“MAKING GLASS FOR HOUSES ” 1948 EDUCATIONAL FILM INDUSTRIAL WINDOW & GLASS BLOCK PRODUCTION XD42544
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This short 1948 documentary from Encyclopedia Brittanica Films describes how glass for residential homes is made. It starts with the mining and processing of the individual ingredients including limestone, sand, and soda ash. Then there is a demonstration of a man in a lab coat creating glass on an “artisanal” scale to demonstrate how the process works. Finally, it follows the production of windows on an industrial scale from the glass factory to the window factory until they end up in a house.
0:14 Title “Making Glass for Houses”, 0:27 shots of different glass windows and walls in houses, 1:01 an excavator digging limestone out of a quarry, 1:40 truck dumps limestone into a stone crushing machine and the camera follows the process, 2:14 finely crushed limestone coming out at the end of the process, 2:21 a dynamite explosion loosens sand in a hillside, 2:36 man uses a firehose to wash down the sand, 3:13 overview of a sand mine and the piping system that leads to the mill, 3:33 a freight car being loaded with sand, 3:42 a chemical plant producing soda ash, 4;14 a man in a lab coat carefully combines the three ingredient to make glass in a lab, 4:58 centrifuges spinning to mix the materials, 5:22 the scientists puts on heat protective clothing, prepares the furnace, and places the mixture inside, 5:58 the melted glass mixture is poured into a form, 6:29 bins full of glass mixture in a glass factory, 6:59 1000 LBS of glass mixture put into an industrial furnace, 7:30 a continuous sheet of glass drawn out of the molten glass, 8:10 large sheets of glass being cut by a factory employee and then inspected, 8:58 a glass cutter placing the glass on the table and cutting it into smaller pieces, 9:24 men in a window making factory putting glass into frames, 10:08 shots of the same windows from the start of the film, 10:33 Title “EB Films”
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Back when manual labor was common and kept most of us fit. No fatties back then.
@DannybFlat01
Жыл бұрын
Or Cell Phones just Craftsmanship!
@kkknotcool
2 ай бұрын
Also a decent diet.
@unironicaluser1867
Ай бұрын
their was for sure fatties your self-centered prick. Manual labor is still common, it just isn't blasted on the media by the fox or the peacock. how about you think before you (and the other commenter) start to shit on the yOunG pEopLE nOw AdaYS
These retro films are true gems.
Glad to see such transparency lent to this subject.
@GreatBowlsAfire
Жыл бұрын
clearly they're proud of the great panes it takes to see this process through.. 🧐🤣
@scdhl4
Жыл бұрын
@@GreatBowlsAfire 🤣 good one.
@georgemartin1436
Жыл бұрын
@@GreatBowlsAfire LOL
The sound quality is amazing.
Y'know with all those PSAs and Education films that came up around the fifties and sixties, I'm surprised something like _How It's Made_ wasn't a thing back then.
@Doodlesthegreat
Жыл бұрын
There's a series called "Industry On Parade" that this channel has some episodes of that are pretty much that.
No electric guitars to keep the viewers attention... nice! 😊
@GreatBowlsAfire
Жыл бұрын
i heard the guitars bro.... 🤘😎
I have been a Glazier by Trade since 1984 and I really enjoy working with it. I have done cutting and sash work just like what is shown near the end of this video. Thanks for this video.
I wonder if kids back then get as excited as I am when the EB films logo comes up??!!
@Doodlesthegreat
Жыл бұрын
Since they weren't doing classwork, I can guarantee they were. >_
As a glass guy, great upload 👍
This is one of those films kids would watch when their regular teacher was out sick and the football coach would be drafted to stand in.
rythem, accent, pronunciation perfect
Seeing these films I can't help but think of Mister Rogers. He was the age to be in the target audience for thee films. I wonder if he was fascinated by them and that's what gave him the idea to show factories in his program. I watched in amazement those segments back in the mid 70's!
Holy Toledo!
The Jetsons are like 😮
It was, like industry on parade...
I wish they still made single pane wood windows for houses. They are so beautiful and give a nice effect when pondering a view. They won’t allow them to be made or installed where I live because they are inefficient. Some old houses still have them in the neighborhood. But I’m sure in time they will be replaced with the awful modern style void of character that a wood paned single glazed window has. A shame imo
@kkknotcool
Жыл бұрын
You can still get single pane glass. It's actually quite a bit cheaper then double or triple pane glass. But there is a good reason everybody switched to double pane glass, you loose more heat out a tiny single pane glass window then a huge wall with proper insulation. Do your energy bill a favor and don't get single pane, it's a garbage product compared with the modern stuff.
@johnnyrabenold6133
Жыл бұрын
You can certainly get a double paned wood window. Not sure what the downside is.
@larkatmic
Жыл бұрын
@@johnnyrabenold6133 The profile of newer windows is not the same, nor does it evoke much of anything compare to wood windows. Its a sheet of double and triple glass between engineered, wood, vinyl or steel. Old wood windows are a craft of carpentry, not prefabricated by machines. Newer ones are void of real putty and wood muntins between panes. I live in a 1940s GI house and the only window I haven’t replaced with newer ones (which are soul less in comparison) is the bay window in the living room. Its the only window I enjoy looking out. I get countless comments on how beautiful it is. It’s timeless. Some of the old glass pieces are distorted by gravity over the years, so it makes each view out of it look that more special. Just my opinion of course. And I agree they are not energy efficient. But that’s what heavy drapes and blinds are for. 😂 Happy 4th 🇺🇸
@Doodlesthegreat
Жыл бұрын
@@larkatmic Drapes and blinds are just not a proper substitute for modern windows. It cost my parents about five grand to upgrade the house to modern ones and they got all that money back in less than a decade.
@massriver
Жыл бұрын
Still have those upstairs. Super sticky & weights in wall. There great for starting plants with clear glass.
It's perfectly fine to live in a house that has glass but never allow your life to become a glass house.
Soda ash to make a soda glass to put your pop in😁
Oh back when people had jobs.
@makjanks
Жыл бұрын
When people wanted to work.
@tjlovesrachel
7 ай бұрын
Back when America made way more than it imported
@Spooky_32
5 ай бұрын
I have a job
@Telecolor-in3cl
3 ай бұрын
@@tjlovesrachel True
BPA free.
“Class, may I have your attention please? No talking while we watch this short film. Pay attention as there will be a quiz immediately following.”
But what about the glass blocks? Did l sleep through that part?!
In Father and King Jesus' Name, Amen ✝️✨
The process here is staggeringly magnanimous with Earth's resources like fresh water, sand etcetera. LoL WASF'ed !
Does anyone else think the narrator may have been Art Linkletter?
@fredaker8353
Жыл бұрын
I recognize the voice but couldn’t place it. You could be right.
Who is the narrator of this film? Anyone know?
@Daledavispratt
Жыл бұрын
He sure sounds like Art Linkletter to me.
Do you have to put that ugly ass time code right in the center of the screen? I’m loving the content, but it’s so distracting.
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2 ай бұрын
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