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I’m making models of authentic Western homes/ranches. Can you tell me more about the use of glass in the Old West?

by | Mar 1, 2007 | Inside History

I’m making models of authentic Western homes/ranches. Can you tell me more about the use of glass in the Old West? Randy Giesey Wheeling, Illinois Glass windows became available in the West soon after emigrants pioneered the region. It was shipped into new settlements just like any other product. For protection against Indian attacks and cold temperatures, folks generally placed thick wooden shutters outside the windows. Even the early Pueblo Indians of the Southwest recognized the need to le


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