I could be un-remembering, but ...

... isn't the original "isinglass" a thin enough sheet of mica to be
used as a window?  (Mica used to be used as ovens on windows or
furnaces or other such hot places.)

B&S
'87 Westy 'Esmerelda Blanc'
SoCal

On Sun, 30 Jul 2006 19:13:05 -0500, you wrote:

>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isinglass
>
>I was going to tell you it was made from the clear tubes found inside
>squid and sturgeon, but I wanted to check it out first, and I was right!
>
>In some parts, people refer to plexiglas as Isinglass. No telling
>what Henry Ford was talking about. the only clear plastic I know of
>from Model T days was celluloid and rayon (same thing, I think).
>Bakelite was the other alternative, and of course no good for lamp
>covers.
>
>Jim
>
>
>On Jul 30, 2006, at 6:47 PM, John Rodgers wrote:
>
>> Can anyone tell me just what isenglas is, and where it has been
>> used in
>> the auto world. I seem to remember something about Henry Ford, the
>> Model
>> T, and isenglas windows or headlights or lamp covers or something. It
>> has been a long time. But it let light through. The few references
>> I hav
>> found so far call it "plastic". I don't think that is right.
>>
>> Anyway, I would appreciate any feedback.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> John Rodgers
>> 88 GL Driver
>>