Two samples of photochromic glass

Made:
1980 in St Asaph
maker:
Chance-Pilkington

Two samples of photochromic glass, darkness to neutral grey tint in bright sunlight with 16% transmission, 1980, by Chance-Pilkington, St. Asaph,Clwyd, Wales, 1980.

Sample of photochromic glass, one of two, by Chance-Pilkington, St. Asaph,Clwyd, Wales, 1980.

Sample of photochromic glass

1980
Sample of photochromic glass, one of two, by Chance-Pilkington, St. Asaph,Clwyd, Wales, 1980.

Sample of photochromic glass

1980

Details

Category:
Glass Technology
Object Number:
1980-471
Materials:
glass, photochromic
type:
samples
credit:
Chance-Pilkington

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