[Arran]

Mike;
What I find interesting about the concerns over potential asbestos content in vintage radios is that seems to be the only potentially hazardous material that anyone speaks of, probably because of scares from the legacy media. One obvious one is the lead and lead oxides that can come from handling solder, there also may be lead based paint used on parts of the chassis and cabinet. I've been handling lead based solder for years, as most on here have, and got into the habit of washing my hands after doing so. At least twice I even had myself tested for lead and came up clean both times.
Allegedly they also used to use cadmium plating on some radio and TV chassis, which is not exactly healthy either, but has anyone confirmed this by testing for it? The reason I ask is that I have had several chassis that oxidized to a dull grey colour, like an early 30s Philco, which leads me to believe that many have been plated with zinc.
Getting back to asbestos, not only did the ones afflicted with lung diseases have a long term exposure to it, but what is often overlooked is that many were also smokers. Naturally the big law firms that advertise on TV pan and obfuscate this, as a contributing factor to lung cancer, because which gave them the cancer, the asbestos, or the three packs a day of Luck Strikes, Players, or Marlboros they smoked over a 30 year period?
Regards
Arran