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CHAPTER TWO: A City Built of Glass (continued)

Owens-Corning Fiberglas souvenirs from the 1939 New York World’s Fair.  Owens Corning Records, MSS-222.

The Glass Center at the New York World’s Fair showcased several of Toledo’s glass companies, including the one that had been formed just the year before.  These souvenirs of Fiberglas advertised the new product as “Glass You Can Weave Like Silk,” and “Glass—But Not Fragile.”

There are photographs related to this exhibit in the next exhibit case.

Related Exhibit: CHAPTER 2

(Exhibits on this page were photographed, scanned, and included with permission from Owens-Corning)