Documents in our library describe Kemidol (U.S. Gypsum) as “joint compound”.1 They give it as made 1920–1975.1,2 Where the documents differ, each is listed below with its source.
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Asbestos claims
If you or a family member worked with or around Kemidol (U.S. Gypsum) and later developed mesothelioma or another asbestos disease, a claim may be paid by the United States Gypsum Asbestos PI Settlement Trust. Free case review.
What each document says
Every statement about Kemidol (U.S. Gypsum) in the documents, in each document's own words.
The Travelers Insurance Company's Product Information Booklet for Its Asbestos Seminar (1980–1981)
Kind of product
We list Kemidol (U.S. Gypsum) with joint compound and texture coatings, from how the documents describe its form. That page explains how such products exposed workers.
Trades that worked with products like it: Drywall Finishers, Plasterers, and Painters, Carpenters and Construction Workers.
Other joint compound and texture coatings by U.S. Gypsum (13)
Imperial · Sheetrock · A.B. Tex · Texolite · Textone · Perf-a-tape · Usg · Covercoat · Durabond · Joint compound · Pac-Tex · Paste Spackling Putty · Sheet Rock
Joint compound and texture coatings by other makers (10)
Vitramic (maker not given) · Ripple Tone (Gold Bond Bldg. Products (National Gypsum)) · Ceiling (Georgia-Pacific) · Gothic (Eternit, Inc.) · Ready Mix (Georgia-Pacific) · Scotstone (Marinite) · Wall (Georgia-Pacific) · Homart (Sears) · Rutland Repair Products Ricky Rutland (Rutland Fire Clay Co.) · Surco (Surface Coatings)
See also
- 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
- The Travelers Insurance Company's Product Information Booklet for Its Asbestos Seminar (1980–1981) (April 30, 1981), p. 6.
- Travelers Asbestos Products Printout, July 1981 (July 1, 1981), p. 22.
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