Vintage Plastic

#LeadFree: Vintage Plastic Disney Snow White Mug

This vintage plastic cup from Disney – with a picture of Snow White on it – is negative for lead both in the plastic and in the paint for the design. The plain (unpainted) part of the cup tested was also negative for lead. The cup was negative for mercury, arsenic and cadmium too! Here’s…

Plastic Vintage “Grumpy” Plastic Disney Mug: 449 ppm Lead (90 ppm Lead is considered unsafe for kids.)

This vintage plastic cup from Disney – with a picture of Grumpy the dwarf on it – is positive for Lead both in the plastic and in the paint for the Grumpy design. This yellow mug had the following XRF readings: The plain yellow plastic part of the cup: Lead (Pb): 387 +/- 22…

#LeadFree: 1973 Vintage Fisher Price Circus Train

Vintage 1973 Plastic Fisher Price Circus Train. Tested with an XRF instrument. All components were non-detect for lead (Pb), arsenic (As) and mercury (Hg.). The white plastic component of this toy is positive for cadmium at 43 +/- 10 ppm. Here’s more info about cadmium. Here is a modern version of a similar toy on…

Vintage Fisher Price Merry_Go_Round Toy: 4,897 ppm Lead (90 is unsafe) + 391 ppm Arsenic. Click to learn more.

Fisher price merry-go-round-toy When tested with an XRF instrument, this vintage green and yellow plastic Fisher Price playground merry-go-round toy tested positive for Lead and Arsenic. As with most of these vintage plastic toys the variations of toxic heavy metals found in each component of the toy seems to be contingent on the color of…

#LeadFree: Vintage 1969 Fisher Price Mini Bus

This little 1969 Vintage Fisher Price “Mini Bus” was non-detect (negative) for lead (Pb), mercury (Hg), arsenic (As) and cadmium (Cd). The little people were positive for these elements however. Click here to read the post and see readings for each of the little people! Tested with an XRF instrument. All components tested. Here is…

#Leaded: Vintage Fisher Price Cowboy With White Hat

This little vintage Fisher Price plastic cowboy with a green body and white hat tested positive for lead and arsenic. His green body was 3,377 +/- 71 ppm lead and 114 +/- 43 ppm arsenic. Lead is considered unsafe for children at levels of 90 ppm and higher (by modern standards.) Tested with an XRF…

#Leaded: Vintage Plastic Fisher Price Lady With Blue Dress & Yellow Hair

This little vintage Fisher Price lady is positive for lead, mercury, cadmium and arsenic. Her yellow hair came in at 4,723 +/- 97 ppm lead, 69 +/-13 ppm cadmium and 166 +/- 54 ppm arsenic. Her face was positive for 472 +/- 23 ppm lead, 118 +/- 13 ppm cadmium and 13 +/- 7 mercury….

#Leaded: Vintage Fisher Price Little People

These vintage little people are positive for lead (Pb), mercury (Hg), arsenic (As) and cadmium (Cd.) Click on each of the links below to see the readings for the specific little person. Plastic lady with blue dress & yellow hair. Plastic boy in orange. Man with yellow hat. Plastic lady with white hair. Tested with…

#Leaded: Vintage Fisher Price Little People Boy – Orange

This vintage orange Fisher Price Little People boy doll has a plastic body and a plastic head. When tested with an XRF instrument the following toxicant levels were found: Orange Plastic Body Lead (Pb): 258 +/- 21 ppm. Cadmium (Cd): Negative/Non-Detect Arsenic (As): Negative/Non-Detect Mercury (Hg): Negative/Non-Detect Painted On Hair Cadmium (Cd): 78 +/- 12 ppm Mercury…

#Cadmium: Fisher Price Vintage Little People, Green Man

This vintage green Fisher Price Little People man has a wooden body and a plastic head. When tested with an XRF instrument the readings for this toy were as follows: Head & Face Cadmium (Cd): 160 +/- 14 ppm Mercury (Hg) : 15 +/- 8 ppm Lead (Pb): Negative/ Non-Detect Arsenic (As): Negative/ Non-Detect Cadmium is…

#LeadSafe; 1980 Fisher Price Airport

1980 Fisher Price Airport. All components tested. The only component on this toy that was positive for lead was (ironically) the black gas valve (on the gas pump at the back of the toy)! This piece was low lead (even safe by today’s standards!) at 28 +/- 7 ppm lead (Pb.) The amount of lead…

Vintage 1980 Fisher Price Quaker Oats Toy Radio: 2,110 ppm Lead, 108 ppm Cadmium, 204 ppm Arsenic.

1980 Fisher Price toy plastic radio with wind up music box. When tested with an XRF instrument this musical toy had the following readings: Yellow plastic components: 2,087 +/- 55 ppm lead 20 +/- 10 ppm cadmium 204 +/- 37 ppm arsenic White plastic components: 58 +/- 10 ppm lead 108 +/- 12 ppm cadmium…

Vintage Fisher Price Little People

Link to this post on Facebook so you can share it! Little People, Vintage: as high as 1,466 ppm lead Both the plastic substrate and painted faces contain unsafe levels of lead. With these little guys that is a big problem, because children ALWAYS seem to pop them in their mouths! And the part that…

1970s Yellow Plastic “Ingrid” – Made In Chicago Dishes: 4,002 ppm Lead + 1,025 ppm Arsenic

Vintage – made in Chicago by “Ingrid” • 1970s plastic cup and plate. When tested with an XRF instrument this set had the following readings: Yellow Plastic Plate: Lead (Pb): 4,002 ppm Arsenic (As): 1,025 ppm Yellow Plastic Cup: Lead (Pb): 3,235 ppm Arsenic (As): 848 ppm The amount of lead considered unsafe in items manufactured…