Documents in our library describe Asbestos Felt (Johns-Manville) as “felt”.1 They give it as made 1890.1 The asbestos named is chrysotile.
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What each document says
Every statement about Asbestos Felt (Johns-Manville) in the documents, in each document's own words.
Manville Fund's Answers to Interrogatories in Gunn v. Celotex (1989)
- Made from: “Date Manufactured: 1890”, p. 1021
- Form: “Felt”, p. 1021
- Warning label: “Date Labeled: None”, p. 1021
- Description: “Composed entirely of pure asbestos, is fireproof, and possesses three times the strength of hair felt”, p. 771
- Asbestos fiber: “Chrysotile”, p. 1021
- Made until: “Date Discontinued: 1890 - 1891”, p. 1021
Kind of product
We list Asbestos Felt (Johns-Manville) with paper, felt and millboard, from how the documents describe its form. That page explains how such products exposed workers.
Other paper, felt and millboard by Johns-Manville (89)
Min-k · Doublex · Thermomat · Firetard · Vitribestos · Arp-40 · Asbestocel Paper · Asbestogard · Asbestogard Felt · Asbestos and Hair Woven Felt · Asbestos Blanket · Asbestos Corded Sheathing · Asbestos Finishing Felt · Asbestos Fire Felt · Asbestos Firetard Jacket · Asbestos Jelly Rolls · Asbestos Lining and Deadening Felt · Asbestos Lining Felt · Asbestos Locomotive Lagging · Asbestos Paper Tape · 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) · 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) · Asbestos Felt (Philip Carey) · Asbestos Felt Jacket, Asphalt Saturated (Pabco) · Asbestos Felt Jacket, Asphalt Saturated (Philip Carey) · Asbestos Grapevine Finish Felt (Philip Carey) · Asbestos Paper (Philip Carey) · Asbestos Paper Tape (Keasbey & Mattison) · Asbestos Paper Tape (Philip Carey) · Asbestos Paper Tape (Ruberoid) · and 190 more: all paper, felt and millboard
See also
- Asbestos in the Lexicon
- 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
- Manville Fund's Answers to Interrogatories in Gunn v. Celotex (December 7, 1989), p. 102.
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