| Show ARE MADE or OF GLASS experiments with glass building bricks were bitin in 1801 1 by M I 1 falconiere Fal conier an architect of lyons these b ricks bricks are hollow being 0 blown like bottles bottle and are given forms such as cubes hexagons and other forms that permit of ready laying A bituminous cement with a base of asphalt is used with them the bricks serve as double windows giving ivill protection against agaid A both cold and heat heal they are good insulators of humidity and noie and they lend themselves readily to the decoration of buildings either by their form or their color many applications are fore becu been the bricks are neater than marble in meat markets and are especially adapted for bath halls balls hot houses bouses hospitals refrigerating establish establishments I 1 and buildings in which absence of windows would be in an advantage A hot bot hoube of 11 glass ass bricks ie i of about ordinary cost saves fuel and resists hail |
