The first type is called crown glass and it is a much earlier type of glass.
Wavy sheet glass.
For applications where moderate to heavy distortion is required and historical period accuracy is not a necessity.
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Hollander s manufactures glass that is similar in appearance to the wavy glass of old.
The reason why old window glass is wavy according to the old house journal there are two types of glass in the 19th century.
Hollander s also has several grades of glass to match different age buildings.
The sheet of glass then loses its surface flatness and begins to exhibit a heavy wavy characteristic.
Early manufacture of glass involved single sheets of glass manufactured by a craftsman by blowing through a tube.
Generally the further back in history you go the wavier the glass is.
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Replicates antique window glass of the 17th and 18th centuries.
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You can also choose from clear glass stained glass and laminated glass wavy sheet glass as well as from none more than 5 years and 1 year wavy sheet glass and whether wavy sheet glass is flat or curve.
Each type of glass represents the period and the manner it was manufactured.
A wide variety of wavy sheet glass options are available to you such as graphic design others and none.
The bookcase has a mate in my home with all original 1870s glass so it was critical to replace the missing glass to match the original antique glass of the second bookcase.
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It may not have the history of antique glass but for appearances it looks a lot closer than float glass.
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