Documents in our library describe Splashgard (Southern Asbestos Co.) as “asbestos fabric coated with a repellent compound that sheds acids, steam, water, oil and molten metal”.1 They give it as sold from 1974.1 Where the documents differ, each is listed below with its source.
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What each document says
Every statement about Splashgard (Southern Asbestos Co.) 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 1974-09-24”, said by SOUTHERN ASBESTOS COMPANY, as recorded by U.S. Patent and Trademark Office1
- Description: “ASBESTOS FABRIC COATED WITH A REPELLENT COMPOUND THAT SHEDS ACIDS, STEAM, WATER, OIL AND MOLTEN METAL”, said by SOUTHERN ASBESTOS COMPANY, as recorded by U.S. Patent and Trademark Office1
Asbestos Magazine, 1975, September 1975
- Use: “green Splashgard to protect workers from molten metal, water, steam or dangerous sparks”, said by Southern Asbestos Company, as recorded by Asbestos (magazine), p. 82
Sourcebook on Asbestos Diseases: Medical, Legal, and Engineering Aspects, Volume Two
- Description: “fabric”, p. 1113
Kind of product
We list Splashgard (Southern Asbestos Co.) with cloth, tape and other textiles, from how the documents describe it. That page explains how such products exposed workers.
Other cloth, tape and other textiles by Southern Asbestos Co. (6)
Cloth, tape and other textiles by other makers (295)
Min-k (Johns-Manville) · Pyrotex (Raybestos-Manhattan) · Thermobestos pipe covering · Novabestos (Raybestos-Manhattan) · Sal-mo (Nicolet) · So Good That Only The Dealers Sell It (Lehon) · Sofilia (Asahi Kasei Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha) · Soundgard (H. K. Porter) · Spauldite (Spaulding Fibre) · Speed-Lag-Cloth (Raybestos-Manhattan) · Speedlag (Raybestos-Manhattan) · Splashgard (H. K. Porter) · Squeegee (Henrite Products) · Sta Safe Long Life (Standard Safety Equipment) · Standco (C. W. Hanslip) · Steel-Grip (Industrial Gloves) · Stella (Charles Laurence Willis) · Stik-On (York Industries) · Style 1030 (H. K. Porter) · Style 2844 (H. K. Porter) · and 275 more: all cloth, tape and other textiles
See also
- Southern Asbestos Co.: the company's history, documents, people, products and plants
References
- USPTO trademark case files (Trademark Full Text XML Data, Annual Applications, 2025 edition) (October 15, 1974). Not yet published in our library.
- Asbestos Magazine, 1975, September 1975 (September 1, 1975), p. 8.
- Sourcebook on Asbestos Diseases: Medical, Legal, and Engineering Aspects, Volume Two (1986), p. 111. Not yet published in our library.
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