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FILE NAME: National Gypsum (NG) DATE: 0000 DOC#: NG071 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Legal - Filing of Defense Answers to Interrogatories [Attachment 11] ATTACHMENT ___ TO ANSWERS TO INTERROGATORIES -- -- Bond Snacklincr Compound C-old Bond Spackling Compound was used prior to painting'or wallpapering for filling, patching and correcting small defects m almost any interior surface, including plaster, wallboard, wood, masonry and metal. it was also recommended for use as a Swedish putty. . Gold Bond Spacking Compound was not recommended for "bedding" perforated tape, filling wallboard joints or repairing deep wide (1/8" or more) cracks. Gold Bond Spackling Compound was manufactured without asbestos from approximately 1942 to approximately 1962. In addition, National Gypsum Company may have manufactured and sold Gold Bond Spackling Compound containing asbestos from late 19ol to 1953, If the asbestos formulation was used, it appears to have been produced concurrently with the non-asbestos formulation. If C-old Bond Spackling Compound containing asbestos was manufactured, it was at National Gypsum's plant in New York, New York. "Gold Bond" is a registered trademark of National Gypsum Company. Gold Bond Spackling Compound's asbestos formulation called for 0.86% asbestos by weight. Gold Bond Spackling Compound was sold in dry powder form. It was mixed with water and took 4-6 hours to set. It dried to a hard white surface, it was packaged in bags, cartons and cans. National Gypsum was not aware of any hazard associated with the use of this product, and National Gypsum (1 of 3)