Stained
glass & leaded lights
Hand crafted in the traditional
way
Leaded lights or lead lights are door panels or windows made from
separate panes of glass. They are held together with H section
lead known as cames or calmes. The joints are soldered with a solder
made from a mixture of tin and lead. Lead light cement is
scrubbed into the lead cames to make the panel weatherproof .
When the lead light cement sets the panel can be cleaned and the
glass polished.
The true meaning of Stained glass refers to glass which has been
coloured in some way by adding various metal oxides in the factory
while still in raw chemical form.
Stained glass is often referred to as
panes of hand painted of glass. The small flowers shown in the door
panel below are stained yellow with silver nitrate known as
silverstain.
Black trace lines are painted on the other side of the pane and the
glass is fired in a kiln to make the design and colours permanent. .
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Art Deco leaded lights in Roxburgh Terrace in Whitley Bay Inspired by the art and jewellery found in Tutankhamen's tomb in the 1920's |
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