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Vitrolite [1 record]

Record 1 2000-12-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Glazing Materials (Constr.)
  • Ornamental Glassware
DEF

trademark - used for a thick homogeneous opaque structural glass used especially for ornamental finish on surfaces exposed to the weather.

CONT

Introduction to Vitrolite Structural Glass. The use of Vitrolite and other pigmented structural glass reached its heyday in the 1920's and 1930's. This handsome and versatile building material, so much a part of the Art Deco and Art Moderne architectural styles, was used primarily for interior and exterior wall surfacing.

OBS

structural glass: Glass panels used as a wall finish; types include Carrara glass, Vitrolite; common 1900-40; typically applied with asphalt mastic, sometimes with natural finish aluminum trim.

OBS

The Preservation of Historic Pigmented Structural Glass (Vitrolite and Carrara Glass).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériaux verriers (Construction)
  • Verrerie d'art
OBS

Les industries CANTEX Inc., entrepreneur général, sont surtout spécialisées dans la construction de verre architectural, murs-rideaux, façades de magasin et toutes autres spécifications concernant la vitrerie.

Key term(s)
  • Vitrolite

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