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Page 2999 1 I want to take you a little bit further back 2 and just ask you, would you agree that, ever since 3 friction products were produced as far back as when 4 Ford made a vehicle in 1906, I believe, that asbestos 5 was the material in the brake linings and the friction 6 parts? 7 A Very frankly, that is before my time, and I 8 would presume that the linings would at that time have 9 contained chrysotile asbestos, but I believe some of 10 the very early linings that Ford used on external 11 contracting brakes used other fibers such as lumen and 12 cotton fibers as well. 13 Q But would you agree with me that asbestos 14 has been around in terms of being in brake lining 15 materials for the last 90 years? 16 A Yes, 90 years, that is about right. 17 Q So as far back as when Ford first began 18 manufacturing vehicles, asbestos was the material that 19 was used in brake linings? 20 A Chrysotile asbestos. 21 Q Chrysotile asbestos, okay.