CPSC recall 95-060, announced January 18, 1995, covers Hills Department Stores Beacon Hill wooden children's lamps. Hazard: Electrocution/Electric Shock.
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January 18, 1995 Release # 95-060 WASHINGTON, D.C. - CPSC, Hills Department Stores of Canton, Mass., is voluntarily recalling 6,500 Beacon Hill wooden children's lamps with dinosaur, frog, airplane, and rocking horse shaped bases. Because of an assembly defect in the light bulb socket, the lamp can short circuit, creating a fire or electric shock hazard. Hills Department Stores received one complaint in 1994 of a defective lamp that short circuited. A 28-year-old Pennsylvania man reportedly turned on the lamp and received a shock that blew out the house circuit breaker.The lamps measure 16 inches tall, come with a white and red striped shade, and have green, red, and yellow painted wooden bases. Hills sold them exclusively in 1993 and 1994 for under $15. The lamp cartons are marked as SKU #8000 for the dinosaur, and SKU #8001 for the frog, airplane, or rocking horse.Consumers who own one or more of these lamps should stop using them and return them to a Hills Department Store for a full refund
Confirm these details on the official CPSC noticeWhy it was recalled
Electrocution/Electric Shock
Official remedy
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What to do now
- Check the product. This notice lists no model numbers. Compare yours with the description and photos in the official notice.
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Product and sales details
- Manufacturer
- Hills Department Stores
- Product type
- Lamps
- Recall number
- 95-060
Beacon Hill wooden children's lamps
CPSC product type: Lamps
This recall in context
Compared with the 63 lamp recalls in this index, as of October 31, 2026.
- Hazard
- Electric shock: named in 29 of 63 lamp recalls.
- Brand history
- Hills Department Stores is named in 6 CPSC notices in this index, from 1993 to 1998. This recall is the 2nd. The one before: Jaclyn Baby Bop carry-all bags and back packs (93-060, Apr 1993).
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