Empire Style Metaline porcelain door knob sets
Check against the official notice below — it lists the full affected range.
Gainsborough Hardware Industries is recalling 8,000 Empire Style Metaline 600 Series porcelain door knob sets due to a laceration hazard. The door knobs may crack or break during normal use, potentially causing hand injuries. Two laceration injuries have been reported. The affected sets were sold between January 1991 and May 1993 for approximately $10 at 38 hardware and home improvement stores nationwide. The sets contain two door knobs available in white or ivory and feature a gold-colored oval backplate with a rope design; the number 178 appears on the underside of the backplate.
Consumers who own these door knobs should return them to the retailer where they were purchased for either a full refund or a replacement door knob.
Written by software from the official notice below. Not reviewed by a lawyer.
Laceration
May 30, 1995 Release # 95-126 WASHINGTON, D.C. - CPSC, Gainsborough Hardware Industries of Norcross, Ga., is recalling 8,000 Empire Style Metaline 600 Series porcelain door knob sets. The door knobs may crack or break during use resulting in hand lacerations.Gainsborough has received two reports of laceration injuries to the hand as a result of these door knobs breaking during use.The door knob sets sold from January 1991 until May 1993 for approximately $10 through 38 hardware and home improvement stores located nationwide. This door knob, which was sold in sets of two, is available in white and ivory and has a gold-colored oval backplate with a rope design around its perimeter. The number 178 appears on the underside of the backplate.Consumers should return the door knobs to the retailer for a full refund or a replacement door knob
Official record: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ↗
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