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Contico (GAF)

Documents in our library describe Contico (GAF) as “roofing materials-namely, plastic cement, asbestos-asphalt coatings, and asphalt coatings”.1 They give it as sold from 1924.1,2 Where the documents differ, each is listed below with its source.

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Pictures

How Contico (GAF) looked: a label, photograph or catalog page from our library. Each picture has its own page and library number, so it can be cited on its own.

Asbestos claims

If you or a family member worked with or around Contico (GAF) and later developed mesothelioma or another asbestos disease, a claim may be paid by the G-I Holdings (GAF) asbestos trust. Free case review.

What each document says

Every statement about Contico (GAF) 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 1924-08”, said by GAF CORPORATION, as recorded by U.S. Patent and Trademark Office1
  • Description: “ROOFING MATERIALS-NAMELY, PLASTIC CEMENT, ASBESTOS-ASPHALT COATINGS, AND ASPHALT COATINGS”, said by GAF CORPORATION, as recorded by U.S. Patent and Trademark Office1

Label: Contico trademark label (GAF Corporation), Image

  • Sold from: “Date of First Use in Commerce: August, 1924”, said by GAF Corporation, as recorded by U.S. Patent Office trademark file2
  • Description: “asbestos asphalt roofing”, p. 703

Kind of product

Trades that worked with products like it: Roofers.

See also

  • GAF: the company's history, documents, people, products and plants
  • GAF on our products page: what the documents say about the company's asbestos products, with sources

References

  1. USPTO trademark case files (Trademark Full Text XML Data, Annual Applications, 2025 edition) (September 25, 1970). Not yet published in our library.
  2. Label: Contico trademark label (GAF Corporation), Image.
  3. Sourcebook on Asbestos Diseases: Medical, Legal, and Engineering Aspects, Volume Two (1986), p. 70. Not yet published in our library.

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