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A small window box of Kirkhill graphite-asbestos valve stem packing, No. P-21, "Min. Net Wt. 5 Grams," from Kirkhill Inc. of Downey, Chicago and Philadelphia, Made in U.S.A., with the dark packing visible through the window. The side reads "For Valves - Faucets and Water Pumps," and the back tells the user to unscrew the packing nut, wrap a small quantity of packing around the valve stem and tighten the nut until leakage stops.
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- Kirkhill Inc., Downey, Chicago, Philadelphia
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- Product in the AsbestosClaims.Law collection
- Asbestos
- Box reads "Kirkhill Graphite - Asbestos Valve Stem Packing"; contents not tested.
- Library no.
- ACL Doc 14745 · asbestosclaims.law/library/14745
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“Kirkhill: Graphite-Asbestos Valve Stem Packing.” Kirkhill Inc., Downey, Chicago, Philadelphia. AsbestosClaims.Law Library. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/artifacts/kirkhill-graphite-asbestos-valve-stem-packing.
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