Original 1947 Oil and Gas trade vintage catalog for the RAYBESTOS-MANHATTAN, INC. (Asbestos Textile & Packing Division).Main office and plants were located in Manheim, PA, North Charleston, SC, Bridgeport, CT and in Passaic, NJ. 

Manufacturers of Oilfield Packing.

For more than 40 years, Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc, has been manufacturing every type of packing to meet the demands of scores of different industries. Many packings have been developed especially for oilfield work. Rubber, asbestos and jute packings and gaskets made by Raybestos-Manhattan are designed for Reciprocating Rods & Plungers, Centrifugal & Rotary Shafts, Valve Stems, Pump Pistons and every conceivable application of Sheet Packing & Gaskets for Polish Rod Stuffing Boxes, Swivels and Slush Pumps.

Products include High Pressure Spiral Packing, Square Braided Asbestos Packing, Oil Resistant Packing, Twisted Asbestos Rope, Pyroid Compressed Asbestos Sheet Packing, Commercial Flax Packing, Braided Copper Packing, V Metal Insert Packing, Duraco Universal Plastic Packing and Asbestos Metallic Gaskets are all fully featured.

Has product images, description and applications to provide product details.

Unbound from a large rare post-wartime 1946-1947 Catalog of Oil Field Equipment, this unique old two-page technical brochure would display beautifully matted and framed. Nice graphics. A fabulous addition to your retro petroleum industry library. Pages are loose.