Documents in our library describe Anti-sweat (Nicolet) as “pipe covering”.1 They give it as made 1939–1958.2 It was rated for temperatures up to 90 °F.1 Where the documents differ, each is listed below with its source.
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What each document says
Every statement about Anti-sweat (Nicolet) in the documents, in each document's own words.
Union Carbide Chemicals Company: Thermal Insulation and Accessories Manual (1962)
- Temperature limit: “40 to 90”, p. 821
- Form: “Pipe Covering”, p. 821
- Asbestos content: “Saturated asbestos jacket”, p. 821
- Description: “Wool felt sheets formed into pipe insulation. Saturated asbestos jacket to increase the insulation's resistance to moisture. For use on cold water lines. Semi-rigid.”, p. 821
Kind of product
We list Anti-sweat (Nicolet) with pipe covering and block insulation, from how the documents describe its form. That page explains how such products exposed workers.
Trades that worked with products like it: Insulators and Insulation Workers, Pipefitters and Plumbers.
Other pipe covering and block insulation by Nicolet (16)
Pipe covering and block insulation by other makers (260)
Thermobestos · Superex (Johns-Manville) · Careytemp (Philip Carey) · Kaylo (Owens-Corning) · Unibestos (Union Asbestos & Rubber Co.) · Aircell (Standard Asbestos Manufacturing & Insulating) · Alba-cel (Keene) · Alltemp (Philip Carey) · Alumino (Keene/Ehret) · Anti-sweat (Johns-Manville) · Anti-sweat (Keene/Ehret) · Anti-Sweat (Mundet Cork) · Anti-Sweat (Norristown Magnesia & Asbestos Co.) · Armstrong LT Cork Coatings (Armstrong Cork) · Asbesto-metallic (Johns-Manville) · Asbesto-sponge (Johns-Manville) · Asbestocel (Johns-Manville) · Asbeston (U.S. Rubber) · Asbestos "Navy Brand" Fire Felt (Johns-Manville) · Asbestos "Navy Brand" Fire Felt Covering (Johns-Manville) · and 240 more: all pipe covering and block insulation
See also
- Nicolet: the company's history, documents, people, products and plants
- Nicolet on our products page: what the documents say about the company's asbestos products, with sources
References
- Union Carbide Chemicals Company: Thermal Insulation and Accessories Manual (October 1, 1962), p. 82.
- The Travelers Insurance Company's Product Information Booklet for Its Asbestos Seminar (1980–1981) (April 30, 1981), p. 3.
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