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• Johns-Manville Improved Asbestocel - saves coal pdf

  Published 6/12/14 | Categories: Asbestos, Old Ads & Mags

  Back in the day (1924), when asbestos was still a good thing, this ad appeared. It makes an excellent case for why pipes and boilers need to be insulated.

• An Asbestos Hat pdf

  Published 6/9/14 | Categories: Asbestos

  Thanks to Howard Ek for sharing this article from a time when we were not as aware as we are today.

• Asbestos ads from the old days pdf

  Published 6/9/14 | Categories: Asbestos

  Thanks to Gerry Gill for bringing us back to a time when asbestos was the "Miracle Mineral."

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