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A. Leonard Summers's book on asbestos, published in London by Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons in its Common Commodities and Industries series. The author, who says he was long associated with the industry, covers mining in Italy and Canada, the mineral's properties, and products from packings, boiler and pipe coverings and millboard to theatre curtains, fireproof paints, insulators, clothing and gloves. A final chapter treats composite building materials such as Uralite, Everite and Poilite.
- Author
- A. Leonard Summers
- Published by
- Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd.
- Series
- Pitman's Common Commodities and Industries
- Date
- 1919
- Library no.
- ACL Doc 10006 · asbestosclaims.law/library/10006
- Rights
- Published in 1930 or earlier; in the public domain in the United States.
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A. Leonard Summers. “Asbestos and the asbestos industry; the world's most wonderful mineral and other fireproof materials.” 1919. Pitman's Common Commodities and Industries. Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd. AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 10006. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/10006.
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