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Flat Glass: 11 of 66
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Glass bottles, jars and vases, since
the time of the earliest records, have been a very important
commodity of commerce, and at first thought it might seem that
the production of these various shaped glass articles of
ancient origin, which are seen in our museums, was more
difficult than the production of the common glass window as
we know it today; but this is not the case.
The fact is that the quality of the
metal itself entering into common window glass must obviously
be far superior in clearness and strength to the metal used
for ordinary "blown ware." At the same time the mechanical
difficulties entering into the production of flat glass are
far greater.
Hence it is not to be wondered at
that the world is obliged to wait patiently for centuries
for the flat glass which today is so indispensable to human
living.
Glass was used most extensively by
the Romans and its adaption to windows was just
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