I recently started collecting Russel Wright American Pottery pieces. I was planning on using some as my dinnerwear. I did a lead test on certain pieces and they came up positive. Are all Russel Wright ceramics unsafe for household use? Are certain colors safer than others? What about the Russel Wright Iriquois line? Why isn't there any information posted anywhere on this health safety issue?

-- Abby Weissman (abbyw@att.net), July 16, 1999