Antique Window Glass Types

Restoration glass the world s finest mouth blown window glass found in landmark historic restorations including the white house mount vernon and monticello.

Antique window glass types.

We sell a variety of obscure glass types as well as reproduction antique window glass. This restoration glass company has been around since 1927 in new jersey. Always keep an eye out on the curb for some free old windows though. Available in hundreds of in stock colors laminated safety form for architectural applications restoration glass.

No matter where you are based pioneer glass can help meet your needs to provide period specific restoration glass. Our wavy restoration antique window glass service is available nationwide. Reclaimed antique window glass allows you to match your historic home s existing windows as closely as possible by era and type. Matches antique window glass of the 17th through early 20th centuries.

Between these options you should be able to find a sufficient solution to your old glass needs. Stationary antique windows might contain one or all of these types of glass. Historically accurate authentic mouth blown window glass. For people in historic homes wavy restoration antique window glass is ideal to keep with the character of the home.

Obscure glass also called patterned glass figured glass or decorative glass is typically a type of rolled glass that has a pattern embedded into the surface of the glass by the roller. This includes both architectural glass used in windows and windows for transport such as a train. Lends a unique humanizing touch to buildings. Antique window glass is acquired through salvage and recycling efforts and comes in a variety of styles including wavy bubble crown float and leaded.

Window glass is glass that is commonly used in windows due to properties such as cost transparency privacy safety fire resistance strength security and visual appeal. They have different options of wavy glass and also offer antique style mirror glass. Old world glass old world hand made mouth blown glass. Authentic mouth blown glass perfectly replicates antique window glass for historically accurate restoration and reproduction of doors windows and furniture.

This glass was cut into panes and graded based on clarity and overall quality. Prior to this invention window glass was produced using a variety of different methods. From the 1700 s to 1850 some of the first window glass was mouth blown and whirled into a large disk. Historic window restoration repair new window manufacturing including tempered and insulated glass units leaded glass panels antique furniture restoration cabinet glazing period lighting fixtures old picture and print framing antique mirror manufacturing and many more.