My last blog posting was on October 10, 2025 when I needed to focus on my research and writing for my classwork. I will endeavor to be more diligent. I have posted 225 blogs, although a few have just been summaries. This blog number 226 is a table of the prior blogs by topic, date,…
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As I consider how to structure my History PhD student projects, I want to ensure that I stay focused on asbestos related issues as much as possible. As such, I will periodically publish those projects that keep my feet to the ground and direct me to my ultimate goal; that is, locate and disseminate asbestos…
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To my friends. As I am up to 220 or so blogs, and my historical blogs get a fair amount of comments and discussion, below is my table of blogs with the blog number, title, date, and URL links. If you are researching specific issues or just trying to get a leg up on history…
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I have previously blogged on investigating trade names, either in the abstract or directly (see https://theasbestosblog.com/?p=10781). Because such identification of the product and manufacturer is key to almost all asbestos-related issues, I wanted once again to provide a road map to anyone investigating this to complete an inspection, prepare a plan, commit to budget, or…
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I attended by zoom on June 23, 2025, the first day of the symposium in Grenoble discussing legacy asbestos issues. To say the first day was outstanding and provide new pathways in my brain thought capacity would be a gross understatement. The two issues that attendees need to sort out are the dual language (French…
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For both insulation and sound deadening, Johns-Manville marketed in 1920 a product which mixed cattle hair with asbestos. Given the timing, I suspect that some of this insulation may still exist in older homes and buildings. That being said, from page 9 of the sales brochure, it seems that only some of the brand names,…
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One of the best stories from the Johns-Manville facility in Manville, New Jersey is the multipage historical information provided in the 1980s by Joe and Stella Utasi discussing their escape from the Pennsylvania coal mines to work in the Manville facility. I first blogged on their story on March 3, 2022. The link for that…
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This coming Tuesday, I am presenting asbestos for beginners at the Western Mining Museum here in Colorado Springs. My draft PowerPoint is at https://theasbestosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Presentation-WMM.pdf for those who are looking for basic history, both pre-industrial revolution or during the industrialization of the modern world. Yes, I know that the presentation is on its right side —…
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Every few weeks, I provide a summary of the prior 200 plus blogs including the the topic, date, and cite. My hope is that such a summary is useful to my readers as they get involved in historical asbestos research. Also, let me know if you want a particular asbestos history topic covered. Blog Title…
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I like to give credit to companies when deserved, even those which manufactured asbestos-containing products or mined asbestos. This includes Johns-Manville in the depth of the depression. You may remember my earlier blog discussing statements by Manville, in which I quoted New Jersey residents who refused to sue Johns-Manville for illnesses arising from asbestos exposure;…
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