Documents in our library describe Supertab (Ruberoid) as “composition shingles”.1 They give it as sold from 1931.1
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What each document says
Every statement about Supertab (Ruberoid) in the documents, in each document's own words.
USPTO trademark case files (Trademark Full Text XML Data, Annual Applications, 2025 edition)
- Sold from: “first used in commerce 1931-11-05”, said by RUBEROID CO., THE, as recorded by U.S. Patent and Trademark Office1
- Description: “COMPOSITION SHINGLES”, said by RUBEROID CO., THE, as recorded by U.S. Patent and Trademark Office1
Kind of product
We list Supertab (Ruberoid) with asbestos-cement pipe, board and sheet, from how the documents describe it. That page explains how such products exposed workers.
Trades that worked with products like it: Carpenters and Construction Workers, Roofers.
Other asbestos-cement pipe, board and sheet by Ruberoid (15)
Asbestos-cement pipe, board and sheet by other makers (368)
Flexboard (Johns-Manville) · Thermobestos · Careytemp (Philip Carey) · Min-k (Johns-Manville) · Unibestos (Union Asbestos & Rubber Co.) · Submarine Bulkhead (Johns-Manville) · Super Fire Felt (Johns-Manville) · Super Temp-Tite (Johns-Manville) · Superex 2000 (Johns-Manville) · Superex-1900 (Johns-Manville) · Superex-m (Johns-Manville) · Superex-sg (Johns-Manville) · Supra Slates (Supradur) · Supra-Crylic (Supradur) · Supra-Tones (Supradur) · Supradur (Supradur) · Suprawall (Supradur) · Suramic (Supradur) · Sussex 32 (National Gypsum) · T-deck (Keasbey & Mattison) · and 348 more: all asbestos-cement pipe, board and sheet
See also
- Ruberoid: the company's history, documents, people, products and plants
- Ruberoid on our products page: what the documents say about the company's asbestos products, with sources
References
- USPTO trademark case files (Trademark Full Text XML Data, Annual Applications, 2025 edition) (November 20, 1931). Not yet published in our library.
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