Does anyone out there know wheter it was mica sheets or fish-bladder that
was used in the
"eisinglass windows you can roll right down" on the surrey with a fringe on
top?

Eisinglass was also used to preserve eggs.  Again, which variety?  Any
clues?

Heleanor

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Dear Kari:

Sorry I don't have a good answer about where to find eisenglass, but I can
tell you more about it.  It isn't plastic,  but a mineral known as mica
which
comes in sheets.  It withstands high temperatures and was used in
cookstoves.
 I believe the name is German and means "iron glass."

Matt Mayberry
Colorado Springs Museum