Documents in our library describe Black-Jack Roof Coating (Gibson-Homans) as “asbestos roof coating in the nature of paint and roof paint”.1 They give it as sold from 1931.1,2 Where the documents differ, each is listed below with its source.
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What each document says
Every statement about Black-Jack Roof Coating (Gibson-Homans) 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 1931-03-03”, said by GIBSON-HOMANS COMPANY, THE, as recorded by U.S. Patent and Trademark Office1
- Sold from: “first used in commerce 1954”, said by GIBSON-HOMANS COMPANY, THE, as recorded by U.S. Patent and Trademark Office1
- Description: “ASBESTOS ROOF COATING IN THE NATURE OF PAINT AND ROOF PAINT”, said by GIBSON-HOMANS COMPANY, THE, as recorded by U.S. Patent and Trademark Office1
- Description: “LAP CEMENT, PLASTIC ROOF CEMENT, [ LIQUID ASBESTOS ROOF COATING, ] FOUNDATION COATING, AND DRIVEWAY COATING”, said by GIBSON-HOMANS COMPANY, THE, as recorded by U.S. Patent and Trademark Office1
Label: Black-Jack liquid and plastic roof coating (The Gibson-Homans Company), Image
- Sold from: “Date of First Use in Commerce: March 8, 1931”, said by The Gibson-Homans Company, as recorded by U.S. Patent Office trademark file2
Kind of product
Trades that worked with products like it: Roofers.
See also
- Gibson-Homans: the company's history, documents, people, products and plants
- Gibson-Homans on our products page: what the documents say about the company's asbestos products, with sources
References
- USPTO trademark case files (Trademark Full Text XML Data, Annual Applications, 2025 edition) (March 18, 1931). Not yet published in our library.
- Label: Black-Jack liquid and plastic roof coating (The Gibson-Homans Company), Image.
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