So now I'm "seeing" stained glass vent windows.
On Wed, Apr 27, 2016 at 10:14 PM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote: > Lead and glass have a relationship going back thousands of years. Germans > are no fools. > > Jim > > On Wednesday, April 27, 2016, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > You both have added to the Vanagon knowledge base! At least as far as > > this list is concerned. It should have been made of nylon, but that > would > > have cost $0.25 more. But lead is an old school material for an > old-school > > design--vent wings. Long obsolete for poor aerodynamics, but they are an > > effective early form of air conditioning. > > > > |
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