Documents in our library describe Thermalux (U.S. Gypsum) as “board”.1 They give it as made 1957–1965.1,2,3 Where the documents differ, each is listed below with its source.
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What each document says
Every statement about Thermalux (U.S. Gypsum) in the documents, in each document's own words.
United States Gypsum's Answers to Plaintiffs' Interrogatories in Dikun v. Armstrong World Industries (1986)
- Made at: “Thermalux: 1961-1965, Shoals, IN (Assembled)” (the plant: Shoals, Indiana), p. 512
- Made from: “Thermalux: First Produced 1961”, p. 512
- Use: “Electric Heating”, p. 512
- Made until: “Thermalux: Last Produced 1965”, p. 512
United States Gypsum's Answers to Plaintiffs' Master Interrogatories in the Northern District of Oklahoma
- Made at: “Thermalux: 1961-1965, Shoals, IN (Assembled)” (the plant: Shoals, Indiana), p. 443
- Made from: “Thermalux: First Produced 1961”, p. 443
- Use: “Electric Heating”, p. 443
- Made until: “Thermalux: Last Produced 1965”, p. 443
Kind of product
We list Thermalux (U.S. Gypsum) with asbestos-cement pipe, board and sheet, from how the documents describe its form. That page explains how such products exposed workers.
Trades that worked with products like it: Carpenters and Construction Workers.
Other asbestos-cement pipe, board and sheet by U.S. Gypsum (7)
Sheetrock · Glatex · Pyro-bestos · Usg · Siding Shingles · Concord · Sheetrock RH Fillers
Asbestos-cement pipe, board and sheet by other makers (376)
Flexboard (Johns-Manville) · Thermobestos · Careytemp (Philip Carey) · Min-k (Johns-Manville) · Unibestos (Union Asbestos & Rubber Co.) · Suprawall (Supradur) · Suramic (Supradur) · Sussex 32 (National Gypsum) · T-deck (Keasbey & Mattison) · Temp-Tite (Johns-Manville) · Therm-o-bestos (Johns-Manville) · Therm-O-Tec (National Gypsum) · Thermo Fire Felt (Johns-Manville) · Thermo-board (Philip Carey) · Thermomat (Johns-Manville) · Thermowrap (Johns-Manville) · Timbertex (Ruberoid) · Tip Top (Ambler Asbestos Shingle & Sheathing Company) · Top Notch (Lehon) · Trafford Tile (Keasbey & Mattison) · and 356 more: all asbestos-cement pipe, board and sheet
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
- Travelers Asbestos Products Printout, July 1981 (July 1, 1981), p. 26.
- United States Gypsum's Answers to Plaintiffs' Interrogatories in Dikun v. Armstrong World Industries (September 8, 1986), p. 51.
- United States Gypsum's Answers to Plaintiffs' Master Interrogatories in the Northern District of Oklahoma (June 20, 1988), p. 44.
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