Thanks, I have been doing some research on the glass and from what I have gathered, the Brodie brothers set up an auto glass manufacturing factory at Port Elizabeth take advantage of the new For plant established in 1927. That company eventually became Plate Glass & Shatterprufe Industries (PGSI) and later Belron International, still in operation today.
In the 1970s, one of PGSI’s major suppliers was Pilkington Glass, a UK based company. Pilkington had invented the float glass process in 1952.
I am guessing that Plate Glass & Shatterprufe Industries (PGSI) was importing Pilkington float glass for the manufacture of vehicle glass for the Ford Factory at Port Elizabeth, hence the Pilkington type etched Armourglas logo, but without the Pilkington brand name.
Compare the attached glass logo from an Australian-built 1969 XT GT. Glass produced 2nd Quarter of 1969. Pretty much identical except for the Pilkington hammer symbol
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Also compare to this revised Pilkington logo from an XW GT, 2nd Quarter 1970 glass. Again pretty much identical except the new Pilkington triangular logo and the AS (Australian Standard) details instead of ‘SAFETY GLASS’.
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