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Asbestos , Open Pit Mine, c.1920s

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BOF6284159
Video title
Asbestos , Open Pit Mine, c.1920s
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Date
c. 1920 AD - c. 1929 AD (C20th AD)
Video description

Johns-Manville asbestos manufacturing factory. Machinery called spinning mules put twist into asbestos yarn, twisting strands of asbestos yard together, twisting asbestos yard and brass wire together for weaving brake linings for automobiles. Weaving asbestos into cloth. Making asbestos tubing used for packing. Making asbestos rope. Using rubber and asbestos to make packing for flanges, pipe joints, seal rings, and gaskets. Shows how magnesia is used with asbestos to make Magnesia blocks for boiler insulation. Testing laboratory. Making asbestos pipe insulation. Rolls of felt being saturated with asphalt to make roofing material.

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BOF AMERICAN HISTORY FOOTAGE / Bridgeman Images
Video keywords
1920s / 20th century / danger / employment / manufacturing / factory / woman / woman at work / war effort / war / man / industry / machine / worker / black and white / employee
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