Documents in our library describe Asbestos Cement (U.S. Gypsum) as “reason for discontinuation (asbestos cement): v. low profitability.”.1 They give it as made 1936–1939.1,2 Where the documents differ, each is listed below with its source.
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Every statement about Asbestos Cement (U.S. Gypsum) in the documents, in each document's own words.
United States Gypsum's Answers to Plaintiffs' Master Interrogatories in the Northern District of Oklahoma
- Made at: “Asbestos Cement: 1936-1939, Jersey City, NJ” (the plant: Jersey City, New Jersey), p. 441
- Made from: “Asbestos Cement: First Produced 1936”, p. 441
- Made until: “Asbestos Cement: Last Date of Manufacture 1939”, p. 521
- Made until: “Asbestos Cement: Last Produced 1939”, p. 441
- Use: “Insulation purposes where sheet and block insulation would be impractical.”, p. 441
- Description: “Reason for discontinuation (Asbestos Cement): V. Low Profitability.”, p. 521
United States Gypsum's Answers to Plaintiffs' Interrogatories in Dikun v. Armstrong World Industries (1986)
- Made at: “Asbestos Cement: 1936-1939, Jersey City, NJ” (the plant: Jersey City, New Jersey), p. 512
- Made from: “Asbestos Cement: First Produced 1936”, p. 512
- Use: “Insulation purposes where sheet and block insulation would be impractical.”, p. 512
- Made until: “Asbestos Cement: Last Produced 1939”, p. 512
See also
- Asbestos-Cement in the Lexicon
- U.S. Gypsum: the company's history, documents, people, products and plants
- U.S. Gypsum on our products page: what the documents say about the company's asbestos products, with sources
References
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