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Victor Gasket Guide CATALOG (1934)

Out-of-print, hard-to-find softcover book with 364 pages from the Victor Manufacturing & Gasket Co. of Chicago Illinois.   As stated on the Dana Holding Corporation website the Victor Manufacturing & Gasket Company was acquired in 1966.   Due to an onslaught of asbestos lawsuits and in addition to a slump in the automotive industry, the Dana Corporation (aka Dana Holding Corp.) filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2006.  In February 2008, the Dana Holding Corp. emerged from bankruptcy after a reorganization plan was approved.  Dana Holding had to set aside $240 million in cash and other assets to cover future asbestos and environmental contamination liabilities, as part of that plan.

Asbestos References:

There are numerous products containing asbestos in this book.  The majority of vehicles/engines listed specify at least one type of asbestos gasket.  Many of the engine gaskets were used on passenger cars, trucks, tractors, jeeps, motorcycles, locomotives, construction vehicles, airplanes, marine engines and industrial engines. Photos show the testing and manufacturing of asbestos products with what appears to be no protection for the workers whatsoever.

Additional asbestos products listed include:

Victopac - Compressed asbestos sheet of long fibre asbestos - small rubber content -  the highest grade packing of this type.

Asbestos Rope Packing

Asbestos Sheets

Asbestos Wick Packing

Brake Lining Shim Stock - Compressed Asbestos Packing furnished in rolls.

Corbestos – sheet gasket material with steel core with treated and graphite asbestos on both sides.

Copper-Asbestos

Compressed Asbestos Sheets (VICTOPAC) - with graphited options.

Wire-Woven Asbestos Packing

Water Pump Packing

Asbestos Millboard

Vehicular Engines/Car Models of note:
Buda, Buick, Cadillac, Case, Caterpillar, Chevrolet, GMC, Chrysler, Continental, Cummins, Deere (John Deere), De Soto, Dodge, Ford, Hercules, International, Lincoln, Mack, Minneapolis-Moline, Oldsmobile, Plymouth, Pontiac, Studebaker, Waukesha, Willys, Yellow Cab, Yellow Coach and many more!  There's even eight pages on airplane gaskets with names like Wright, Pratt & Whitney, Warner, Lambert, Lycoming, Curtiss, American Cirrus and more!

Book Condition:

The book is in GOOD condition!!  The book has moderate wear from use most noticeably on the covers.  There are no locations of writing, underlining or highlighting of the text that I could find from a cursory review.  Binding is intact & square with no loose pages. The pages have browning due to age.  It's a used book with plenty of life left in it!! 

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