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Description: Household heat spreader for cooking on gas stoves, made of asbestos ("Amiante pur" is French for "Pure Asbestos"). Object found while clearing out house, is possibly from the 1950s. Text on object is French (Le protège-plat. Titre & modele deposé. Amiante pure-Extra. Se place directement sur le feu. Empêche les aliments de brûler. Indispensable a toutes le bonne ménagères). Brand of object no longer readable. The text "UNIS-FRANCE" in the centre is not a brand. UNIS stands for "Union Nationale Inter-Syndicale", the name of a trade association of France against the counterfeiting of products.
Title: AsbestosHeatSpreaderForCooking
Credit: Own work
Author: Robert Cailliau
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