anti seize history question

Wasn't antiseize made from lead particals in oil originally? I have an old can of NAPA leaded antiseize that I use on occaision.

I have no proof about the maker but I kind of doubt that Cat was the original maker but at the dealer shop way back in the late 50s if I recall we used a brand called Never-Seize but I really liked the Cat kind and looked like copper salve.

we call it never seize too. Growing up in the shop I was always told to use it by the old timers. I still use it, actually John Deere's version is really good!

Can you post a photo of that old can? That brings back memories when my dad and I used to never sieze undercarriage bolts back in the seventies.

The first anti-seize came out in the early 50's under the name Kopr-Kote (spelling ???) and was used primarily in the oil fields. I don't know who made it but there have been numerous improvements in anti-seize compounds since its inception. I remember using Kopr-Kote in the late 50's and early 60's.

The first anti-seize came out in the early 50's under the name Kopr-Kote (spelling ???) and was used primarily in the oil fields. I don't know who made it but there have been numerous improvements in anti-seize compounds since its inception. I remember using Kopr-Kote in the late 50's and early 60's.

It sounds like a good story .. but it's highly unlikely to be true. Cat are manufacturers of construction, earthmoving and mining equipment, and have no interest in producing a product such as an Anti-Seize compound.
Further proof is in the fact that Cat have NEVER as much as used one oz of Anti-Seize upon assembly in the factory .. and if they had .. all of us, who ever worked on Cats, would have been most appreciative .. 🙄

I'm with D4Jim on this one. My earliest experience with Anti-Seize was with Kopr-Kote, which I am reasonably certain was the first dedicated Anti-Seize. It was first produced in 1949, by a company called Jet-Lube, and is still produced today ..

http://www.sovereign-publications.com/jetlube.htm

From the introduction of Kopr-Kote, other Anti-Seize products followed, from other companies. All were formulated differently, with aluminum and graphite being popular, along with copper and molybdenum .. and nickel for high temperature positions.

Brand names I know of, are .. Copr-Slip, Copaslip, Never-Seez, Neva-Seize, Cop-Graf, Nickel-Graf, Kleen-Seize, and a dozen others. Manufacturers of Anti-Seize abound, with Molyslip, Loctite, Bostik, Rocol, and Jet-Lube amongst the leaders of probably 30 or 40 manufacturers of Anti-Seize compounds.
Many Anti-Seize compounds are designed for specific industry use, leading to a wide range of Anti-Seize compounds.
I'm not sure who produces Caterpillar Anti-Seize, but its likely to be a company already producing the product, and it's just rebranded for Caterpillar.

As a footnote .. be aware that Anti-Seize applied to threads can affect torque values, as the different types of Anti-Seize have differing degrees of "slipperiness".
The ones containing Molybdenum are the most slippery, whilst those with Nickel in them are often a drag on thread lubrication, meaning you need to increase torque values.

I'm assuming that the product you refer to is something different from Kopper Kote, which is a K&W product for head and manifold gaskets--high temp. I'd be amazed if there were any anti-sieze properties to that stuff. It was a sort of shellac with very small metalic copper particles and it dried pretty solid.

I don't know if Cat ever got into chemistry, but they put their own label on a lot of stuff that they find acceptable. If they located an anti-sieze material they very well might have marketed it under their label. Sort of like coolant conditioner, antifreeze, motor oil, filters, hose...

Thanks to OzD I now know Kopr-Kote was made by Jet-Lube Inc and when. Thanks OzD.
Found a tech sheet on the stuff.
http://www.pipelinesupply.com/specsheet/Kopr_Kote.pdf