Vintage work crew photos

**old_toolmaker** · Dec 5, 2021, 02:58 PM

I wonder what the purpose of spreading plaster on plate glass is?
Could it be for protection during shipping?

**hemmjo** · Dec 5, 2021, 05:23 PM

Originally Posted by old_toolmaker

I wonder what the purpose of spreading plaster on plate glass is?
Could it be for protection during shipping?

It is part of the manufacturing process.

**Beserkleyboy** · Dec 5, 2021, 10:15 PM

Hemmjo, thanks for that link. Fascinating stuff, I've just come up for air after an hour down the glass manufacturing rabbit hole...Pilks Australia is still a large player here, as is Viridian. I had the fun of supplying low Fe glass shelves for a dining room china cabinet, 3000 wide x 2100 high in 2008, for a fussy customer who did not like the green edge of regular float. It was 50% more expensive, but in the end, I decided to always use it, when behind glass doors. Thanks for your contributions here.
Jim