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Wellington Sears Handbook of Industrial Textiles

West Point Textiles

by Ernest R. Kaswell
President of Fabric Research Laboratories, Inc., Dedham, Mass.,
and Research Associate in Textile Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass.

Published by Wellington Sears Company Inc, 111 West 40th St, New York 18, NY, sales subsidiary of West Point Manufacturing Company, Inc., West Point, GA.

Copyright 1963, Stated First Edition

The book cloth used to cover this volume is made of a base fabric supplied by Wellington Sears Company and pyroxylin coated and finished by Joanna-Western Mills Co., Chicago, Illinois. The paper is Warrentown Plate 60 basis manufactured by S. D. Warren Co., Boston, Massachusetts. Printed and bound by The Colonial Press Inc., Clinton, Massachusetts. Designed and produced under the supervision of Brownell Associates, Manhasset, New York.

There is an official-looking sticker with the West Point Pepperell logo on the first page of this book that says:
"On August 29, 1966, Wellington Sears Co. became the Industrial Fabrics Division of West Point-Pepperell, Inc. as a result of a corporate reorganization plan which became effective on that date."  (see picture below)

It seems that although this book is the First Edition, Copyright 1963, it must have been sold after the August 29, 1966 date because of the above mentioned sticker.

This book has a lot of information about what Asbestos was used in and about the properties of Asbestos.  Here are the pages that I found Asbestos mentioned on (although there may be other mentions that I missed):

Asbestos Mentioned on Following Pages

Page 32-33 - 5 Paragraph Description of Asbestos, here is an excerpt:

"Because of its brittleness, 100 percent asbestos fiber yarns cannot normally be spun, but when mixed with more flexible fibers, usually up to 20 percent cotton, excellent industrial products can be manufactured. These include steam pipe, wire, and cable insulation and covering; fire-resistant clothing and blankets; heat-resistant laundry pads and fabrics; oil burner wicks; filter cloths; brake linings; and packing materials."

"Asbestos from Quebec is considered the best in the world, and Canadian quality and grading are recognized as standards.  Russia and Canada are the world's major producers..."

Figure 8: Fiber Removal From Asbestos Rock

Section 158, Fabrics for Laminates, Page 236 -
"Other textile fibers, notably nylon, "Dacron" polyester fiber, "Dynel," "Refrasil" silica, and asbestos have special properties, making them suitable for many useful laminated producs..."

Section 165, pg 248, Packings and Gaskets - Mentions asbestos.

Section 177, pg 261, Pipe Covering - Mentions that asbestos is used extensively for pipe insulation.

Page 321 - Specific Gravity of Asbestos Fiber is listed.

Page 325 - Table 20, Fiber Tenacities - Dry Tenacity of Asbestos listed.

Page 365, Table 27 - Moisture Regain and Water Imbibition of Fibers, Asbestos listed

Page 386 & 187 - Table 31 -  The Burning Characteristics of Fibers - Asbestos listed, and in the Section "Fiber Flammability" Asbestos is also mentioned.

Page 392, Table 32, Chemical Resistance Properties of Fibers, Asbestos is listed, Effect of Acids and Effect of Alkalies are described.

Page 412, Table 34, Yarn Numbering and Count Systems, both British Asbestos and American cut Asbestos and glass are listed

BOOK CONDITION: Good. There is highlighting to some sections of this book.  There are some smudges from handling.  A few spots to endpapers and covers. Binding is good.  Otherwise book is in good condition with minor edge & cover wear.
Wellington Sears Handbook
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