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IRVIN G. BIESER ROBERT K. LANDIS, JR. CHARLES O. SHOOK EDWARD L. SHANK
DAVID C. GREER IRVIN G. BiESER.JR. LEO F. KREBS
THOMAS C. WAECHTER JAMES H. BEAUCHAMP
B ie s e r , G r e e r & La n d is
At t o r n e y s a t Law
S No r t h Ma in St r e e t
Da yt on , Ohio 45402
Tel eph o n e 223-3277 Ar ea Cod e 513
August 16, 1971
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Robert A. Kehoe, M.D. Professor Emeritus of Occupational Medicine Kettering Laboratory University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219
Dear Doctor Kehoe:
I am enclosing herewith a copy of a report which the plaintiff's
attorney has obtained from Bowser-Morner Testing Laboratories
concerning their reaction to the findings of the Kettering Laboratory
inspection of the
teapots. I would appreciate your comments
on the claim that ho accurate analysis of the teapot was possible
after the Kettering Laboratory analysis had been completed.
Yours truly,
BIESER, GREER & LANDIS
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. laboratory report
. October 27, 1970 .
Report to: . John T. Shanks, Attorney - 415 Gem City Savings Building - Dayton, Ohio 45402 Report on: Analyses of Two (2) Pottery Samples for Lead Content
. Laboratory No.:
741359
Your M ark:
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Two (2) samples were received October 22, 1970 for analyses of the lead content. The
samples were identified as follows:
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BMTL N o .
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. . Identification
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'A B.
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Broken sample of tea pot (restored at BMTL)
Non-broken sample reported to be from same
source
The samples were analyzed per ASTM Procedure C-555-64T, Part 13, 1969 edition for the
Determination of Lead Extracted from Glazed Ceramic Surfaces. The results of the
analyses were as follows:
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Sample No.
. Lead Content, ppm .
A 'B '
.......
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16.1 - 14.7 .
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The acceptable limits accepted by the Pottery Association is set a 7 ppm. The samples
received do not meet The American Pottery Association Limits.
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Thank you for this opportunity to be of service.
Respectfully submitted,
B0WSER-M0RNER Testing Laboratories, Inc.
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Robert S. Jenkin' Chemist, Instrumentation Lab. Chemical & Metallurgical Div.
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