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Fire / OverheatingDecember 22, 2015CPSC #16716

Victorian Trading Company Recalls Tealight Holders Due to Fire Hazard (Recall Alert)

Product
Candles
Units affected
1,000
Remedy
refund

What was recalled

The recall affects John Snowball, Esq., Tealight Holders. The tealight holder is a snowball-shaped character with a wire monocle on his right eye, a cigar in his mouth and a black top hat with a yellow band above the brim on his head. Tealight holder measures 4.5" x 4.5" x 6." There is a hole in the back of the item to hold the tealight. Clear stickers with Victorian Trading Company logo are on the bottom of the tealight holders.

Hazard

The diameter of the hole in the top hat is too small, which can allow heat to build up and create cracks in the surface, posing a fire hazard.

Injuries

The firm has received three reports of cracks in the holder. No reports of fire.

Made in

China

Where it was sold

  • Victorian Trading Company and Victorian Trading Company Wholesale and online at www.victoriantradingco.com from September 2014 to October 2015 for about $20.

Photos

John Snowball, Esq., Tealight Holder
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