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   kreuzie | Jan 21, 2009 05:46am | #1

   Try a Google search for antique window glass, or check with stained glass shops. They might be able to steer you in the right direction.

   kreuzie

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   mec231 | Jan 21, 2009 08:10am | #2

   The stained glass store suggestion is a good one--most will have a selection of variations on clear. We went with water glass for our kitchen doors. You might also look for seed glass.

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   fatboy2 | Jan 21, 2009 08:17pm | #3

   Go to delphi.com, a stained glass supplier. They have good prices and excellent service. You might think the Mail is an odd way to buy glass, but they know quite well how to package it, and have a bullet proof guarantee on breakage.
   Stef

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   joinerswork | Jan 22, 2009 01:51am | #4

   Local glass shops will often have a stash of old window glass that they've replaced with new.  Check your yellow pages.  They'll even cut it to size for you.

   Ray

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   Disputantum | Jan 22, 2009 06:50am | #5

   Restoration Glass: http://www.restorationglass.com/, but $165 a sheet would give me pause. Also, it's hard to cut straight, so I'd get a pro to do it, or as suggested above find some genuine old window glass.

   
   

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   Edited 1/21/2009 10:51 pm ET by Disputantum

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   troys | Jan 22, 2009 08:25am | #6

   I love the old glass and I see it in a lot of houses where I live (Alameda CA) You might talk to a local company that does termite and dry rot repair work at least in this area it often involves replacing old window sashes. I have gotten quite a few for free (being extremely thrifty:) I have found this a great way to get old glass. I just get the sashes and pull them apart and get the glass that way. You could also go to a salvage yard although you would have to buy the windows (heaven forbid) that way.

   Good luck

   Troy

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   traveller2 | Jan 22, 2009 08:17pm | #7

   try your local glass shop. If they are anything bigger than a garage operation they should have access to any number of different glass patterns. I went to one about 5 miles from my house, and they had probably 25 different types. I did a custom arts and craft cabinet with 6 panes of bubble glass in the doors (about 8 sq ft) and the total was about $110 three years ago.