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Mini Shadowy Stand Lamp Warning

CPSC recall 74005. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .

CPSC recall 74005 has the recall date 6 Feb 1974. The notice names the firm Greenland Studios. The CPSC record gives no number of units. CPSC gives the product type Lamps.

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CPSC recall 74005: incidents, units, products and firms
UnitsThe CPSC record gives no number
Description
Mini Shadowy Stand Lamp Warning NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 6, 1974 Release # 74-005 CPSC Warns Of Severe Electric Shock Hazard In Lamp WASHINGTON, D.C. (Feb. 6)--The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission today warned consumers who may have purchased a "Rainbow Lamp", also known as a "Mini Shadowy Stand" lamp, to immediately discontinue use of the product. The Commission said the lamp-- which retails for approximately $1.98-- contains defects which could result in a fatal electric shock. Some 35,000 lamps have been sold since February, 1973. They were advertised nationally in TV Guide, Sunday newspaper supplements, including Parade Magazine; Ladies Home Journal; and in the "New Discoveries from Greenland" catalog which was mailed to several million consumers over the last few months. The Commission said the lamps were distributed in the United States by Greenland Studios, 4500 Northwest, 135th Street, Miami, Florida. They were imported from Taiwan and carry the model number 13348 in some of the advertisements but not on the lamp or package. The Commission…
ProductLamps
ProductMini Shadowy Stand Lamps
ProductRainbow Lamps
ManufacturerGreenland Studios; New Discoveries from Greenland
Made inTaiwan

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The recall in context

Units in this recall
not givenMedian of 1974: not given
CPSC recalls of 1974
14
Recalls of 1974 with one of the same hazards
21%
Recalls of 1974 in the category Lamps
21%
Recalls on the register that name Greenland Studios
2

Other recalls of the firm

Other CPSC recalls that name Greenland Studios
DateRecall
12 Feb 1974Mini Shadowy Stand Lamp - Second Warning

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Recall Register. CPSC recall 74005. https://recallregister.com/product/3748-mini-shadowy-stand-lamp-warning/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .

Sources

Source
US Consumer Product Safety Commission
Licence
US government work, public domain
Data retrieved
30 Sep 2026
Newest CPSC recall on the register
24 Sep 2026

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Questions

Does CPSC recall 74005 report injuries?
The CPSC record of recall 74005 has no incident or injury text.
Where was the product made?
The CPSC notice gives: Taiwan
How many CPSC recalls name Greenland Studios?
2 CPSC recalls on this register name Greenland Studios. This recall is 1 of them.