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Asbestos was the quarterly magazine of Turner Brothers Asbestos Company of Rochdale, England, then Britain's largest asbestos maker, written for its staff, its workpeople and its customers. These are the four issues of 1920, Volume 3, free to read online or download. The index below lists their articles by topic; each entry opens the issue at its page.
- Series
- Asbestos (Turner Brothers), Volume 3
- Date
- 1920
- Rights
- Published 1918–1920 by Turner Brothers Asbestos Co. Ltd., Rochdale, England; in the public domain. Scanned by Google from the New York Public Library's copy.
The issues
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January
36 pp. · PDF, 2.5 MB
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April
40 pp. · PDF, 6.0 MB
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July
42 pp. · PDF, 4.4 MB
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October
44 pp. · PDF, 5.8 MB
Index of articles
The magazine printed no index of its own. AsbestosClaims.Law compiled this one from each issue's contents, under topic headings like those of our other magazine indexes. The issues number their pages through the volume, and page numbers here are the printed ones; where a page carries none (the covers and inserts), it is counted from the cover.
No articles match.
Asbestos Fibre & Mines
Company History
- Proposed amalgamation of Turner Brothers Asbestos Co., the Washington Chemical Co. and Newall's Insulation Co. Jan. 1920, p. 8
- Sir Samuel Turner, J.P. Apr. 1920, p. 48
Editorials & Essays
- Thoughts from the Editor's Fireside: The status of the worker Jan. 1920, p. 1
- Editorial notes: our policy; Look before you leap; Lenin's address; Amalgamation; The great silence; the British Empire Jan. 1920, p. 5
- Look before you leap: The Nationalisation Peril, by G. E. Raine (review) Jan. 1920, p. 9
- Are we efficient?, by P. O. Wittey Jan. 1920, p. 11
- The Russian Soviets and the industries Jan. 1920, p. 20
- Shakespeare and his Empire, by Arthur Mee Jan. 1920, p. 27
- Thoughts from the Editor's Fireside: The triumph of reason Apr. 1920, p. 37
- Editorial notes: rising prices; monopolies; coal exports; the League of Nations; the Education Act, 1918; the King's National Roll; Spinning and weaving rock!; Asbestos, Philadelphia; Sir Samuel Turner Apr. 1920, p. 38
- Thoughts from the Editor's Fireside: A country in bonds July 1920, p. 77
- Editorial notes: What shall it profit; Finance and industry; "A Chinese asbestos factory"; The new tyranny; Trade union ballot July 1920, p. 81
- Commerce, industry and the nobler pursuits July 1920, p. 85
- Blessed be conflict, by Rev. T. J. Cox July 1920, p. 88
- On taking the long view and the broad view, by K. N. Harris July 1920, p. 106
- Thoughts from the Editor's Fireside: Increased production and unemployment Oct. 1920, p. 117
- Editorial notes: Black diamonds, and hearts; Trickery; Wireless; Soviet government; The League of Nations Oct. 1920, p. 119
- Commerce, industry and the nobler pursuits, II Oct. 1920, p. 130
- The spirit of things, and the things of the spirit, by Rev. H. V. Capsey Oct. 1920, p. 144
Labour & Industrial Relations
- The asbestos industry: formation of a Joint Industrial Council Jan. 1920, p. 13
- Correspondence: letters from Joseph Nuttall, James Collings, H. H. Duke, R. W. Leach, Leonora Cohen and others Jan. 1920, p. 15
- Letter to the editor, by Alec Fisher (Middlesbrough) Jan. 1920, p. 17
- Home notes: Sunshine after rain, by A. Rowland-Entwistle Jan. 1920, p. 33
- Wages and labour conditions in the Far East, by W. S. Stevenson Apr. 1920, p. 46
