Documents in our library describe Weldgard (Southern Asbestos Co.) as “asbestos woven fabric”.1 They give it as sold from 1975.1 Where the documents differ, each is listed below with its source.
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What each document says
Every statement about Weldgard (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)
Asbestos Magazine, 1975, September 1975
- Use: “fiery orange Weldgard for asbestos welding curtains and welder safety garments”, said by Southern Asbestos Company, as recorded by Asbestos (magazine), p. 82
- Warning label: “Gardian asbestos textiles which help the user comply with OSHA regulations and which require no health hazard label”, said by Southern Asbestos Company, as recorded by Asbestos (magazine), p. 82
Sourcebook on Asbestos Diseases: Medical, Legal, and Engineering Aspects, Volume Two
- Description: “cloth”, p. 1253
Kind of product
We list Weldgard (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) · Underwriter's Grade Asbestos Cloth (Johns-Manville) · Underwriter's Grade Asbestos Tape (Johns-Manville) · Underwriter's Grade Asbestos Tubing (Johns-Manville) · Uniroyal (United States Rubber) · Variflex (A.P.G. Hewitt Hose) · Wearbestos (Johns-Manville) · Weldgard (H. K. Porter) · Weldproff (Car-mon Products) · Weldwood (U.S. Plywood-Champion Papers) · Wheeler (Wheeler Protective Apparel) · X-250 Expansion A (Johns-Manville) · X-275 (Johns-Manville) · X-l (Excelsior) · "Not A Kick In A Million Feet" (Lehon) · 101 Cloth (Coated) (Johns-Manville) · 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) (March 17, 1975). 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. 125. Not yet published in our library.
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