Ask Umbra: Good gracious, is there lead in my fine china?

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By Greg HanscomApr 7, 2014, 7:01 am19 pts
Send your question to Umbra! Q. My mom passed along the set of dishes that my grandmother hand-carried home from China, back when she and my grandfather were among the very first U.S. tourists to travel there in the early ’70s. And they’re beautiful, with colorful glazed patterns. The trouble is, the glazes…

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