Asbestone (British Uralite)

Documents in our library describe Asbestone (British Uralite) as “as tiles it is cut into sizes of 9 in. × 9 in. ... and 24 in. × 24 in. ... in sheets it is made up to 6 ft. × 3 ft.”.¹

What each document says

Every statement about Asbestone (British Uralite) in the documents, in each document's own words.

Asbestos and the asbestos industry; the world's most wonderful mineral and other fireproof materials (1919)

• Description: “This material, known in the trade as asbestos slate, is another speciality manufactured by the British Uralite Co.” (as of 1919), p. 80¹
• Form: “As tiles it is cut into sizes of 9 in. × 9 in. ... and 24 in. × 24 in. ... In sheets it is made up to 6 ft. × 3 ft.”, p. 80¹

Kind of product

We list Asbestone (British Uralite) with asbestos-cement pipe, board and sheet, from how the documents describe its form. That page explains how such products exposed workers.

Trades that worked with products like it: Carpenters and Construction Workers.

Asbestos-cement pipe, board and sheet by other makers (383)

Flexboard (Johns-Manville) · Thermobestos · Careytemp (Philip Carey) · Min-k (Johns-Manville) · Unibestos (Union Asbestos & Rubber Co.) · Asbestobiex (Cape Asbestos) · Asbestoboard (Johns-Manville) · Asbestobord (Johns-Manville) · Asbestocel (Johns-Manville) · Asbestocite (Johns-Manville) · Asbestolux "60" (Cape Asbestos Group) · Asbestolux (North American Asbestos) · Asbestone (Gold Bond Building Products (National Gypsum)) · Asbestone (National Gypsum) · Asbestone (R. J. Dorn) · Asbestone 400 (Asbestone) · Asbestone 400 (National Gypsum) · Asbestoroc (Keasbey & Mattison) · Asbestos "Navy Brand" Fire Felt (Johns-Manville) · Asbestos Cement Siding and Roofing Shingles (Flintkote) · and 363 more: all asbestos-cement pipe, board and sheet

References

1. Asbestos and the asbestos industry; the world's most wonderful mineral and other fireproof materials (January 1, 1919), p. 80.