We’ve come a long way, baby!
Windows have really evolved since we first started covering wall openings with pieces of parchment. Some of the earliest windows were from Crown Glass. When air was blown through a tube into hot, molten glass, this formed a hollow bowl shape. This glass was then reheated and flattened by spinning the shape on a disk.
The cooled glass disk was cut into various shapes, with the thinnest, finest glass pieces cut from the edges. The glass near the center pontil mark was thicker and more opaque. This center glass became know as bullseye glass for its distinctive center mark. The pieces of glass were fitted together with small triangular shapes mounted in a lattice work pattern to create a solid window sheet for a wall opening.
Today’s windows rely on advanced glass making techniques to produce large sheets of glass without the lead lattice work holding together smaller shapes. Nearly all windows today feature a dual pane technology filled with an air space or inert gas between the panes of glass for better energy efficiency. This allows us to be warmer in the winter as colder air is kept outside and more comfortable in the summer with Low E coatings to reduce the heat from UV rays that penetrate the glass.
Our windows feature Cardinal® glass with Anlin’s Infinit-e Low E 366 glass coating as standard. Infinit-e Low E glass blocks up to 95% of damaging UV rays to protect your home and furnishings. Anlin® windows boast an Easy Clean Exterior coating that sheets water off the exterior glass and helps to break up pollutants and dirt. Your window will stay cleaner, longer. Argon gas between the panes provides an invisible layer of insulation that slows down the transfer of heat through the glass.
To protect the windows prior to installation, all of our Anlin windows ship with an easy peel-off protective film. Your windows arrive in pristine condition ready for your home.
