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This article is more a hope for the future than a statement of the present situation, for although there have been developments in both glasses and types of window frames, methods of glazing are still largely traditional, using glazing compounds more suited to the building technology of the early part of the century. This is not the result of lack of technological advance in materials or methods so much as the general reluctance of glaziers themselves to consider any change from the traditional. There are, of course, many situations where hand grade compounds and putties can be used successfully—provided the seal is regularly maintained—but as changes occur in glasses and frames, the locations become fewer.