Asbestone

Description

[National Gypsum] A former brand name for a series of asbestos-containing concrete panels. Asbestone boards were used for floors, ceilings, and walls. They were produced from 1941-1981.

Synonyms and Related Terms

Gold Bond Asbestone panels; Asbestone Cement Wallboards

Sources Checked for Data in Record

• G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 72

• Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996

• Website address 1 Comment: www.mesothel.com/pages/prdtbl4_pag.htm (manufactured from 1958-1981)

• Website address 2 Comment: Landye Bennett Blumstein on asbestos products at http://www.asbestosoregon.com/pages/manufacturers.html (manufactured from 1941-1981)