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FILE NAME Corning OC DATE 1943 Dec 10 DOC OC289 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Memo - Reference to Fibgerglas Combinations in Answers to War Questionnaire of Sept. 18 Form * 2-1- OWENS CORNING FIBERGLAS , ; -- EC -- EC12 1949 CORPORATION COMPANY CORRESPONDENCE General Offices - Toledo Ohio . December 10 1943 Attention of Mr. B. C. Ames - Toledo ~ Subject REFERENCE TO ASBESTOS FIBERGLAS COMBINATIONS IN ANSWERS TO POST- WAR QUESTIONNAIRE OF SEPT 18 CC Mr. G. E. Gregory - Toledo Boston - Electrical Under improvements to existing Fiberglas products magnet wire includes " Perhaps a combination of Fiberglas and satisfactory although Collyer Insulated satisfied with our sliver asbestos Wire and would Cable be more are well Buffalo Electrical Under new Fiberglas 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 Fiberglas- esbestos trary to products to augment the belief of some our present all glass materials I do not see a tremendous future Confor Glasbestos in the electrical field although it will have its ap- plications and will pay its way In my opinion its potential lies in the fabrics field New York - Electrical Under new Fiberglas 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 combinations 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 away 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 in the electrical field for it will not Glass will only be used where from the it is indicated standpoint of design economies and service experience that it should be used A combination of materials of any kind will be used if economy it is indicated that from that the standpoint of design and 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 01 501 0990 Mr. E. C. Ameg -3- 12/10/43 We are working closely with Company of Mastercraftsmen a subsidary of the Ship Joiners and Outfitters W & J Sloane and also with the Celotex Corporation who now have a Cemesto board which consists of Celotex between two sheets of asbestos board in the interest of ob- taining such a Fiberglas and asbestos board I believe a satisfactory product can be mane by Celotex Corp. by placing our # Fiberglas Board b^tween two sheets of asbestos I have a program with Celotex on this in the East and shortly after this report is received by Toledo I will have production sample in your hands FH FH Frederick Heath Jr. Commercial Development 01 501 0992