I posted a while back about finding some awesome decanters at antique stores. I was cautioned against this as leaded crystal decanters will leach lead into the spirits. But pure unleaded glass ones should be ok to use. So how do I tell?
Lead test kits for tap water are expensive and require sending off to a lab for results, and are single use. I have 6-8 decanters I need to test.
I've read about a "thump" test, where you flick the top of the glass and depending on the sound you can tell based on the sound, but it's not terribly accurate, except when you get a definite ring, you know it has lead in it. It just doesn't work well for low leaded glass and distinguishing from non-leaded.
Any other ideas out there?
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Decanter's - testing for lead?
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