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The 1931 issues of Asbestos, the industry's trade monthly, published in Philadelphia from July 1919: all twelve issues of the year, each free to read online or download. The index below lists the year's articles by topic; each entry opens the issue at its page.

Series
Asbestos, Volumes 12–13
Date
1931
Rights
Published 1931–1963 and its copyright never renewed; in the public domain in the United States.

The issues

Index of articles

Transcribed from the magazine's own annual index, which covers every issue below.

Acid Resistance

Aircell Covering

Asbestine

Asbestos Cement Products

Asbestos in Various Industries

Asbestos Trade in Various Countries

Biographies

Brake Lining

Gaskets

Grading

Histories of Firms

History of Asbestos

Insulation (General)

Italy

Packings

Rhodesia

Russia

Synthetic Asbestos

Tape

Tests

United States

Uses—Odd

Various Asbestos Products

Yarn

Johns-Manville's notes

In 1986, in the midst of the asbestos litigation, Manville's Barbara Diem read every issue of the magazine and summarized what she found worth noting, issue by issue, in a summary marked "Attorney's Work Product" (read the full summary). These are her 19 entries for 1931, in her words; each links to the magazine page it cites and to the page of her summary.

  1. Jan. 1931, p. 53 summary p. 48

    "Standards and Specifications for Nonmetallic Minerals and Their Products," is the the title of a book recently published by the Bureau of Standards, U.S. Department of Commerce. Eight pages in this book are devoted to Asbestos Products, covering Paper, Millboard and Rollboard, Textiles, Yarns and Packing, Brake Lining and Cement asbestos backing composition board. Asbestos Pipe Covering and Cement are listed with the notation 'No nationally recognized specifications available'."

  2. Jan. 1931, p. 55 summary p. 48

    J-M has selected the J. Walter Thompson Co. of New York City as its new advertising agency.

  3. Feb. 1931, pp. 16-18 summary p. 48

    Federal Specification Board is revising its packing and gasket specifications. Comments on the proposed revisions should be submitted to the Board by mid-April. Listed (text gives titles of each): 94b, 97b, 93, 113a, 98a, 101c, 104a, 110A, 486, 487.

  4. Feb. 1931, p. 18 summary p. 48

    Aetna Life building in Hartford, the largest building of its kind in the world, was recently insulated by Keasbey & Mattison (75,000 ft. of piping insulation and 60,000 sq. ft. on boilers/ducts). Additionally, cork insulation was done by United Insulation - Keasbey's approved contractor.

  5. Mar. 1931, p. 28 summary p. 48

    All brake linings sold to the government must be tested beginning Feb. 3 by a machine designed by the Bureau of Standards.

  6. Apr. 1931, pp. 2-6 summary p. 48

    Brake Lining sold to government must be tested by the Bureau of Standards and rated under the new Federal spec soon to be issued.

  7. Apr. 1931, p. 6 summary p. 48

    Specs for various insulations are being revised by the Federal Specifications Board. Comments/suggestions are desired by the Board by May 9. Specs listed (text gives titles): USGMS244, 212, 54, 337 and 338.

  8. Apr. 1931, p. 6 summary p. 48

    Henry W. Miller & Sons manufactured magnesia products and asbestos textiles, wick, etc. forty years ago in Philadelphia. H.W. Johns Company bought them out and relocated them to a larger mill and building. Moved in 1917-19 to Manville, NJ with rest of operation.

  9. Apr. 1931, p. 22 summary p. 49

    Amtorg and Asbestos Ltd. of NJ were named in complaints being investigated by the U.S. Tariff Commission. Complaints charged, among other things, that methods used in the sale of Russian fiber has been such that buyers had been induced to break their contracts.

  10. Apr. 1931, p. 22 summary p. 49

    Canada bans Russian materials, including asbestos.

  11. Apr. 1931, p. 46 summary p. 49

    J-M introduces Salem Shingle, a new asbestos cement shingle designed to resemble wood shingles for roofs. Available in eight colors.

  12. May 1931, p. 20 summary p. 49

    Russia bans Canadian goods in retaliation for Canadian placing an embargo on Russian materials.

  13. May 1931, p. 40 summary p. 49

    J-M building materials being sold to homeowners under deferment plan - payments being made over 6 mos. to 2 yrs.

  14. June 1931, p. 53 summary p. 49

    "The Seven Ages of Johns-Manville" is the title of an article published in the June issue of Fortune - a short history of the company.

  15. June 1931, p. 53 summary p. 49

    "Safeguarding Your Pipe Line Investment" (a 12-page brochure published by Johns-Manville) describes J-M's Asbestos Pipe Line Felts.

  16. June 1931, p. 54 summary p. 49

    J-M's Director of Research, Dr. A. M. Hamblet, dies.

  17. July 1931, p. 24 summary p. 49

    "Why Synthetic Asbestos?" Refers to June 1930 article in Asbestos and reaction of industry.

  18. Sept. 1931, p. 47 summary p. 49

    J-M personnel changes.

  19. Sept. 1931, p. 47 summary p. 49

    J-M issues fourth edition of its Brake Reliners Manual, including a section on all its automobile products.

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