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Re: Worried Your Antiques may be Toxic?
« Reply #15 on: March 01, 2010, 09:30:36 pm »
Very true Ironlord.  They used to make utensils out of lead until they realized it was "unhealthy"! Was very common in Europe.  In fact I think we had this discussion sometime in the past....like December of 2008! 
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Re: Worried Your Antiques may be Toxic?
« Reply #16 on: March 02, 2010, 12:22:35 am »
Has it been that long?  :o   There is still a bit of a ? on this item.  I did find Frederick Marquand Hallmarks and they match pretty good.  But he was born in 1799, and he did Silver.  So the Numbers are still in question as it being a date, and why Lead.  Maybe I'll have to revisit my first Antique mystery.
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Re: Worried Your Antiques may be Toxic?
« Reply #17 on: March 02, 2010, 11:00:00 am »
Reading this topic made me think of a few old kitchen items that belonged to my great grandmother who came over to the US from Germany with her father who was a baker by trade. This knife  is something I use all the time, I think it has some lead on it between the handle and blade.
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Re: Worried Your Antiques may be Toxic?
« Reply #18 on: March 03, 2010, 12:58:26 am »
State article that is somewhat helpful on lead exposure
http://www.cdph.ca.gov/programs/CLPPB/Pages/CLPPB-QAtw.aspx
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