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		pinkrooftop on Feb 1, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Treasure in a Cornfield I dont know if it would have been used for food storage, but some glass does contain lead https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead_glass

vonmoltke on Feb 1, 2016 [–]

Lead crystal was too valuable, and not really durable enough, for common food storage.

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