 230 +/- 75 ppm Antimony (Sb): 90 +/- 27 ppm Tin (Sn): 284 +/- 28 ppm Zinc (Zn): 325 +/- 42 ppm Copper (Cu): 924…

Limoges dish by Haviland & Co., France: 7,109 ppm Lead (90 is unsafe) + 146 ppm Antimony. What china do you have?

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This piece looks very much like the similar piece posted earlier but has a slightly different color profile and slightly different pattern. It’s possible that they are the same pattern but manufactured in different years. When tested with an XRF instrument this Limoges floral pattern dish by Haviland & Co., Haviland France had the following…

Limoges dish by Haviland & Co., France: 2,337 ppm Lead (90 is unsafe) + 366 ppm Arsenic. What china do you have?

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When tested with an XRF instrument this Limoges floral pattern dish by Haviland & Co., Haviland France had the following readings: On the food surface – with the scope on the flowers the center: Lead (Pb): 2,337 +/- 62 ppm Arsenic (As): 366 +/- 41 ppm Barium (Ba): 2,273 +/- 230 ppm Chromium (Cr): 212…

August 2019 just popped into 6th place in the race for #BestMonthEver on the LeadSafeMama website

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Sunday, August 25, 2019 Hi friends! This morning, August 2019 became #LeadSafeMama’s 6th best month ever passing 174,000 unique page views total (with March 2019 still in first place at a seemingly untouchable 1.3 million views in one month). As of posting this update on Sunday afternoon in sunny Oregon, we’re up to 175,397 views for…

The story of the mermaid necklace that my son Charlie just “had to have”: 45,100 ppm Lead (Renaissance Faire Find.)

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This summer my friend Katie gave us free tickets to go the Oregon Renaissance Festival (what a treat – we never had gone in our 17+ years of living in Oregon!) My 11-year-old son had scrimped and saved, and brought all his savings – $15.00 in spending money with him – hoping to find a…

Replica “piece of eight” bought at 2019 Oregon Renaissance Faire: 1,497 ppm Antimony-a known carcinogen. NOT A TOY!

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When tested with an XRF instrument the copy / replica / “toy” “Pieces of Eight” coin pictured here (an item which was purchased at the Oregon Renaissance Festival / Faire in the summer of 2019) had the following readings: Chromium (Cr): 204 +/- 127 ppm Antimony (Sb): 1,497 +/- 213 ppm Zinc (Zn): 985,300 +/-…

Thank you for supporting my work with your purchasing power on Amazon!

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Yesterday I earned $48.85 in Amazon Affiliate income thanks to your clicks! Buying Groceries? Bandaids? Back To School Supplies? For good measure (to help my Amazon earnings for today – in case you happen to be shopping) here’s my Amazon affiliate link for the lead-free dishes we use every day in my home: https://amzn.to/2ZrWQI2 You…

Vintage Thermos lunchbox: Positive for Lead, Mercury, Arsenic, Cadmium — a LUNCHBOX! (Don’t let kids use this)

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     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…

2012 Pottery Barn Emma Made In Portugal White Ceramic Saucer: 52 +/- 17 ppm Lead (Pb). Safe by all standards.

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When tested with an XRF instrument this Emma design white ceramic saucer Made in Portugal for the Pottery Barn label (which the owner says she purchased new c. 2012) had the following readings: Bottom of saucer (logo area): Lead (Pb): 52 +/- 17 ppm Zinc (Zn): 22,800 +/- 700 ppm Copper (Cu): 230 +/- 51…

#LeadSafeMama Legal Battle Update / Progress Report / Request

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GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/LeadSafeMama Chip-In: https://tamararubin.com/2017/01/chip-in/ Below is the text of the above graphic separately (in case you can’t easily read the graphic above.) This week the Lead Safe Mama Facebook page passed 25,000 “likes”, and now has more than 27,000 “followers”. We also recently passed the milestone of 1,500,000 readers of the Lead Safe Mama *blog*…

Arzberg white ceramic dinner plate, made in Germany – c. 1987 – 1992: Lead-safe when tested with an XRF instrument [55 ppm].

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When tested with an XRF instrument, the white ceramic Arzberg (Germany) dish pictured here (purchased by the owner at Crate & Barrel sometime between 1987 and 1992) had the following readings… Bottom of plate (over logo area): Lead (Pb): 55 +/- 13 ppm Iron (Fe): 2,497 +/- 219 ppm Bismuth (Bi): 52 +/- 12 ppm…

1974 Fisher Price Cash Register Toy: 3,461 ppm Lead (90 ppm is unsafe for kids), 5,304 ppm Cadmium + 224 ppm Arsenic.

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1974 Vintage Fisher Price Cash Register Toy Below are the XRF test results for the item pictured here. Each component was tested for a minimum of 60 seconds. Test results are science-based and replicable.  For context:  90 ppm Lead (and above) is the current level that is considered toxic and illegal in newly manufactured items…

Blue Willow Style Woods Burslem England Seaforth Bowl (Enoch 1784 & Ralph 1750): 44,200 ppm Lead (90 is unsafe)

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When tested with an XRF instrument the bowl pictured here had the following readings: Lead (Pb): 44,200 +/- 1,100 ppm Barium (Ba): 419 +/- 76 ppm Tin (Sn): 277 +/- 27 ppm Zinc (Zn): 81 +/- 26 ppm Copper (Cu): 86 +/- 40 Iron (Fe): 1,417 +/- 191 ppm Vanadium (V): 553 +/- 63 ppm…

Portmeirion “The Botanic Garden Circa 1818” Coffee Mug, 1972: 49,700 ppm Lead (90 ppm is unsafe) + Cadmium too.

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I do not know the exact year of manufacture of this piece, however the markings indicated it was made in 1972 or later. It is a Portmeirion piece from the collection marked as “The Botanic Garden Circa 1818” and it also has the date “1972” on the bottom as well as the words “Susan Williams-Ellis”,…

Vintage (year unknown) plastic Rubbermaid mug: Lead-free! If you know what year this was made, please let me know.

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When tested with an XRF instrument the yellow plastic Rubbermaid brand mug pictured here was negative for all of the main toxicants I look for in my work: Lead, Cadmium, Arsenic, Mercury and Antimony. If you know what year this was made (or if you purchased a similar mug and know what year you purchased…

1969 Avon Milk Glass Charlie Brown Mug: 40,600 ppm Lead (90 is unsafe) + 1,576 ppm Cadmium (40 is illegal)

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Below are the full XRF readings (test results) for the vintage milk glass Avon branded Charlie Brown mug (from 1969!) pictured here. Blue painted area of decorative elements (image above) NOTE: areas of worn paint in image above! Lead (Pb): 39,900 +/- 900 ppm Cadmium (Cd): 503 +/- 26 ppm Chromium (Cr): 2,305+/- 147 ppm…

A random #LeadSafeMama Amazon affiliate link from me today….

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Below is a random #LeadSafeMama Amazon affiliate link in case you are going to be shopping on Amazon in the near future. Click this link first (before you start your shopping) and I will get a percentage of what you spend (funds which support my advocacy work) at no extra cost to you. You don’t even…

Lead Safe Mama is coming to San Francisco – September 2019! [Updated schedule].

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Above is my September 2019 San Francisco, California schedule (with my availability for home visits, outreach events or other consulting (or social!) opportunities! Please let me know if you are interested in hiring me or in getting together in September 2019 in the San Francisco Bay Area. Thank you! Below is the e-mail I sent…