Saturday, January 24, 2015

Sepia Saturday



Sepia Saturday this week s about advertisements, horses and carriages and  other strange and curious things.




While I have seen many old and comical advertisements in newspapers and the like, this one caught my eye.  It appeared in 'The Advertiser", Tuesday January 23rd, 1947. (The Advertsier is the South Australian daily paper)

Certainly not something you would find advertised these days.

I remember as a child and older that there were many asbestos built houses around. Now, the slightest trace of asbestos found in a building is treated with kid gloves.

I did discover when I looked up asbestos that it has been mined for 4000 years and health issues relating to  asbestos exposure can be found in records dating back to Roman times. It sure took us a long time to pick up on that.

Despite all the knowledge we now have, there is a sign on my classroom wall saying "Danger - asbestos used in this building". 

But, I am assured that as long as the asbestos is hidden away, is in good condition and not exposed to the weather, it is quite safe.











Liz Needle  -  linking with "Sepia Saturday"

10 comments:

  1. I suppose it’s safer to leave the asbestos in the school than to try to move it – but it makes you think.

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  2. You’ve reminded me about all the asbestos removal that took place in the school where I was headteacher. It had to be carried out in controlled conditions in special tunnels, by men in in specialist suits!

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  3. When you think of all the things we've discovered over the years that we've been using as a matter of course & now know are dangerous to our good health, it's a wonder we survived!

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  4. You were clever to find that ad.. Reading the papers recently I found that when first married I had lived in the vicinity of a Wunderlich asbestos factory. At the time I had no idea.

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  5. How horrible to find you had bought and were living in a house built of asbestos. I wonder if the residents ended up with health problems.

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  6. When we bought our first home many years ago we were told it had asbestos shingles. We didn't bat an eye. Later, after we knew the dangers of asbestos, we were grateful to find that the shingles were wood. I really know nothing about asbestos except its dangers. I am surprised to learn that it is mined.

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  7. You do well to remind us that something that once was thought of as the new wonder material is now viewed as being one of the most dangerous materials you can find. It makes you wonder what problems we are storing up for the future with today's wonder materials.

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  8. It is amazing how people get really nervous about all our tiles made of asbestos and also siding on house that are coated to hold it all inside. I can understand the desire to have something that won't burn but it really doesn't stop things from burning.

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  9. That is a fascinating ad. A good reason why it's so important for ephemera to be archived.

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