Glass Block Sales Boom; improved form of blocks introduced 3 months ago

GLASS BLOCK SALES BOOM

The unusual interest glass blocks have created in the building industry since they were introduced in their improved form three months ago, has resulted in sales that exceed those of the three-year period prior to that time, according to the Owens-Illinois Glass Co. It is pointed out that glass blocks are not a luxury, as the uninformed might think; in fact, they are said to be lower in cost than any other good quality construction material. Because of this fact, together with such advantages as light transmission and diffusion, insulation and fire resistance, glass blocks are destined to become a universally accepted material for use in general construction, builders and architects concede.