Sample of asbestos rope; Johns-Manville Corp; 1954

Description:

Sample of asbestos rope; One of five samples of asbestos products donated by the Johns-Manville Corp; in 1954

Date Made: 1954

Maker: Johns Manville

Location: Currently not on view

See more items in: Home and Community Life: Textiles

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Credit Line: Gift of Johns-Manville Corp.

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: TE.T11157.000Catalog Number: T11157.000T11157Accession Number: 203978

Object Name: rope, length of

Physical Description: asbestos (overall material)braded (overall production method/technique)Measurements: overall: 7/8 in x 6 1/2 in x 4 5/16 in; 2.2225 cm x 16.51 cm x 10.95375 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-cac5-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_648340

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