Documents in our library describe R/M Green Shield (Raybestos-Manhattan) as “flame proofing 2.5-pound underwriters grade asbestos cloth”.1 They give it as sold from 1964.1 Where the documents differ, each is listed below with its source.
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What each document says
Every statement about R/M Green Shield (Raybestos-Manhattan) in the documents, in each document's own words.
Asbestos Magazine, 1964, November 1964
- Sold from: “has been developed by Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc.”, said by Raybestos-Manhattan, as recorded by Asbestos (magazine), p. 171
- Use: “for use in safety garments, welding blankets, and other safety equipment”, said by Raybestos-Manhattan, as recorded by Asbestos (magazine), p. 171
- Description: “prevent the flashing of cotton fibres blended with asbestos fibers; green tint identifies the treated cloth”, said by Raybestos-Manhattan, as recorded by Asbestos (magazine), p. 171
- Form: “flame proofing 2.5-pound Underwriters Grade asbestos cloth”, said by Raybestos-Manhattan, as recorded by Asbestos (magazine), p. 171
- Same product as: “The new treatment, known as Green Shield”, said by Raybestos-Manhattan, as recorded by Asbestos (magazine), p. 171
Sourcebook on Asbestos Diseases: Medical, Legal, and Engineering Aspects, Volume Two
- Description: “treated asbestos textiles” (as of 1964), p. 1062
Kind of product
We list R/M Green Shield (Raybestos-Manhattan) with cloth, tape and other textiles, from how the documents describe its form. That page explains how such products exposed workers.
Trades that worked with products like it: Roofers.
Other cloth, tape and other textiles by Raybestos-Manhattan (37)
Pyrotex · Novabestos · Novatex · Polybestos · Glassbestos · Gatortape · Glasbestos · Goldbestos · Green Shield · Greenshield · Quik Flame Oil Stove Wicking · R/M Glassbestos · R/M Style 25 Thermal Insulating Tape · R/M Style 41-Rpd Pyrotex Yarns · Raybestex · Rhinobestos · RM 24 H120 · RM 7504 · RM or R/M · RM Style 25 · and 17 more on the company's page
Cloth, tape and other textiles by other makers (264)
Min-k (Johns-Manville) · Thermobestos pipe covering · Sal-mo (Nicolet) · Insutape (Unarco) · Thermomat (Johns-Manville) · Portersite (H. K. Porter) · Protector Gold Cross (Protector Safety Industries) · Quietline (Amatex) · Quilon (E. I. Du Pont De Nemours And) · Quinorgo R-4 (Johns-Manville) · Quinterra 71 (Johns-Manville) · Quinterra Type 3 (Johns-Manville) · Railko (Small & Parkes) · Red Ram (Elliott Glove) · Rico (Record Industrial) · Ring packing (Garlock) · Rra 1000 (Elliott Glove) · Runwel (Greene Tweed & Co.) · Russo (A. W. Chesterton) · Rwl-100 (H. K. Porter) · and 244 more: all cloth, tape and other textiles
See also
- Raybestos-Manhattan: the company's history, documents, people, products and plants
- Raybestos-Manhattan on our products page: what the documents say about the company's asbestos products, with sources
References
- Asbestos Magazine, 1964, November 1964 (November 1, 1964), p. 17.
- Sourcebook on Asbestos Diseases: Medical, Legal, and Engineering Aspects, Volume Two (1986), p. 106. Not yet published in our library.
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