Vintage Pyrex Spring Blossom Green "Crazy Daisy" patterned cups
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Vintage Shenandoah Cinderella Pyrex Mixing Bowl: 85,600 ppm Lead. For context: 90 ppm Lead (& up) is unsafe for kids.
Vintage Pyrex Cinderella Style Shenandoah Pattern Mixing Bowl: The paint on this bowl tested positive for the following elements at the following levels (with a one-minute test, using an XRF instrument):
Lead (Pb): 85,600 +/- 4,100 ppm
Cadmium (Cd): 1,194 +/- 99 ...
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Vintage (c. 1972) “Butterfly Gold” Pyrex Casserole Dish: 87,000 ppm Lead. [Context: 90 ppm Lead is unsafe for kids.]
Vintage Pyrex "Butterfly Gold" casserole dish, c. 1972.
The mustard and white paint on this vintage Pyrex casserole dish tested positive for the following elements at the following levels (with a one-minute test, using an XRF instrument):
Lead (Pb): 87,000 +/- 2,900 ppm
Cadmium ...
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“Old Town Blue” Pattern Vintage Pyrex Tea Cup, c.1972 – 1982: 17,700 ppm Lead [90 ppm is unsafe for kids.]
Vintage Pyrex mugs/ tea cups in the "Old Town Blue" pattern: The dark blue paint on these mugs tested positive for the following elements at the following levels (with a one-minute test, using an XRF instrument):
Lead (Pb): 17,700 +/- 500 ppm
Cadmium (Cd): 154 +/- 12 ppm ...
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Vintage “Horizon Blue” Pattern Pyrex Casserole. c. 1969-1972: 72,000 ppm Lead [90 is unsafe for kids’ items.]
This vintage "Horizon Blue" casserole by Pyrex tested positive for the following elements at the following levels (on the painted exterior design with a one-minute test, using an XRF instrument):
Lead (Pb): 72,000 +/- 2,200 ppm
Cadmium (Cd): 33 +/- 11 ppm
Arsenic (As): ...
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Vintage Pyrex Teacup With Pink Stripe: 249,700 ppm Lead + 12,800 ppm Cadmium + 14,300 ppm Arsenic
Vintage white milk glass "Double Tough" Pyrex teacup, with pink painted stripe.
Made in U.S.A.
Tested positive for Lead with an XRF Instrument.
Pink Stripe:
Lead (Pb): 249,700 +/- 19,000 ppm
Cadmium (Cd): 12,800 +/- 1,000 ppm
Arsenic (As): 14,300 +/- 1,600 ppm
Mercury (Hg): ND ...
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#Leaded: Vintage Turquoise Butterprint Pyrex Dish
Vintage Pyrex Turquoise Butterprint Dish: 30,600 ppm lead.
c. 1957-1968.
The amount of lead that is considered unsafe for a modern / newly manufactured item intended for children is 90 parts per million (ppm) and higher. Vintage dishware is not regulated at all for total lead content.
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#Leaded: Vintage “Spring Blossom Green” Pattern (Crazy Daisy) Pyrex Casserole, c. 1972 to 1979
Vintage Pyrex "Spring Blossom Green" pattern casserole: 110,000 ppm lead in the white flowers.
It just takes a microscopic amount of lead to poison a child.
The amount of lead that is considered toxic for children in a new / modern item created and sold as intended to be used by a child is 90 ppm ...
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Blue Glass Pyrex Custard Dish
Blue Glass Pyrex Custard Dish: Lead-Free! ("Non-Detect for Lead!")
Tamara's Grade: "A+"
An A+ means I would definitely have these and use these in my home. (In fact, I have the same exact ones in clear glass!)
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Pyrex Glass 100th Anniversary Measuring Cup (2013): Positive for 54 ppm Cadmium in the Dark Blue Exterior Markings.
2013 "100th Anniversary" Pyrex glass measuring cup with dark blue painted markings.
When tested with an XRF instrument this cup had the following readings:
Lead (Pb): ND/Non-Detect (Negative)
Cadmium (Cd): 54 +/- 8 ppm
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Small vintage milk glass Pyrex mixing bowl: 893 ppm Lead (90 ppm is unsafe in kid’s items & most milk glass has some Lead)
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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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