Bassman - Westinghouse Refractor by Corning Glass

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streetlight98

[Oct 13, 2012 at 02:18 AM]

Sweet glass! I've never seen they style glass! Is it thick like the holophane OV-25 refractors or a bit thinner?

NiMo

[Oct 13, 2012 at 02:22 AM]

Same thickness. I believe Westinghouse used Corning for a short period as there were a least three streets in the City of Buffalo (Abbott Rd., Grant St. and W. Ferry St.) which all had OV-25s with this style of glass.

GullWhiz

[Oct 13, 2012 at 02:26 AM]

We have some of those older OV-15s with the exposed bolts on the sides that has Pyrex glass on them (they have more squarish thicker appearance) in my electrical company area, here is one of the examples, I have a refractor just like it!

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Westinghouse Refractor by Corning Glass

Yep, you heard right. I acquired this refractor on a trade with the City of Buffalo Engineers for one of my other Westinghouse glasses. This is the Corning (Pyrex) version which was likely used in the early-mid 2nd generation OV-25s.