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Offline flash

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What is the name of this glass?
« on: September 23, 2010, 09:09:38 AM »
Good day

My name is Bennie and I'm from South Africa. Recently a piece of glass in one of my house's doors cracked, and I want to replace it. I'm not sure what the specific type of glass is called though. It came with the house, so it has been around for quite a few years and could be quite old. It is a type of obscure glass, with tiny (about 1mm sides) rectangular dots aligned in rows (not just randomly scattered) all over its surface. It also has little pictures of sailboats on it, which don't contain dots but aren't see-through either. The class isn't coloured in any way. I have posted a link to the image, as well as inserted it.

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If anyone could identify the type of glass for me I would really, really appreciate it.

Thanks in advance
Bennie

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Re: What is the name of this glass?
« Reply #1 on: September 23, 2010, 09:43:50 AM »
It is flat glass which has been texturised between rollers. Your glazier can tell you if it is still available, but you may find that it is no longer made. In all probability it was made locally, not imported. Maybe you're lucky - else you'll have to replace it with another pattern.

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