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A piece of H.W. Johns' Asbestos Sheathing, a fibrous gray building paper printed in red "Fire and Water Proof" and "For Lining under Floors, Weather-Boards, Shingles, Etc.," with a stated weight of about 4 lbs. per 100 sq. feet. It carries the imprint of the dealer Chas. W. Trainer & Co., 148 & 150 Oliver St., Boston. The H.W. Johns name, without Manville, places it before the company's 1901 merger with the Manville Covering Company.
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- Printed on the sheet itself: "H.W. Johns' Asbestos Sheathing"; not tested.
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- ACL Doc 14599 · asbestosclaims.law/library/14599
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