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History

Links & Information on the
History of  Auto Glass.

• Types of Early Auto Glass  A review of a 1940 PPG Parts Catalog includes listings for polished plate, safety plate, and safety sheet.

• Auto Glass Types in 1957  PPG Trade Publication describes Duplate, Solex Herculite, and more.

• A Look Back At The 1950's in the glass business courtesy of the National Glass Association.

• PPG Crestline Plant Marks 40 Years  This Ohio auto glass plant was billed as "the most modern" back in 1959.

• Autoglass History  A look at how windshields have gone from a "luxury" to high tech.

• Early Windshields  From Dangerous Plate Glass to the Discovery of Laminated Safety Glass.

• The Story of Auto Glass from the Novus Web Site

• The first one-piece curved windshield in a production car.

• PPG uses Sidecar Motorcycles for Mobile Installations in the 1940's.

• NAGS Issues 'XXX' Numbers for Curved / Bent Autoglass

• The 1948 Tucker Promoted the "Pop Out Windshield" Safety Feature.

• In 1954 Seattle was plagued by a "Windshield Pitting Epidemic"

• 1940's Door Glass Installation was 'so much simpler' back then.

• Auto Glass Prices in 1940 Get a windshield for two bucks.

• Henry G. Lange Co. catalogs feature tools and machinery to the glass trade.

• Crystal Glass of Canada started up in 1949.

Vintage Advertising
Glasslinks takes a look at early ads from the glass industry. Magazines, brochures, and more!