Documents in our library describe Asbestos (Gaf/Ruberoid) as “paper”.1 They give it as made 1928–1972.1 The list marks “Asbestos” as a generic term: a name several companies used for this kind of product, not one company's brand.1
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What each document says
Every statement about Asbestos (Gaf/Ruberoid) in the documents, in each document's own words.
Travelers Asbestos Products Printout, July 1981
- Made from: “28”, p. 171
- Made until: “72”, p. 171
- Form: “PAPER”, p. 171
- Description: “GENERIC TERM”, p. 171
Kind of product
We list Asbestos (Gaf/Ruberoid) with paper, felt and millboard, from how the documents describe its form. That page explains how such products exposed workers.
Paper, felt and millboard by other makers (299)
Min-k (Johns-Manville) · Pyrotex (Raybestos-Manhattan) · Insubestos (Unarco) · Limpet (Keasbey & Mattison) · Novabestos (Raybestos-Manhattan) · Armaturo Asb Paper (Johns-Manville) · Arp-40 (Johns-Manville) · Asbestocel Paper (Johns-Manville) · Asbestogard (Johns-Manville) · Asbestogard Felt (Johns-Manville) · Asbestol (Carbola Chemical Co.) · Asbestos (Celotex) · Asbestos (J. P. Stevens) · Asbestos (Philip Carey) · Asbestos and Hair Woven Felt (Johns-Manville) · Asbestos Base Felt (GAF) · Asbestos Blanket (Johns-Manville) · Asbestos Corded Sheathing (Johns-Manville) · Asbestos Felt (Asphalt Saturated) (Fibreboard) · Asbestos Felt (Asphalt Saturated) (Philip Carey) · and 279 more: all paper, felt and millboard
See also
- Asbestos in the Lexicon
References
- Travelers Asbestos Products Printout, July 1981 (July 1, 1981), p. 17.
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