CPSC And International Silver Company Recall Holiday Candle Holder
Home product recall 96-051. Announced by CPSC on Dec 21, 1995.
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Dec 21, 1995. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The notice gives no hazard in a field of its own.
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What should you do?
The notice gives no remedy in a field of its own.
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Which ones are recalled?
December 21, 1995 Release # 96-051 WASHINGTON, D.C. - CPSC, International Silver Company of Boston, MA, is voluntarily recalling about 33,000 “Tree Shaped 7 Light Votive Holder” candle holders. The candle holder contains small glass pots that may overheat and shatter. The same product was sold by another company and was previously recalled on December 18, 1995.International Silver Company received seven reports of the glass pots shattering, including one where a consumer’s leg was injured. The tree-shaped, wire candle holders, measure 12.75 inches high and 13.75 inches wide at the base, and is silver plated (item #991194751). The candle holders are packaged with four green and three red small glass pots in which votive candles can be placed. Major retail department and gift stores sold the candle holders nationwide from September 1995 through December 1995 from $19.99 to $24.99 each. Home Shopping Network also sold this votive holder and has begun a campaign to notify its consumers.Consumers should stop using the candle holders immediately and return them to the store purchased for a full refund. For more information, consumers living in Massachusetts should call International Silver Company’s Risk Manager at (617) 568-1590 and consumers living outside Massachusetts can call toll-free (800) 667-5743
Tree Shaped 7 Light Votive Holder candle holders.
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Who made and sold it?
- Made by HSN (Home Shopping Network).
- Made by International Silver.
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Was anyone hurt?
The notice doesn’t say whether anyone was hurt.
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What the record doesn’t say
- The notice lists no UPCs, so check the model, the description and the photos.
- The notice lists no model numbers in a field of their own; its description may give them.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
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Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Recalls API.
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