Glasslinks Guide to the History of Glass

	The Pennvernon Drawing Machine played a significant role in Window Glass making. Take a brief look at PPG's manufacturing process in the early years.
	Making Glass From the British Glass web site you can find detailed information on glass. History, Glass Forming Processes, and the different Types of Glass.
	History Of Window Glass Manufacture The London Crown Glass Company presents a Chronology of Glass Manufacturing in the United Kingdom.

	PPG's History of Glass includes how glass has intrigued man, and explores it's nature and recipe.
	Brief History of Glass includes a time line from 5000 BC up thru the development of the Float Process in 1959.

Pilkington	The modern glass industry owes much of it's heritage to Pilkington, plc. Take a look at their history from 1826 thru the 1970's.

	Glass, What a Mysterious Substance It Is! Osaka Sheet Glass of Japan explains the composition of glass, it's properties, as well as manufacturing.

St. Gobain takes a look at the Float Glass Production Process, introduced to the UK in the 1950's.

more: The Primary Glass Manufacturing Council has a great FAQ section on how glass is made, specifications, raw materials, etc. 'About Glass' from PFG The PFG Building Glass web site chronicles glass thru the ages, from ancient times to today. Includes Venetian, crown, window glass, the float glass process, and more. The PFG Building Glass web site chronicles glass thru the ages, from ancient times to today. Includes Venetian, crown, window glass, the float glass process, and more. Are colonial windowpanes thicker at the bottom than at the top because the glass is a super cooled liquid that has slowly flowed downward over the years? Corning Museum of Glass A great resource on glass. Focus on art, history, science. literature, social studies, and technology. GlassReport Interesting information on the Excavations at Khirbet Cana: 1998. Glass Works The story of Glass and Glass Making in Canada from the Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation. The World of Glass project celebrates the past, present and future of glass and the glass industry. A Look Back At The 1950's in the glass business courtesy of the National Glass Association. A Brief Time-Line Describing the Development of Glass From the Records of Iowa State College. Notes for a History of Glass in Building Excerpts from a "work in progress" by Lorenzo Matteoli. A History of Stained Glass Courtesy of AGSA. The Physics of . . . Glass "Supercooled Sand - Yet Another Mystery in Our Everyday Life that Science Can't Really Explain Very Well". Pittsburgh's Glass Industry A brief look at the early days of the glass industry from the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. PPG Glass Works No. 2 Circa 1900 The Allegheny-Kiski Valley Web Site includes some early photos of glass making. Rossford Ohio History Founded by Edward Ford in 1898, rich in glass history built around LOF / Pilkington. Glass Finds From Sepphoris The University of South Florida's Excavations at Sepphoris, Israel. Was Glass Discovered Accidentally by Phoenicians? Article by Phil and Nancy Seff Early Glass Houses of Brooke County West Virginia The Glass Shop at Greenfield Village shows glass making before the age of mass production. 'Recent' Developments of Glass Technology of the 1940's From a Radio Talk Show Broadcast in November of 1946. Historical Info on Pigmented Structural Glass Popularly known under such trade names as Carrara Glass, Sani Onyx, and Vitrolite. Glassmaking in West Virginia History of Guardian Industries Anchor Hocking's History of Glass LOF Role In School Building Glass Documents from the 1950's debate safety on so much window use. A look at the Life of Edward Drummond Libbey History of Glass in the Islamic Era Vitro's Museum of Glass Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia Link Asahi Glass Corporate History An interesting look from it's beginning in 1903 The Hadley-Dean Glass Company Price Lists from 1912 The Glass Center at the 1939-1940 New York Worlds Fair featured best glass display of it's time. Early Days of PPG Store Front metals takes a look at the Easyset system and Pittco. Use of Glass in Home: 1920 vs. 1945 The Pittsburgh House of Glass Displayed in the Town of Tomorrow at the 39-40 World's Fair The American Flint Glass Workers Union (formerly the UFGW) formed. An 1890's Badge is also shown here.
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