Documents in our library describe Marleydek (Marley Tile) as “a flexible non-ageing vinyl with a backing of asbestos”.1 They give it as sold from 1967.1 Where the documents differ, each is listed below with its source.
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What each document says
Every statement about Marleydek (Marley Tile) in the documents, in each document's own words.
Asbestos Magazine, 1967, October 1967
- Description: “a flexible non-ageing vinyl with a backing of asbestos”, said by The Marley Tile Company, as recorded by Asbestos (magazine), p. 161
- Sold from: “The Marley Tile Company, of Sevenoaks, Kent, England, is launching the material commercially”, said by The Marley Tile Company, as recorded by Asbestos (magazine), p. 161
Sourcebook on Asbestos Diseases: Medical, Legal, and Engineering Aspects, Volume Two
- Description: “roofing vinyl with asbestos backing” (as of 1967), p. 922
Kind of product
Trades that worked with products like it: Roofers.
See also
- Marley Tile: the company's documents, people, products and plants
References
- Asbestos Magazine, 1967, October 1967 (October 1, 1967), p. 16.
- Sourcebook on Asbestos Diseases: Medical, Legal, and Engineering Aspects, Volume Two (1986), p. 92. Not yet published in our library.
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