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 <h2>Visitor to help salvage State 
        Theatre glass</h2>
      <p>August 
        27, 1999<br>
        FORT MADISON DAILY DEMOCRAT</p>
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  The Fort Madison Historic Preservation Commision has invited Timothy 
          Dunn, Vitrolite Specialist from St. Louis, Mo., to Fort Madison on Saturday, 
          August 28. Dunn salvages, repairs and sells structural glass, also known 
          as &quot;Vitrolite&quot; or &quot;Carrera.&quot;</p>
      <p>Structural 
        glass was used on many of Fort Madison's downtown commercial buildings 
        in the 1930s and 1940s to modernize the storefronts. Production of structural 
        glass in the United States ceased many years ago, so sources for replacement 
        glass are rare.</p>
      <p>Dunn 
        will be salvaging the red marbled &quot;Carrera glass&quot; from the front 
        of the State Theater building and will also be replacing some broken black 
        glass on one of the downtown buildings. He will be available for questions 
        and consultations from the public on that day.</p>
      <p>Business 
        owners who may be interested in glass replacement are encouraged to visit 
        with Dunn or contact Michele Young, Historic Preservation Commission Chairperson 
        at 372-2224.<br>
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