Documents in our library describe Asbestolux (Cape Asbestos) as “fireproof hardboards made wholly or partly of asbestos”.1 They give it as made from 1950.2 The asbestos named is amosite. Where the documents differ, each is listed below with its source.
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What each document says
Every statement about Asbestolux (Cape Asbestos) in the documents, in each document's own words.
USPTO trademark case files (Trademark Full Text XML Data, Annual Applications, 2025 edition)
- Sold from: “first used in commerce 1955-12”, said by CAPE ASBESTOS COMPANY LIMITED, THE, as recorded by U.S. Patent and Trademark Office1
- Description: “FIREPROOF HARDBOARDS MADE WHOLLY OR PARTLY OF ASBESTOS”, said by CAPE ASBESTOS COMPANY LIMITED, THE, as recorded by U.S. Patent and Trademark Office1
Asbestos Magazine, 1950, June 1950
- Made from: “Trial production runs have been made of a new insulation board called "Asbestolux"”, said by Cape Asbestos Company Limited, as recorded by Asbestos (magazine), p. 442
Asbestos Magazine, 1977, November 1977
Asbestos Magazine, 1969, October 1969
- Asbestos fiber: “Amosite's great bulk makes possible the production of low density fire resistant boards, such as Asbestolux”, p. 304
See also
- Cape Asbestos Company: the company's history, documents, people, products and plants
References
- USPTO trademark case files (Trademark Full Text XML Data, Annual Applications, 2025 edition) (March 2, 1956). Not yet published in our library.
- Asbestos Magazine, 1950, June 1950 (June 1, 1950), p. 44.
- Asbestos Magazine, 1977, November 1977 (November 1, 1977), p. 4.
- Asbestos Magazine, 1969, October 1969 (October 1, 1969), p. 30.
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