[What happened to this idea?  RHB]

The Vermont Tribune, Ludlow, June 24,1892

Building Blocks of Glass  6/24/1892

For some time past, transparent glass bricks have been let into the walls
to afford light at places where a window would interfere with the
architectural plan.  But now, according to The Industrial World, it is
proposed to cast glass, not necessarily transparent, into large blocks for
buildings.  This material is practically indestructible, perfectly
nonabsorbent, and therefore damp proof in a manner which few bricks are,
and in this way coarse glass of this kind could be made nearly as cheap as
concrete, stone or baked clay.

Transcribed by Ruth Barton
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