Okla Homer Smith full-sized baby cribs
Check against the official notice below — it lists the full affected range.
Okla Homer Smith Furniture Manufacturing Co. recalled plastic teething rails on approximately 70,000-80,000 full-sized baby cribs sold under about 180 model numbers through major retailers including Sears and Montgomery Ward. The plastic teething rails may become brittle and crack when chewed by infants, potentially creating a choking hazard if broken pieces are swallowed or become lodged in a child's windpipe.
The recall affects only cribs manufactured between June and December 1976, which can be identified by the "OKLA HOMER SMITH FURNITURE MANUFACTURING CO., INC." label on the inside of the headboard near the bottom and an ink-stamped manufacturing date underneath. The cribs are wooden with mostly white teething rails (about one percent are red) and originally sold for $50-$100. According to the recall notice, affected consumers should contact their retailer or Okla Homer Smith at P.O. Box 1148, Ft. Smith, Arkansas 72902 to obtain free replacement rail covers, providing their name, address, and information about whether the crib is a single or double-drop-side unit and whether teething rails are present on end panels.
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Choking
Crib Teething Rails Recalled by Okla Homer Smith Furniture NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 13, 1978 Release # 78-063 Crib Teething Rails Recalled WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 13) -- Okla Homer Smith Furniture Manufacturing Co., Inc., Ft. Smith, Ark., in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), today announced a recall and replacement program for plastic teething rails on about 70,000-80,000 full-sized baby cribs made by the company. The cribs have been sold under about 180 model numbers by numerous department and baby furniture stores across the country, including Sears, Roebuck and Co., and Montgomery Ward. A spokesman for the furniture company said the plastic teething rails may become brittle and pose a potential hazard of cracking when chewed. Broken pieces could be swallowed by a teething infant, become lodged in the windpipe or perhaps injure a baby in other ways. The cribs with the teething rails being recalled can be identified by the label, "OKLA HOMER SMITH FURNITURE MANUFACTURING CO., INC.," on the inside of the headboard near the bottom, and a numerical manufacturing date for the period June 1976 through December 1976, ink-stamped underneath the headboard. Only cribs made in the June-December 1976 timeframe carry the potentially defective teething rails. Since the model numbers are too voluminous to list here, it is important that consumers look for the manufacturer's label and the manufacture date to see if they own one of the cribs. All of the cribs are wooden, and almost all of the teething rails are white, with about one percent being red. The cribs ranged in price from $50-$100. New rail covers can be obtained free-of-charge by contacting the retailer, or Okla Homer Smith at P.O. Box 1148, Ft. Smith, Ark. 72902. Consumers should be prepared to provide their names, addresses, whether the cribs are single - or double-drop-side units, and whether teething rails are present on the end panels. Since the teething rails can crack at any time, anyone owning one of the cribs is entitled to free replacement rail covers even if the teething apparatus currently does not show signs of brittleness.
Official record: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ↗
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