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FILE NAME Corning OC DATE 1943 Dec 10 DOC OC142 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Internal Memo - Reference to Asbestos Combinations in Answers to War Questionnaire of Sept 18 {~ DEC 19 1949 * CORNING FIBERGLAS CORPORATION COMPANY CORRESPONDENCE General Offices - Toledo Ohio ) Attention of Mr. E. C. Ames - Toledo A December 10 1943 Subject UFERENCE TO FIBERGLAS COMBINATIONS IN ANSWERS TO POSTWAR QUESTIONNAIRE OF SUPT 18 CC Mr. G. E. Gregory - Toledo Soe Boston - Electrical Urder inprovements to existing Fiberglas products magnet wire includes * Perhaps a combination of Fiberglas and asbestos would be more satisfactory although Collyer Insulated Wire and Cable are well ; satisfied with our sliver Buffalo - Electrical Under new iberglas products For design engineers who are hards and refrain from using Fiberglas because of real and imagined difficulties of impregnation and abrasion I suggest a more complete development of Fiberglasesnestos products to augment our present all glass materials Con- trary to the belief of some I do not see a tremendous future for Glesbestos in the electrical field although it will heve its ap- plications and will pay its way In my opinion its potential lies in the fabrics field = New York - Electrical Under new Fibergles products I believe our Fiberglas line pretty well rounded out in the electrical field so far as glass alone is concerned but what we have need of is a thing we are getting and that is Fiberglas and asbestos combinelions which will extend the use of glass in the electrical field and give us a more properly rounded out line The addition of this new product to our post line will take sway nothing from Fiberglas but will add volume in new products of singular characteristics I expect big things of this combination and let no one think that it is going to detract from all glass volume ir the electrical field for it will not Glass will only be used where from the standpoint of design economies and service experiance it is indicated that it should be used A combination of materials of any kind will be used if from the standpoint of design and economy it is indicated that that particular combination should be used We are in the throes now of working out specifications sizes Etc. on this material This will develop as we pursue it Over Boston-Febrics Boston Fabrics Fabrics 20/20/43 e tay CY new products te Xtile have @ combination of Fiberglas aebes combination textile textile of Fiberglas asbestos or other yarns might where where very high asbestos required as the might manufacture manufacture Cleveland Cleveland Fabrics eadced to the k ( - Nev comment the rubb er textile Further rubber rubber textile textile develop develop combined yarn use -*Febrics c technicians should be encouraged technicians encouraged to asbestos to facilitate facilitate their C New Competitive Products now serve this market with Fiberglas "In the f-bries 4 field the brics the principal qualities Fiberglas Fiberglas completely completely field principal material used combina- combina- ep inorganic inorganic great strength singly in combina- combina- stretch etc. The shere of the total market obtained by Fiberglas asbestos asbestos asbestos sufficiently large dent made sufficiently have done nothing nothing Fittsburgh . Fabrics that Fiberglas of has to be recorded recorded do much but " of a can and will much mueh,> key Products needed " In estimates we have indicated a small Glasbustos This New New York Shipbuilding New Fiberglas products can can sell aboard ships Design holding solution the remains us end it only Ships with tested product and request approval approval after after which a aPproval, after which we . This volume would aboard aboard ships would exceed because the same product Used used buildings structures structures on land < period buildings buildings structureg now in On Jang - now and in the post war would be post-war at Mr. E. Ames -3- 12/10/43 of the Ship Joiners and Celotex Corporation Outfitters who W J Sloane and also with now have a Cemesto Board which the Celotex Celotex between two sheets of asbestos consists ~ """ taining such a Fiberglas and board in the interest of ob- -.. product can be asbestos I believe a byasbestos ~~~. between two sheeCtseol f oCt ele otx ex CorIp.havbey a placing our # FibesragtliassfaBcotaorrdy on this in the East and shortly after program this planned with Celotex Toledo I will have production report is received Celotex by sample in your hands FH jr FH Frederick Heath Jr. Commercial Development