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Herculite automotive windshield strength test promotion
1950
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Title
Herculite automotive windshield strength test promotion
Creator
PPG Industries
Date
1950
Identifier
20170227-hpichswp-0010
Description
Two young women standing on a Herculite automotive windshield in order to demonstrate strength of glass. Developed by PPG for the commercial market, Herculite was a tempered glass that was reheated and rapidly cooled through a process that results in the glass being three to seven times stronger in addition to being heat resistant.
Type
still image
Subject
PPG Industries.
Glass manufacture.
Automotive industries.
Source
PPG Industries Records, 1888-1995, MSS 667, Detre Library and Archives, Senator John Heinz History Center
Contributor
Detre Library & Archives, Heinz History Center
Collection
PPG Industries Records
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