[Jewelry making - Article 00112] - Re: [Orchid] Testing white metal

[Gary Bourbonais]

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Hi Folks....

>     that would be fair enough if all pewter was lead containing..that
>     has theoretically been outlawed..so unless it's old pewter..there
>     shouldn't be any lead in the newer pewter alloys..just bismuth
>     antimony etc. 

    Don't believe that's exactly the case...... 

    Got a new Fire Mountain Catalog last week with about 4 or 5 pages of
    pewter pendants in it that mention the fact that the products may
    contain varying amounts of lead...... And therefore are not suitable
    for children, etc...... 

    Reason it stood out to me is that most of the time catalog folks in
    general are mentioning that their pewter is lead free.... In that
    same FM catalog there are many more pages of the lead free
    pewter...... 

    I think it's more that you have to let the customer know that the
    stuff has lead in it.....and that if it's a product aimed at kids, it
    better not have any..... 

Gary W. Bourbonais
A.J.P. (GIA)
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