original and intact early 20th century american storefront luxfer prism glass transom panel containing "sawtooth" pattern tiles
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UR-12668-12
luxfer prism co., chicago, il.
early 20th century antique american exterior building storefront transom window panel containing "sawtooth" pattern luxfer prism glass tiles arranged in a simple grid-like pattern. each glass tile exhibits a light purple hue, caused by a reaction between the manganese oxide's prolonged exposure to natural sunlight. original lead caming remains structurally sound and stable. the c. 1905-10 tiles were fabricated by the luxfer prism tile co., chicago. prismatic glass, which was a highly successful building material in the united states between the turn of the century and the 1920s, promised to refract daylight from the facades deep into a building and thus would help to save energy, create healthier working environments, and contribute to the development of a new modern architecture. the luxfer prism companies were the inventors and most prominent producers of this material. luxfer contributed to the contemporary architectural debate by promoting the small-scale pattern of its glass installations as a competing vision of architectural modernity to that of the emerging aesthetic of steel and glass facades. in the early 1930's prismatic glass finally lost the competition with electrical lighting and new structural day lighting devices such as hollow glass blocks. two matching panels available, priced individually. free from cracks and/or breaks. each prism glass tile measures 4 x 4 inches.
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