Toy Phonograph Recalled by Electronic Creations
CPSC recall 77004. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
Electrocution/Electric Shock
CPSC recall 77004 has the recall date 14 Jan 1977. The notice names the firm Electronic Creations. The CPSC record gives no number of units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Electric shock. CPSC gives the product type Toy Miscellaneous.
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| Description | Toy Phonograph Recalled by Electronic Creations NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 14, 1977 Release # 77-004 CPSC Bans Toy Phonograph NEW YORK (Jan. 14) -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission today announced the recall of a toy phonograph which poses a possible electric shock hazard to the user. The toy, "Teletone Model 54740 Phonograph" manufactured by Electronic Creations Co., Inc., Mt. Vernon, New York fails to comply with Federal regulations for electrically operated toys and is banned from sale. Although no injuries associated with this product have been reported, the phonograph case split open during use and abuse testing by the Commission staff exposing the live parts of the mechanism. Additionally, the cord is not adequately secured to the unit and is shorter than the minimum required length of 5 feet. The phonograph comes packaged in a cardboard box that has a picture of the phonograph and a blue, black and white label on the front which reads in part "Solid State Phonograph Teletone Caution- Electric Toy Not Recommended for Children Under 3 Years of… |
| Product | Solid State Teletone Phonograph toys, Toy Miscellaneous |
| Manufacturer | Electronic Creations |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- not givenMedian of 1977: not given
- CPSC recalls of 1977
- 36
- Recalls of 1977 with one of the same hazards
- 31%
- Recalls of 1977 in the category Toy Miscellaneous
- 3%
- Recalls on the register that name Electronic Creations
- 1
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 77004. https://recallregister.com/product/3884-toy-phonograph-recalled-by-electronic-creations/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
Sources
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- Data retrieved
- 30 Sep 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 77004 report injuries?
- The CPSC record of recall 77004 has no incident or injury text.