- Correspondence: "Unionism" and democracy, by R. Turner Apr. 1920, p. 52
- The asbestos industry: Joint Industrial Council Apr. 1920, p. 58
- Commerce and labour: the bedrock of future success, by P. O. Wittey Oct. 1920, p. 125
- Problems of reconstruction, by Percy G. Kenyon Oct. 1920, p. 127
People
- Death of Mr. William Barlow Apr. 1920, p. 72
Products & Applications
- Asbestos-cement, by W. F. Gibson Jan. 1920, p. 25
- Asbestos-cement, II, by W. F. Gibson Apr. 1920, p. 62
- Asbestos bags for aerial mail (from Asbestos, Philadelphia) Apr. 1920, p. 69
- Asbestos-cement, III, by W. F. Gibson July 1920, p. 99
- The Royal Show Oct. 1920, p. 152
Research & Technical
- The origin and properties of asbestos, X: electrical properties, by H. W. Rowell Apr. 1920, p. 60
- The romance of electricity, by F. Clegg July 1920, p. 108
- Asbestos-cement, IV, by W. F. Gibson Oct. 1920, p. 142
Special Features
- The blind steersman (cartoon), by Garth Jones Jan. 1920, p. 19
- Nature talks: some birds of our district, by B. R. Walmsley Jan. 1920, p. 31
- The fleeting shadows (cartoon) Apr. 1920, p. 53
- Nature talks: some birds of our district, II, by B. R. Walmsley Apr. 1920, p. 70
- What shall it profit? (cartoon) July 1920, p. 97
- Nature talks, III, by B. R. Walmsley July 1920, p. 111
- Nature talks, IV, by B. R. Walmsley Oct. 1920, p. 146
Staff & Works Life
- Works news: Council of Employees, orchestral society, Boy Scouts, Girl Guides, hockey, football, allotments, Rubber Making Division Benevolent Society Jan. 1920, p. 34
- Poultry keeping on the intensive system, by H. H. Heap Apr. 1920, p. 66
- Home notes: Council of Employees, Rubber-Making Division Benevolent Society, presentations, choral society, staff social, St. Valentine's ball, Girl Guides, hockey, football, allotments, Trafford Park Apr. 1920, p. 73
- The effects of music, by Rowland R. Cleaver July 1920, p. 105
- Home notes: Joint Industrial Council, Council of Employees, Rubber Making Division Benevolent Society, allotments exhibition, dramatic society, football, fire brigade July 1920, p. 114
- Home notes: Joint Industrial Council, Council of Employees, Rubber Making Division Benevolent Society, educational prize scheme, fire brigade tournament, Girl Guides, football, hockey, allotments show, bowling, outing Oct. 1920, p. 150
Trade & Commerce
- A much-needed object lesson (J. & P. Coats letter on home and overseas profits) Jan. 1920, p. 12
- The way of salvation, by Sir Auckland Geddes Jan. 1920, p. 18
- Industry and finance, I, by Hartley Withers Apr. 1920, p. 44
- Industry and finance, II, by Hartley Withers July 1920, p. 83
- Asbestos in Germany (from the Gummi-Zeitung) July 1920, p. 98
- Asbestos: a talisman (from Asbestos, Philadelphia) July 1920, p. 100
- Does the industry indulge? (from Asbestos, Philadelphia) July 1920, p. 110
- Industry and finance, III, by Hartley Withers Oct. 1920, p. 123
Works & Manufacturing
- A Chinese asbestos factory, I, by Lady Dorothea Hosie Apr. 1920, p. 64
- A Chinese asbestos factory, II, by Lady Dorothea Hosie July 1920, p. 101
- A Chinese asbestos factory: the Chinese asbestos pillow Oct. 1920, p. 143
In the Library
Pages on this site about the products and places these issues name:
- Asbestos in Cement Pipe, Transite, Marinite, and Cement Shingles: Asbestos-cement, by W. F. Gibson (Jan. 1920, p. 25)
- Asbestos Textiles, Cloth, Garments, Gloves & Blankets: Editorial notes: rising prices; monopolies; coal exports; the League of Nations; the Education Act, 1918; the King's National Roll; Spinning and weaving rock!; Asbestos, Philadelphia; Sir Samuel Turner (Apr. 1920, p. 38)
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