COST OF WINDOWS 



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much that prices are of very little value except to give an idea of the rel- 

 ative cost of different sizes of glass and to serve as a basis for estimates. 

 In 1903 American window glass was quoted about as given in 

 Table XXV. 



TABLE XXV. 



COST OF WINDOW GLASS IN CENTS PER SQUARE FOOT. 



In 1903 the different kinds of glass were quoted in small quantities 

 at the factory about as follows : 



Wire glass % mcn thick 23 cents per sq. ft. 



Factory ribbed glass y& inch thick .... 9 " " " " 



Maze glass % inch thick 12 " " " " 



Maze glass 3-16 inch thick 18 ' " " " " 



Prismatic glass from 25 to 50 cents per sq. ft. 



Re f rax glass (sheet prisms) made by the Union Plate Glass Co., 

 Limited, Pocket Nook, ,St. Helens, England, was quoted in 1903 as 

 follows at the factory : Ordinary refrax glass %" thick with 5 prisms 

 to the inch, cut to any size up to 60" x 90", 20 cents per sq. ft. ; wired 

 refrax glass 5-16 inch thick with 5 prisms to the inch, cut to any size 

 up to 40" x go", 25 cents per sq. ft. 



Maltby prisms, made by Geo. K. Maltby, Boston Mass., 3-16" 

 thick with 6 prisms to the inch costs about 25 to 30 cents per sq. ft. 



Cost of Windows. Windows with frames for mill buildings will 

 cost from 15 to 25 cents per square foot, depending upon the size and 

 quality of the sash, the size of the opening, and cost of glass and 

 frames. In 1900 the cost was about 16 cents per square foot for D. S. 



