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Product name “Funny Clown” Dressing Doll
Description The clown dolls, although marketed as the “Dress Up Clown,” came in a package labeled “Funny Clown.” Clothed primarily in red, blue and yellow, this doll has yellow string hair, a clown’s cap and is about 13 inches long. It also has a snap, a button, a zipper, a buckle and shoe laces. 
Problem Zipper clasps, buttons and buckles came off the dolls. These small parts make the dolls banned hazardous substances because they present a choking, ingestion and aspiration hazard to children. 
Distribution Sold by mail order catalogues and by retailers nationwide. 
Company Oriental Trading Company, Inc. of Omaha, Nebraska, (800) 327-9678. 
Dates sold December 1988 to November 1989 
Date posted 01/04/2002 
 

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