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Hanginon t1_iug7uuc wrote

Reply to comment by Llama_Shaman in Just found this Thermos in storage, would it be safe to use? I’m worried the old plastics n metal might not hold up :(( by 0hellow

The standard procedure when you drop the old glass thermos is to shake it. Id you hear broken glass rattling around you just toss it. There's nothing left inside it that you want. ¯\_( ͡❛ ͜ʖ ͡❛)_/¯

Plus; I've seen some old glass thermoses and never seen or heard of asbestos in one.

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Llama_Shaman t1_iug9ymi wrote

These kind of thermoses have a replaceable glass liner, so the standard is to replace it when it breaks. Replacement glass liners are still made for some brands today, though asbestos free. The oldschool glass lined thermoses are still semi-common in Finland and are made by a company called Airam. I’ve got one myself.

Not the all glass liners contained asbestos, but some did and there is really no way to tell.

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Hanginon t1_iugax2i wrote

I remember there being liner replacements available long ago but I haven't seen one retail in the US in a very long time. That and the cost differential wasn't really much different from just getting a new thermos, and for me the price difference made it barely worthwhile to mess with it.

I switched to Stainless steel 50 years ago, 1972, and I'm still rocing that one. No ragrats. ¯\_( ͡❛ ͜ʖ ͡❛)_/¯

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