Most of the winodows in our 1880's house were original when we moved in: complete with ancient cracked and broken glass panes, rotten sashes and broken pulley mechanisims. The only protection from the elements they offered was completely accidental; all but 3 of the windows in our house were painted shut. It was a shame to lose the original flavor, but it was time to move into the 21st century with top-and-bottom opening windows with double-paned glass in solid new wood frames.
The old windows below were showing their age.
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