Well yeah, the hand written but at the bottom says “Asbestos magazine” like there was an audience who just couldn’t get enough asbestos gossip and trends. Or asbestos crafting ideas for kids. Maybe some pithy editor who highlights asbestos fan letters with ideas for using asbestos for work and leisure.
It’s like satire but it’s unironically on the nose so it screams propaganda.
1977 in California was when asbestos started to be banned from residential housing products, such as popcorn ceilings.
More generally in the US: https://www.eurofinsus.com/environment-testing/built-environment/resources/recent-news-blogs/blog-the-history-of-asbestos-regulation-in-the-us/
The OP ad was part of the industry’s counter-PR campaign.
Well yeah, the hand written but at the bottom says “Asbestos magazine” like there was an audience who just couldn’t get enough asbestos gossip and trends. Or asbestos crafting ideas for kids. Maybe some pithy editor who highlights asbestos fan letters with ideas for using asbestos for work and leisure.
It’s like satire but it’s unironically on the nose so it screams propaganda.
Great context!
Thx