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A lot of vintage glass things including Pyrex contain high levels of lead. I need to look into it more, but it seems to be from paint or colors added, and clear
by _yb2s 2y ago
A lot of vintage glass things including Pyrex contain high levels of lead. I need to look into it more, but it seems to be from paint or colors added, and clear glass items are likely fine.
- kevin_thibedeau 2y agoI have some old glazed ceramic plates that I won't use any more. One of them developed a crack half way through and I noticed that, in the microwave, food on it would stay frozen but the plate would be blazing hot. The glaze was conductive with presumably lead and was absorbing all the energy. The crack created a slot that blocked eddy currents.
- Workaccount2 2y agoStuff today is still using ceramics with lead. Importers don't give a f about lead poisoning when it's a race to the bottom for cost.
- regularfry 2y agoIf you want to have proper vintage glass fun, https://www.reddit.com/r/uraniumglass/ https://www.reddit.com/r/uraniumglass/ is endlessly entertaining.