Asbestos coasters and asbestos-wrapped pipes show just how common asbestos once was. In this Asbestos Rewind episode, attorney Justinian Lane looks at a December 1942 Asbestos Magazine item about Saks Fifth Avenue advertising throwaway asbestos coasters, then explores a wartime gas pipeline from Longview, Texas, to Salem, Illinois that was wrapped in asbestos felt.
You’ll learn:
- how Saks Fifth Avenue advertised asbestos coasters
- why the coasters were also promoted for use as ashtrays
- where the 24-inch war emergency pipeline ran
- how asbestos felt was used on the pipeline
- why workers installing it faced heavy exposure without breathing protection
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