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Catalog page: Westinghouse Tuffernell treated insulating materials and tapes (page 1160)Catalog page · ACL Doc 20856
Catalog page: Westinghouse Tufferness untreated fishpaper, asbestos papers, lumber and fabric (page 1162)Catalog page · ACL Doc 20857
Catalog page: Westinghouse Untreated Insulating Materials, Tuffernell tapes, sleeving and cordage (p. 1163)Catalog page · ACL Doc 20858
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Every statement about Tuffernell (Westinghouse) in the documents, in each document's own words.
Catalog page: Westinghouse Tuffernell treated insulating materials and tapes (page 1160)
- Asbestos content: “Treated Asbestos Fabric—Straight; Treated Asbestos Tape; Grade 1258—Characteristics—Asbestos tape impregnated with varnish.; A closely woven, varnished asbestos cloth of uniform quality and weave.”, p. 11
- Asbestos content: “Treated Asbestos Fabric—Straight; Treated Asbestos Tape; Grade 1258—Characteristics—Asbestos tape impregnated with varnish.; A closely woven, varnished asbestos cloth of uniform quality and weave.”, p. 11
- Asbestos content: “Treated Asbestos Fabric—Straight; Treated Asbestos Tape; Grade 1258—Characteristics—Asbestos tape impregnated with varnish.; A closely woven, varnished asbestos cloth of uniform quality and weave.”, p. 11
- Asbestos content: “Treated Asbestos Fabric—Straight; Treated Asbestos Tape; Grade 1258—Characteristics—Asbestos tape impregnated with varnish.; A closely woven, varnished asbestos cloth of uniform quality and weave.”, p. 11
Catalog page: Westinghouse Untreated Insulating Materials, Tuffernell tapes, sleeving and cordage (p. 1163)
- Asbestos content: “Untreated Asbestos Tape; A high-grade asbestos tape containing about 14% cotton.; Untreated Asbestos Sleeving; A coarse, heavy-walled asbestos sleeving.; A high-grade asbestos sleeving with a thinner wall than Grade 1952-1.; Asbestos Yarn”, p. 12
- Asbestos content: “Untreated Asbestos Tape; A high-grade asbestos tape containing about 14% cotton.; Untreated Asbestos Sleeving; A coarse, heavy-walled asbestos sleeving.; A high-grade asbestos sleeving with a thinner wall than Grade 1952-1.; Asbestos Yarn”, p. 12
- Asbestos content: “Untreated Asbestos Tape; A high-grade asbestos tape containing about 14% cotton.; Untreated Asbestos Sleeving; A coarse, heavy-walled asbestos sleeving.; A high-grade asbestos sleeving with a thinner wall than Grade 1952-1.; Asbestos Yarn”, p. 12
Catalog page: Westinghouse Tufferness untreated fishpaper, asbestos papers, lumber and fabric (page 1162)
- Asbestos content: “Untreated Asbestos Papers and Lumber; A white lumber of asbestos fiber and cement formed under high pressure into strong rigid flat sheets.; An asbestos sheet known as millboard.; A flexible high-grade commercial asbestos paper for general use.; A special non-ferrous type high-grade asbestos paper of uniform quality. It is used for field insulation.; Untreated Asbestos Fabric; A good grade of closely woven asbestos fabric of uniform quality containing not over 20% cotton.; A good grade of closely woven asbestos fabric of uniform quality containing less cotton than grade 2060.”, p. 13
- Asbestos content: “Untreated Asbestos Papers and Lumber; A white lumber of asbestos fiber and cement formed under high pressure into strong rigid flat sheets.; An asbestos sheet known as millboard.; A flexible high-grade commercial asbestos paper for general use.; A special non-ferrous type high-grade asbestos paper of uniform quality. It is used for field insulation.; Untreated Asbestos Fabric; A good grade of closely woven asbestos fabric of uniform quality containing not over 20% cotton.; A good grade of closely woven asbestos fabric of uniform quality containing less cotton than grade 2060.”, p. 13
See also
- Westinghouse: the company's history, documents, people, products and plants
- Westinghouse on our products page: what the documents say about the company's asbestos products, with sources
References
- Catalog page: Westinghouse Tuffernell treated insulating materials and tapes (page 1160), p. 1.
- Catalog page: Westinghouse Untreated Insulating Materials, Tuffernell tapes, sleeving and cordage (p. 1163), p. 1.
- Catalog page: Westinghouse Tufferness untreated fishpaper, asbestos papers, lumber and fabric (page 1162), p. 1.
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