Documents in our library describe Asbestogard (Johns-Manville) as “adhesive,felt”.1 They give it as sold from 1968.2,3 Where the documents differ, each is listed below with its source.
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What each document says
Every statement about Asbestogard (Johns-Manville) in the documents, in each document's own words.
Travelers Asbestos Products Printout, July 1981
USPTO trademark case files (Trademark Full Text XML Data, Annual Applications, 2025 edition)
- Sold from: “first used in commerce 1968-09-17”, said by JOHNS-MANVILLE CORPORATION, as recorded by U.S. Patent and Trademark Office2
- Sold from: “first used in commerce 1968-09-17”, said by JOHNS-MANVILLE CORPORATION, as recorded by U.S. Patent and Trademark Office2
- Description: “ROOFING ADHESIVE”, said by JOHNS-MANVILLE CORPORATION, as recorded by U.S. Patent and Trademark Office2
- Description: “ROOFING FELTS”, said by JOHNS-MANVILLE CORPORATION, as recorded by U.S. Patent and Trademark Office2
Asbestos Magazine, 1969, January 1969
- Sold from: “has introduced an Asbestogard Vapor Barrier System”, said by Johns-Manville Corporation, as recorded by Asbestos (magazine), p. 403
- Description: “Non-flammable Asbestogard Adhesive is designed for cold application of the felt to metal decks”, said by Johns-Manville Corporation, as recorded by Asbestos (magazine), p. 403
- Use: “also used to seal laps, sides and ends”, said by Johns-Manville Corporation, as recorded by Asbestos (magazine), p. 403
Sourcebook on Asbestos Diseases: Medical, Legal, and Engineering Aspects, Volume Two
- Description: “vapor barrier felt adhesive”, p. 564
Kind of product
We list Asbestogard (Johns-Manville) with paper, felt and millboard, from how the documents describe its form. That page explains how such products exposed workers.
Trades that worked with products like it: Roofers.
Other paper, felt and millboard by Johns-Manville (89)
Min-k · Doublex · Thermomat · Firetard · Vitribestos · 7700 Coated Jacket · Akoustikos Felt · Amber Loklube Style 1009A · Aqua Covering · Armaturo Asb Paper · Arp-40 · Asbestocel Paper · Asbestogard Felt · Asbestos and Hair Woven Felt · Asbestos Blanket · Asbestos Corded Sheathing · Asbestos Felt · Asbestos Finishing Felt · Asbestos Fire Felt · Asbestos Firetard Jacket · and 69 more on the company's page
Paper, felt and millboard by other makers (210)
Pyrotex (Raybestos-Manhattan) · Insubestos (Unarco) · Limpet (Keasbey & Mattison) · Novabestos (Raybestos-Manhattan) · Sal-mo (Nicolet) · Alumco (American Lumber Company) · Alumino (Keene/Ehret) · Amberlite (Keasbey & Mattison) · Ambestos Felt (Unarco) · Amoside Felt (Unarco) · Anti-Sweat Pipe Covering (GAF) · Aristo Insulation (GAF) · Asbestol (Carbola Chemical Co.) · Asbestos (Celotex) · Asbestos (Gaf/Ruberoid) · Asbestos (J. P. Stevens) · Asbestos (Philip Carey) · Asbestos Base Felt (GAF) · Asbestos Felt (Asphalt Saturated) (Fibreboard) · Asbestos Felt (Asphalt Saturated) (Philip Carey) · and 190 more: all paper, felt and millboard
See also
- Johns-Manville: the company's history, documents, people, products and plants
- Johns-Manville on our products page: what the documents say about the company's asbestos products, with sources
References
- Travelers Asbestos Products Printout, July 1981 (July 1, 1981), p. 17.
- USPTO trademark case files (Trademark Full Text XML Data, Annual Applications, 2025 edition) (November 12, 1969). Not yet published in our library.
- Asbestos Magazine, 1969, January 1969 (January 1, 1969), p. 40.
- Sourcebook on Asbestos Diseases: Medical, Legal, and Engineering Aspects, Volume Two (1986), p. 56. Not yet published in our library.
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