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Electrical Uses of Asbestos

American Electricians' Handbook (1953). Asbestos covered wiring and asbestos cable insulation.  Felted asbestos and asbestos-varnished cambric.  Asbestos insulated magnet wire.
Graybar Electric Company Catalog No. 103 (1948) Deltabeston Switchboard Wire, Deltabeston Appliance Wire,  Apparatus Cable, Fixture Wire, Range Wire, etc. Asbesots tapes, tubing, and floodlight with asbestos gaskets.
Electrical Insulation: Its Application to Shipboard Electrical Equipment. (1951). Chrysotile & Amphibole asbestos use.  Asbestos insulation in motors, asbestos cloth and fabric, magnet wire insulation, etc.
More Information about Electrical Asbestos Use:
Westinghouse Electric
General Electric
Electrical Motors

Naval Electricians Text Book (1917). This WWI era U.S. Navy book mentions asbestos use in a generator and General Electric resistance units.
Asbestos insulated wire and cable was used in residential houses, commercial buildings, ships, plants, and more. Electricians and electrical workers may be exposed to asbestos.
Graybar Electrical Catalog No. 31 (1972).  Features asbestos heater cord. Also information from the 1971 National Electrical Code about the use of asbestos wiring.
Graybar Condensed Catalog (1948). Featuring Deltabeston Stove Wire, Switchboard Wire, AVA Cable, Asbestos Covered Heater Cord, "American Beauty" Asbestos Cord for Household Appliances.
Glossary of Wire & Cable Terminology, Standard Wire & Cable Co. (1969). Asbestos use for aircraft wire, fixture wire, switchboard wire, heater cord, and more. Military specification.
American Electricians' Handbook 10th Edition (1981).  This 1980s electrical handbook has information about asbestos covered heat resistant fixture wire and asbestos insulation for cables and cords.
American Electricians' Handbook, 11th Edition (1987). Description of asbestos insulation and its use.
Thomas Register Volume 6 (1970).  This directory lists asbestos product manufacturers for asbestos covered wire and asbestos tubing, including Standard Wire & Cable Co, General Electric, Excel Specialty, and many more.