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A history of The Cape Asbestos Company Limited, published for the company's 1953 Diamond Jubilee by Harley Publishing Co., with research and manuscript by Hugh Barty King and Michael Newton. It traces the company from Francis Oats and its 1893 formation to work South African blue asbestos (crocidolite) deposits, through the 1925 purchase of the Egnep and Amosa amosite mines, to factories including Barking and Turin and products such as Caposite, Pluto board, Asbestolux and Marinite. A table gives profits and dividends, 1894 to 1951.
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- Harley Publishing Co., Ltd., London
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“Cape Asbestos: the Story of the Cape Asbestos Company Limited 1893-1953.” Harley Publishing Co., Ltd., London. AsbestosClaims.Law Library. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/books/cape-asbestos-the-story-of-the-cape-asbestos-company-limited-1893-1953.
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