Safa
Well-Known Member
So I was given a carboy that was salvaged from someone's attic.
It looks pretty good apart from a few fractures in a circle at the base. I'll be filling it with water and putting it on some newspaper to see if it leaks at all in the next day or so.
My big question however, is how possible is it that there is lead in this glass? Its pretty old, I'd say maybe even 40 years. I have no idea about lead in glass, and an hour of google revealed nothing other than that lead crystal is definitely harmful if you plan on leaving liquids in it for an extended period of time.
Hope someone knows!
It looks pretty good apart from a few fractures in a circle at the base. I'll be filling it with water and putting it on some newspaper to see if it leaks at all in the next day or so.
My big question however, is how possible is it that there is lead in this glass? Its pretty old, I'd say maybe even 40 years. I have no idea about lead in glass, and an hour of google revealed nothing other than that lead crystal is definitely harmful if you plan on leaving liquids in it for an extended period of time.
Hope someone knows!