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OBJECT TYPE: LAMINATED/CURVED
DATE: 1999
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1999.0327.001

MANUFACTURER: PPG CANADA INC., GLASS DIV.
MODEL: SOLEXTRA
LOCATION: Hawkesbury, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: GLASS-SYNTHETIC LAMINATE

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 142.0 cm
Width: 82.5 cm
Height: 7.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Motorized Ground Transportation
Category: Automotive parts
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: PPG
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Hawkesbury

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: MADE BY CANADIAN SUBSIDIARY OF AMERICAN COMPANY.
Function: GLASS SHIELD THAT INSULATES INTERIOR OF VEHICLE FROM ELEMENTS.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF GLASS & SYNTHETIC LAMINATED WINDSHIELD. SOLEXTRA VISON GLASS WAS TINTED AQUAMARINE & WAS DESIGNED TO BLOCK INFRARED ENERGY. SOLEXTRA PRIVACY GLASS WAS BLUE TINTED HEAT-ABSORBING GLASS THAT REDUCED HEAT GAIN.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: BLACK LETTERING ON LABEL ON FRONT READS "[LOGO]/ PPG/ SOLEXTRA (R)/ 80 9/ DOT18 AS1 M441/ 43R-00029/ VSG WD 2120"/ BLACK LETTERING ALONG LOWER ESDGE READS "203 671 2401"
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish: TINTED BLUE WITH BLACK BORDERS AREOUND EDGES
Decoration: N/A

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PPG CANADA INC., GLASS DIV., Windshield, circa 1999, Artifact no. 1999.0327, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1999.0327.001/

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