Description: This photograph shows several different kinds of Mineral Wool, or Insulating Wool. The bottom center bag reads: "Granulated (For Blowing Only) Mineral Wool. Chicago" The box on the left reads: "Strip Wool, 4 Inch Thickness. This box contains 3 Strips of Wool 23 In. Wide and 9 Ft. Long, to Insulate a Gross Area of [hidden text] when used between standard wood studs or Joists. Contents 51 3/4 Sq. Ft." The box in the center reads: "Junior Bats Mineral Wool. Patent No. 1,913,242. Insulating Wool." The box on the right reads: "Bat Wool 2 Inch Thickness. This carton contains 20 bats of wool 23 in. wide and 36 in. long, to insulate a gross area of 120 sq. ft when used between standard wood studs or joists. Contents 115 Sq. Ft." All brand labels have been whited out. This photograph was grouped together with those of the Owens-Corning Fiberglas Company Plant, so it is reasonable to assume that they are somehow related. Fiberglass was invented by Owens-Illinois, and merged operations with the Corning Glass in 1938. Mineral wool, mineral fibres or man-made mineral fibres are fibres made from natural or synthetic minerals or metal oxides. The latter term is generally used to refer solely to synthetic materials including fibreglass, ceramic fibres and rock or stone wool. Industrial applications of mineral wool include thermal insulation, filtration, soundproofing, and germination of seedlings. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F09_025
Subjects: Mineral wool; Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation; Mineral wool--Statistics--Periodicals
Places: Ohio
 

Description: This photograph shows a stage in the production of spun-glass or fiberglass. It was group together with other photographs from Owens-Corning. The Owens-Corning Fiberglas Company Plant, located at 400 Case Avenue near Shields Street in Newark, occupies what was formerly the abandoned works of the largest bottle manufactory. Then called Owens-Illinois, the factory was purchased in 1933, to provide spun-glass and glass fiber research facilities. Corning Glass had been experimenting with such fibers for years, and the two companies decided to work jointly on development. By 1938, the two companies had merged to become Owens-Corning. During the 1930s and 1940s, the company manufactured 'glass wool' insulation for battleships, refrigerators, and houses, and spinning glass into delicate silk-like fibers to be woven into glass cloth, and fabrics for insulating electric wires. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F09_026
Subjects: Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation; Newark (Ohio)--History; Fiberglass
Places: Newark (Ohio); Licking County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows three spools on top of a sewing machine like device. This photograph was grouped with others of the Owens-Corning, and this could be spun-glass thread of some kind. The Owens-Corning Fiberglas Company Plant, located at 400 Case Avenue near Shields Street in Newark, occupies what was formerly the abandoned works of the largest bottle manufactory. Then called Owens-Illinois, the factory was purchased in 1933, to provide spun-glass and glass fiber research facilities. Corning Glass had been experimenting with such fibers for years, and the two companies decided to work jointly on development. By 1938, the two companies had merged to become Owens-Corning. During the 1930s and 1940s, the company manufactured 'glass wool' insulation for battleships, refrigerators, and houses, and spinning glass into delicate silk-like fibers to be woven into glass cloth, and fabrics for insulating electric wires. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F09_027
Subjects: Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation; Newark (Ohio); Sewing machines
Places: Newark (Ohio); Licking County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows a stage in the production of spun-glass or fiberglass. It was group together with other photographs from Owens-Corning. The Owens-Corning Fiberglas Company Plant, located at 400 Case Avenue near Shields Street in Newark, occupies what was formerly the abandoned works of the largest bottle manufactory. Then called Owens-Illinois, the factory was purchased in 1933, to provide spun-glass and glass fiber research facilities. Corning Glass had been experimenting with such fibers for years, and the two companies decided to work jointly on development. By 1938, the two companies had merged to become Owens-Corning. During the 1930s and 1940s, the company manufactured 'glass wool' insulation for battleships, refrigerators, and houses, and spinning glass into delicate silk-like fibers to be woven into glass cloth, and fabrics for insulating electric wires. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F09_028
Subjects: Newark (Ohio); Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation; Fiberglass
Places: Newark (Ohio); Licking County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows a man in front of a machine holding many spools of, what is probably spun-glass. An empty spindle near the top left corner has the words "Fiberglas" and "Owens-Illinois Glass Company." It was group together with other photographs from Owens-Corning. The Owens-Corning Fiberglas Company Plant, located at 400 Case Avenue near Shields Street in Newark, occupies what was formerly the abandoned works of the largest bottle manufactory. Then called Owens-Illinois, the factory was purchased in 1933, to provide spun-glass and glass fiber research facilities. Corning Glass had been experimenting with such fibers for years, and the two companies decided to work jointly on development. By 1938, the two companies had merged to become Owens-Corning. During the 1930s and 1940s, the company manufactured 'glass wool' insulation for battleships, refrigerators, and houses, and spinning glass into delicate silk-like fibers to be woven into glass cloth, and fabrics for insulating electric wires View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F09_029
Subjects: Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation; Newark (Ohio)--History; Fiberglass
Places: Newark (Ohio); Licking County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows a stage in the production of spun-glass or fiberglass. It was group together with others from Owens-Corning. The Owens-Corning Fiberglas Company Plant, located at 400 Case Avenue near Shields Street in Newark, occupies what was formerly the abandoned works of the largest bottle manufactory. Then called Owens-Illinois, the factory was purchased in 1933, to provide spun-glass and glass fiber research facilities. Corning Glass had been experimenting with such fibers for years, and the two companies decided to work jointly on development. By 1938, the two companies had merged to become Owens-Corning. During the 1930s and 1940s, the company manufactured 'glass wool' insulation for battleships, refrigerators, and houses, and spinning glass into delicate silk-like fibers to be woven into glass cloth, and fabrics for insulating electric wires View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F09_030
Subjects: Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation; Fiberglass; Newark (Ohio)--History
Places: Newark (Ohio); Licking County (Ohio)