Documents in our library describe Structo-lite (U.S. Gypsum) as “plaster”.1 They give it as made 1955–1972.1,2,3 Where the documents differ, each is listed below with its source.
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What each document says
Every statement about Structo-lite (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: “Red Top Structo-Lite Gypsum Plaster for Machine Application: 1955-1962, New Brighton, NY” (the plant: New Brighton, New York), p. 472
- Made at: “Red Top Structo-Lite Gypsum Plaster for Machine Application: 1955-1962, Detroit, MI” (the plant: Detroit, Michigan), p. 472
- Made at: “Red Top Structo-Lite Gypsum Plaster for Machine Application: 1955-1959, Milwaukee, WI” (the plant: Milwaukee, Wisconsin), p. 482
- Made at: “Red Top Structo-Lite Gypsum Plaster for Machine Application: 1955-1962, Fort Dodge, IA” (the plant: Fort Dodge, Iowa), p. 472
- Made at: “Red Top Structo-Lite Gypsum Plaster for Machine Application: 1955-1962, Norfolk, VA” (the plant: Norfolk, Virginia), p. 472
- Made from: “Red Top Structo-Lite Gypsum Plaster for Machine Application: First Produced 1955”, p. 472
- Made at: “Red Top Structo-Lite Gypsum Plaster for Machine Application: 1955-1962, Gypsum, OH” (the plant: Gypsum, Ohio), p. 472
- Made at: “Red Top Structo-Lite Gypsum Plaster for Machine Application: 1955-1962, Boston, MA” (the plant: Boston, Massachusetts), p. 472
- Made at: “Red Top Structo-Lite Gypsum Plaster for Machine Application: 1955-1962, East Chicago, IN” (the plant: East Chicago, Indiana), p. 472
- Made at: “Red Top Structo-Lite Gypsum Plaster for Machine Application: 1955-1962, Philadelphia, PA” (the plant: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), p. 472
- Made at: “Red Top Structo-Lite Gypsum Plaster for Machine Application: 1955-1962, Loveland, CO” (the plant: Loveland, Colorado), p. 472
- Made at: “Red Top Structo-Lite Gypsum Plaster for Machine Application: 1955-1962, Sweetwater, TX” (the plant: Sweetwater, Texas), p. 482
- Made at: “Red Top Structo-Lite Gypsum Plaster for Machine Application: 1955-1962, Plasterco, VA” (the plant: Plasterco, Virginia), p. 472
- Made at: “Red Top Structo-Lite Gypsum Plaster for Machine Application: 1955-1962, Southard, OK” (the plant: Southard, Oklahoma), p. 482
- Made at: “Red Top Structo-Lite Gypsum Plaster for Machine Application: 1955-1962, Oakfield, NY” (the plant: Oakfield, New York), p. 472
- Made at: “Red Top Structo-Lite Gypsum Plaster for Machine Application: 1955-1962, Jacksonville, FL” (the plant: Jacksonville, Florida), p. 472
- Made at: “Red Top Structo-Lite Gypsum Plaster for Machine Application: 1957-1962, Shoals, IN” (the plant: Shoals, Indiana), p. 482
- Made at: “Red Top Structo-Lite Gypsum Plaster for Machine Application: 1958-1962, Plaster City, CA” (the plant: Plaster City, California), p. 482
- Made at: “Red Top Structo-Lite Gypsum Plaster for Machine Application: 1963-1972, Fort Dodge, IA” (the plant: Fort Dodge, Iowa), p. 482
- Made at: “Red Top Structo-Lite Gypsum Plaster for Machine Application: 1971-1972, Detroit, MI” (the plant: Detroit, Michigan), p. 482
- Form: “Red Top Structo-Lite Gypsum Plaster for Machine Application: Basecoat”, p. 472
- Made until: “Red Top Structo-Lite Gypsum Plaster for Machine Application: Last Produced 1972”, p. 482
United States Gypsum's Answers to Plaintiffs' Master Interrogatories in the Northern District of Oklahoma
