No_4_December_1962 — Page 17

ARCHITECTS

MEMORANDA

DIARY 1962

Specify it-

and be sure

of supplies

Office block at 615 Dorchester Street West, Montreal

-completely glazed with Float Glass

FLOAT

the new glass with the true clarity

Nowadays, new buildings everywhere are being glazed with FLOAT GLASS. That's because increased production has made supplies of this new Pilkington glass readily available-when and where they're wanted.

FLOAT is acknowledged to be this century's greatest advance in glassmaking techniques. Devised and developed by Pilkingtons, it was perfected after a 7-year, £4 million project. It's a glass with a brilliant fire finish-plus perfectly parallel faces which give true clarity and undis- torted vision. Today, FLOAT GLASS is avail- able in " thickness in sizes up to 98" x 175" through the usual trade channels. Always specify FLOAT for quality glazing-and be sure of getting it promptly.

RAW BATCH

HEAT ZONE POLISHING COOLING ZONE

GAS

HEATER

MOLTEN GLASS

LIQUID METAL

CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERE

•00

HEAT HEAT HEAT

GLASS TANK

OR FURNACE

FLOAT BATH

ANNEALING LEHR

CUTTING

SECTION

HOW FLOAT IS MADE In the Float process the continuous ribbon of glass passes from the furnace to float on the surface of a molten metal at a controlled temperature. It emerges perfectly flat and distortion-free with a brilliant fustrous finish on both sides,

Supplies of all Pilkington products are available through your usual glass merchant, but in case of difficulty please consult:

SHEWAN TOMES (Traders) LTD., P. O. Box 135, UNION HOUSE, HONG KONG

PILKINGTON BROTHERS LIMITED

ST. HELENS, LANCASHIRE, ENGLAND

Manufacturers of all types of structural glass.

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