Vitrite, also known as foam glass, is a very low fusing point black glass mainly used for the insulation base of electric lamps. It was formerly made by the Vitrite Company. ==Process== To make the electric lamp, molten vitrite is poured into the shell up to a height of approximately a quarter inch (6 millimeters). A plunger is brought down to for... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitrite
Vit'rite noun [ Latin vitrum glass.] A kind of glass which is very hard and difficult to fuse, used as an insulator in electrical lamps and other apparatus. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/V/31