- Made from: “Red Top Structo-Lite Gypsum Plaster for Machine Application: First Produced 1955”, p. 413
- Made at: “Red Top Structo-Lite Gypsum Plaster for Machine Application: 1955-1962, Loveland, CO” (the plant: Loveland, Colorado), p. 413
- Made at: “Red Top Structo-Lite Gypsum Plaster for Machine Application: 1955-1962, Norfolk, VA” (the plant: Norfolk, Virginia), p. 413
- Made at: “Red Top Structo-Lite Gypsum Plaster for Machine Application: 1955-1962, Philadelphia, PA” (the plant: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), p. 413
- Made at: “Red Top Structo-Lite Gypsum Plaster for Machine Application: 1955-1959, Milwaukee, WI” (the plant: Milwaukee, Wisconsin), p. 413
- Made at: “Red Top Structo-Lite Gypsum Plaster for Machine Application: 1955-1962, Jacksonville, FL” (the plant: Jacksonville, Florida), p. 413
- Made at: “Red Top Structo-Lite Gypsum Plaster for Machine Application: 1955-1962, Gypsum, OH” (the plant: Gypsum, Ohio), p. 413
- Made at: “Red Top Structo-Lite Gypsum Plaster for Machine Application: 1955-1962, Boston, MA” (the plant: Boston, Massachusetts), p. 413
- Made at: “Red Top Structo-Lite Gypsum Plaster for Machine Application: 1955-1962, Sweetwater, TX” (the plant: Sweetwater, Texas), p. 413
- Made at: “Red Top Structo-Lite Gypsum Plaster for Machine Application: 1955-1962, Plasterco, VA” (the plant: Plasterco, Virginia), p. 413
- Made at: “Red Top Structo-Lite Gypsum Plaster for Machine Application: 1955-1962, Southard, OK” (the plant: Southard, Oklahoma), p. 413
- Made at: “Red Top Structo-Lite Gypsum Plaster for Machine Application: 1955-1962, Detroit, MI” (the plant: Detroit, Michigan), p. 413
- Made at: “Red Top Structo-Lite Gypsum Plaster for Machine Application: 1955-1962, East Chicago, IN” (the plant: East Chicago, Indiana), p. 413
- Made at: “Red Top Structo-Lite Gypsum Plaster for Machine Application: 1955-1962, Fort Dodge, IA” (the plant: Fort Dodge, Iowa), p. 413
- Made at: “Red Top Structo-Lite Gypsum Plaster for Machine Application: 1955-1962, New Brighton, NY” (the plant: New Brighton, New York), p. 413
- Made at: “Red Top Structo-Lite Gypsum Plaster for Machine Application: 1955-1962, Oakfield, NY” (the plant: Oakfield, New York), p. 413
- Made at: “Red Top Structo-Lite Gypsum Plaster for Machine Application: 1957-1962, Shoals, IN” (the plant: Shoals, Indiana), p. 413
- Made at: “Red Top Structo-Lite Gypsum Plaster for Machine Application: 1958-1962, Plaster City, CA” (the plant: Plaster City, California), p. 413
- Made at: “Red Top Structo-Lite Gypsum Plaster for Machine Application: 1963-1972, Fort Dodge, IA” (the plant: Fort Dodge, Iowa), p. 413
- Made at: “Red Top Structo-Lite Gypsum Plaster for Machine Application: 1971-1972, Detroit, MI” (the plant: Detroit, Michigan), p. 413
- Form: “Red Top Structo-Lite Gypsum Plaster for Machine Application: Basecoat”, p. 413
- Made until: “Red Top Structo-Lite Gypsum Plaster for Machine Application: Last Produced 1972”, p. 413
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. 8.
- United States Gypsum's Answers to Plaintiffs' Interrogatories in Dikun v. Armstrong World Industries (September 8, 1986), pp. 47–48.
- United States Gypsum's Answers to Plaintiffs' Master Interrogatories in the Northern District of Oklahoma (June 20, 1988), p. 41.
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