Documents in our library describe Oriental (U.S. Gypsum) as “stucco”.1 They give it as made 1930–1973.1,2,3 Where the documents differ, each is listed below with its source.
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Label: Oriental Exterior Stucco Finish Coat (United States Gypsum Company)Label or package · ACL Doc 20497
Label: Oriental Exterior (United States Gypsum Company)Label or package · ACL Doc 20495
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What each document says
Every statement about Oriental (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)
United States Gypsum's Answers to Plaintiffs' Interrogatories in Dikun v. Armstrong World Industries (1986)
- Made at: “Oriental Exterior Finish Stucco: 1930-1972, Oakfield, NY” (the plant: Oakfield, New York), p. 482
- Made from: “Oriental Exterior Finish Stucco: First Produced 1930”, p. 482
- Made at: “Oriental Exterior Finish Stucco: 1930-1973, Fort Dodge, IA” (the plant: Fort Dodge, Iowa), p. 482
- Made at: “Oriental Exterior Finish Stucco: 1930-1972, Sweetwater, TX” (the plant: Sweetwater, Texas), p. 482
- Made at: “Oriental Exterior Finish Stucco: 1930-1972, New Brighton, NY” (the plant: New Brighton, New York), p. 482
- Made at: “Oriental Exterior Finish Stucco: 1930-1944, Gypsum, OH” (the plant: Gypsum, Ohio), p. 482
- Made at: “Oriental Exterior Finish Stucco: 1932-1946, Milwaukee, WI” (the plant: Milwaukee, Wisconsin), p. 482
- Made at: “Oriental Exterior Finish Stucco: 1932-1944, Boston, MA” (the plant: Boston, Massachusetts), p. 482
- Made at: “Oriental Exterior Finish Stucco: 1932-1944, Philadelphia, PA” (the plant: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), p. 482
- Made at: “Oriental Interior Finish Plaster: 1942-1972, Fort Dodge, IA” (the plant: Fort Dodge, Iowa), p. 462
- Made at: “Oriental Interior Finish Plaster: 1942-1972, New Brighton, NY” (the plant: New Brighton, New York), p. 462
- Made at: “Oriental Interior Finish Plaster: 1942-1972, Sweetwater, TX” (the plant: Sweetwater, Texas), p. 462
- Made at: “Oriental Interior Finish Plaster: 1942-1972, Oakfield, NY” (the plant: Oakfield, New York), p. 462
- Made at: “Oriental Interior Finish Plaster: 1942-1944, Boston, MA” (the plant: Boston, Massachusetts), p. 462
- Made at: “Oriental Interior Finish Plaster: 1942-1944, Philadelphia, PA” (the plant: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), p. 462
- Made at: “Oriental Interior Finish Plaster: 1942-1944, Gypsum, OH” (the plant: Gypsum, Ohio), p. 462
- Made from: “Oriental Interior Finish Plaster: First Produced 1942”, p. 462
- Made at: “Oriental Exterior Finish Stucco: 1949-1972, Jacksonville, FL” (the plant: Jacksonville, Florida), p. 482
- Made at: “Oriental Exterior Finish Stucco: 1949-1972, Philadelphia, PA” (the plant: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), p. 482
- Made at: “Oriental Interior Finish Plaster: 1949-1950, Jacksonville, FL” (the plant: Jacksonville, Florida), p. 462
- Made at: “Oriental Exterior Finish Stucco: 1949-1972, Norfolk, VA” (the plant: Norfolk, Virginia), p. 482
- Made at: “Oriental Interior Finish Plaster: 1949-1972, Philadelphia, PA” (the plant: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), p. 462
- Made at: “Oriental Interior Finish Plaster: 1949-1950, Norfolk, VA” (the plant: Norfolk, Virginia), p. 462
- Form: “Oriental Exterior Finish Stucco: Exterior Finish Stucco”, p. 482
- Form: “Oriental Interior Finish Plaster: Finish Plaster”, p. 462
- Made until: “Oriental Exterior Finish Stucco: Last Produced 1973”, p. 482
- Made until: “Oriental Interior Finish Plaster: Last Produced 1972”, p. 462
United States Gypsum's Answers to Plaintiffs' Master Interrogatories in the Northern District of Oklahoma
- Made at: “Oriental Exterior Finish Stucco: 1930-1944, Gypsum, OH” (the plant: Gypsum, Ohio), p. 413
- Made at: “Oriental Exterior Finish Stucco: 1930-1973, Fort Dodge, IA” (the plant: Fort Dodge, Iowa), p. 413
- Made at: “Oriental Exterior Finish Stucco: 1930-1972, Oakfield, NY” (the plant: Oakfield, New York), p. 413
- Made at: “Oriental Exterior Finish Stucco: 1930-1972, Sweetwater, TX” (the plant: Sweetwater, Texas), p. 413
- Made at: “Oriental Exterior Finish Stucco: 1930-1972, New Brighton, NY” (the plant: New Brighton, New York), p. 413
- Made from: “Oriental Exterior Finish Stucco: First Produced 1930”, p. 413
- Made at: “Oriental Exterior Finish Stucco: 1932-1944, Boston, MA” (the plant: Boston, Massachusetts), p. 413
- Made at: “Oriental Exterior Finish Stucco: 1932-1946, Milwaukee, WI” (the plant: Milwaukee, Wisconsin), p. 413
- Made at: “Oriental Exterior Finish Stucco: 1932-1944, Philadelphia, PA” (the plant: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), p. 413
- Made at: “Oriental Exterior Finish Stucco: 1949-1972, Philadelphia, PA” (the plant: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), p. 413
- Made at: “Oriental Exterior Finish Stucco: 1949-1972, Jacksonville, FL” (the plant: Jacksonville, Florida), p. 413
- Made at: “Oriental Exterior Finish Stucco: 1949-1972, Norfolk, VA” (the plant: Norfolk, Virginia), p. 413
- Made until: “Oriental Exterior Finish Stucco: Last Produced 1973”, p. 413
- Form: “Oriental Exterior Finish Stucco: Exterior Finish Stucco”, p. 413
Label: Oriental Exterior (United States Gypsum Company), Image
- Sold from: “Date of First Use in Commerce: January, 1912”, said by United States Gypsum Company, as recorded by U.S. Patent Office trademark file4
Label: Oriental Exterior Stucco Finish Coat (United States Gypsum Company), Image
- Sold from: “Date of First Use in Commerce: January, 1912”, said by United States Gypsum Company, as recorded by U.S. Patent Office trademark file5
Kind of product
Trades that worked with products like it: Drywall Finishers, Plasterers, and Painters.
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. 7.
- United States Gypsum's Answers to Plaintiffs' Interrogatories in Dikun v. Armstrong World Industries (September 8, 1986), pp. 46, 48.
- United States Gypsum's Answers to Plaintiffs' Master Interrogatories in the Northern District of Oklahoma (June 20, 1988), p. 41.
- Label: Oriental Exterior (United States Gypsum Company), Image.
- Label: Oriental Exterior Stucco Finish Coat (United States Gypsum Company), Image.
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