ASBESTOS! 1952 CRANE Catalog #53 CRANITE johns-manville Start Price USD 174.99 Current Price USD 174.99 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Friday, September 19, 2008 End Time Tuesday, November 18, 2008 Location near SEATTLE the Emerald City See more about 'ASBESTOS! 1952 CRANE Catalog #53 CRANITE johns-manville' Description ASBESTOS! 1952 CRANE Catalog #53 CRANITE johns-manvilleSEARCH my eBay Store SEATTLE RETRO A MUST HAVE ITEM FOR AN ASBESTOS LITGATOR'S LIBRARY! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- CRANE Vales Fittings Pipe Fabricated Piping Catalog Number 53 Crane Co., Chicago Illinois c 1952 580 pg incl comprehensive Alphabetical Index followed by Numerical Index (in case you run across a CRANE Co. product you can cross reference it to find out what it was made of & if it contained ASBESTOS ) as well as a Metals & Materials index (Metals, Bolting Materials, Packing Materials etc). Front of book shows photos of: Crane Co Plants in Chicago & Chattanooga Tenn with interior photos of Engineering & Development; Foundry, Forge and Fabrication; Machining & Assembling; Inspection & Testing; Warehousing & distribution. Orange hardcover, interior clean, good condition. Many diagrams of the valves as well as technical data & excerpts from the Code for Pressure Piping re A.S.M.E..ASBESTOS products abound in this catalog from a major industrial supplier founded in 1855 by R. T Crane. By 1952 the products being sold by this nearly century old company had touched practically everyone's lives--in homes, schools, businesses, industry, government armed forces (Navy ships). Some of the ASBESTOS products in this catalog : Cranite Sheet Packing "Cranite is a superior gasket material prepared from long fiber ASBESTOS , cross-laminated to secure exceptional strength and durability. It has a high and uniform compressive strength, does not deteriorate with age, and is ideally suited for use with water, air, gas, gasoline, ammonia, steam, and other fluids at temperatures up to 750°F." 300-Pound Bronze Gate Valves "equipped with ...a Cranite gasket" with a large "stuffing box filled with high grade packing" 150-Pound Iron Body Lift Check Valves "furnished with a No. 1 Cranite Disc" Heavy Duty All-Iron Lift Check Valves furnished with gaskets "made from 1/16-inch thick Cranite sheet packing" No. 1 Cranite Composition Discs"made of a specially formulated composition consisting of a synthetic base, with ASBESTOS and other ingredients." No. 4 Cranite Composition Discs "are laminated and consist of a synthetic base with spirally wound long fibre ASBESTOS and other ingredients." Tongue and Groove Flange Unions "regularly furnished with a Cranite gasket" 300-Pound Steel Locomotive Steam Heat End Valves "the cover, made of cast steel, is held in place by means of Triplex Steel studs and is fitted with a Cranite gasket." Ferrosteel Lift Check Valves for Ammonia "The cap joint is tongue and groove, assuring positive retention of the 1/16-inch thick Cranite gasket" J-M Pre-Shrunk Asbestocel described as "Johns-Manville Pre-Shrunk Asbestocel is a cellular type of insulation, made of alternate layers of plain and corrugated ASBESTOS felts. Used on pipe lines carrying low pressure steam and hot water. This material will not absorb moisture while in stock or during handling and consequently expand. Pre-Shrunk Asbestocel is made of specially-treated, moisture resistant ASBESTOS paper which prevents 'breathing' and thus removes the cause of objectionable shrinkage cracks." J-M 85% Magnesia Insulation J-M ASBESTOS Sheet Millboard J-M Asbestocel Blocks J-M 85% Magnesia Blocks J-M ASBESTOS Finishing and Insulating Cements Ric-wil Insulated Piping Systems for Steam, Hot Water, Oil, or refrigerated Process Liquids which included Hel-Cor Insulated Pipe Units "For underground lines...Outside is coated with asphalt and wrapped with ASBESTOS felt; inside is coated with phenolic resin, baked on." Foilclad Overhead Lines "A wrapping of ASBESTOS felt and a final spiral wrapping of copper or aluminum foil provide added protection." Prefabricated Manholes are " ASBESTOS bonded". Utilidor-Type Conduit "Made of Armco corrugated ingot iron, galvanized and ASBESTOS -bonded". ALSO has some FIREFIGHTING hose fittings, nozzles,couplings & racks. Nice overview of Crane fabricating facilities with photos. No doubt upon closer inspection you'll discover a wealth of info useful for those involved in ASBESTOS litigation. 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