dry filter

Object NameFiberglass Furnace Filter and Filter Cover

Made FromFiberglass, Metal

Place MadeUnited States

SizeOverall W: 38.3 cm, D: 4 cm, L: 49.2 cm

Accession Number99.8.29

Curatorial Area(s)

Science and Technology

On ViewGlass Innovation Center. Vessels Gallery.

Interpretive Notes

Web Text

The fiberglass business grew out of the bottle business. Even bottle caps played their part. Covers for the first fiberglass air filters were made from perforated metal sheets left over from bottle cap manufacture. Owens-Illinois's first fiberglass products were air filters. Originally, the filters were made from coarse "broom straw" fibers.

Physical DescriptionFiberglass Furnace Filter and Filter Cover. Fiberglass, metal. Fiberglass air filter showing leftover bottlecap mold piece.
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