Home / Building structures & components / Ceiling / Asbestos cement cornice Asbestos cement cornice Description Moulded structures plastered into interiors. Aesthetic designs may vary. Will not break as easily as plasterboard-type equivalents.More likely in structures of inter-war period to mid-1940s. Years of production/use Early to mid-20th century Brands/products TasbestosAsbestoliteDurabestos Residential uses Housing Industrial uses Offices Be aware Disturbance and breakages around fittings – lights etc. AC moulded cornice installed vertically in bathroom James Hardie image 1937