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1 report to CPSC, the latest made Jul 5, 2011. A report isn’t a recall.

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From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 1report to CPSC
  • Jul 5, 2011the latest report was made
  • Jul 5, 2011the earliest
  • 0with the company’s comments
Brand
Carousel
Maker
FORD GUM & MACHINE COMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product
ToysToys without a type of their ownCPSC’s product type: Toys, Not Elsewhere Classified (code 1381), in Toys & Children: Toys

By month

1 report from August 2010 to July 2011; the most in July 2011, 1.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
July 20111

How badly anyone was hurt

  • No one hurt 1 CPSC: Incident, No Injury

As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.

The reports, as CPSC published them

Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.

Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.

Source:

CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.

  1. No one hurt

    Made Jul 5, 2011, published by CPSC Jul 26, 2011

    The product, in the report: Classic Carousel Gumball Machine Bank This can be found at their web site on this page: http://www.gumball.com/junior-carousel-gumball-machine.aspx

    My son bought a Carousel GumBall Machine Bank from Toys R Us with his mother. He brought it to me to assemble while he is visiting me. We put it together. The instructions stated not to over-tighten the top of the machine as it may put pressure on the glass and crack it. I told him about that and he understood.

    While playing with it, he would dispense some candy (We used mini jelly beans) and then eat a few and open the top to put the rest back. One time he was doing this, he must have applied too much pressure and the glass shattered into little shards that went everywhere. I am amazed my son’s hands were not cut by the sharp edges.

    I was amazed the glass was about one millimeter thick and not tempered or anything. This product was sold to us by a children’s toy store. It should have clear plastic instead of glass. If it has glass, the glass should be tempered and sufficiently thick to not shatter under normal use. Normal use in this case should also account for a child not having good judgement on when to stop applying pressure to the top when putting it on.

    Looking at the manufacturer’s web site, they do not have a replacement globe in plastic. They only sell glass ones. This seems horribly irresponsible to me. They know there is a problem since they put a warning in their instructions. This should be an easy problem to fix, but they have not done that.

    Model
    Junior Carousel Gumball Machine
    UPC
    042897030005
    Serial number
    104266
    Bought from
    Toys R Us, Texas
    Bought
    Jul 1, 2011, about then
    Where
    Plano, Texas: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 7, Male
    The reporter’s relation to them
    My Child
    As this report names them
    Brand Carousel, made or sold by FORD GUM & MACHINE CO
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Incident, No Injury

CPSC’s disclaimer

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Sources

Sources

  • U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.

    Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.

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