Bruening Glass Works - repairing crystal for over 100 years
20157 Lake Road
Rocky River, Ohio 44116
440.333.4768
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Crystal Repair Steuben Bunny Repair

Thursday, March 19th, 2009 Posted in All Repair Projects, Broken glassware, Chipped Glass Repair, Glueings, Steuben Crystal, Steuben Crystal Repair, Zoo | Comments Off on Crystal Repair Steuben Bunny Repair

crtstal repair Steuben

crystal repair Steuben

Steuben Bunny  after repair

Steuben Bunny after repair

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Crystal Repair Swarovski Whale

Tuesday, March 17th, 2009 Posted in All Repair Projects, Crystal Repair Pictures, Glueings, Swarovski Crystal, Zoo | Comments Off on Crystal Repair Swarovski Whale

It’s hard to swim straight with no tail. This whale was in need of some saving.  It was a simple repair. Please view some of my other Swarovski repairs if you have a piece of crystal that needs to be rescued.

Crystal Whale with broken tail

Crystal Whale with broken tail

Swarovski Crystal Whale

Swarovski Crystal Whale

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crystal repair

Monday, March 16th, 2009 Posted in All Repair Projects, Broken glassware, Chipped Glass Repair, Chipped Glassware, Zoo | Comments Off on crystal repair

broken bird

broken bird

crystal bird

crystal bird

This crystal bird had broken feathers, but it’s now fit to fly.

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Pairpoint Lamp Repair and Restoration Services

Monday, March 16th, 2009 Posted in All Repair Projects, Antique lamp repair, Chandelier Repair, Glass Globe, Glueings, Panel Lamp Repair, Uncategorized | Comments Off on Pairpoint Lamp Repair and Restoration Services

Thanks for visiting Bruening Glass Works. We specialize in repairing all kinds of glass pieces including Pairpoint lamps and Pairpoint lamp shades. Please see an example of our work below. If you have a question or are in need of our repair and restoration services, please contact us via the form on our website.

This beautiful painted Pairpoint glass shade had a crack running down from the top.

Pairpoint reverse painted shade with crack

Pairpoint reverse painted shade with crack

Here’s the repaired piece below.

Repaired Shade

Repaired Shade

This is just one example of a Pairpoint lamp that we fixed. If you have one that is broken, please reach out using the form to the right. We’d be happy to give you a free quote.

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Crystal Repair Swarovski Mouse

Sunday, March 15th, 2009 Posted in All Repair Projects, Glueings, Swarovski Crystal | Comments Off on Crystal Repair Swarovski Mouse

This mouse must have lost a fight with a cat. Both ears were off and the tail was missing from this whimsical Swarovski crystal mouse. Now he looks good as new with a spring in his tail.

crystal mouse before

crystal mouse before

Swarovski Crystal Mouse

Swarovski Crystal Mouse

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Crystal Repair Waterford Wine Glass

Wednesday, March 11th, 2009 Posted in All Repair Projects, Blowen Glass Replacements, Broken glassware, Chipped Glass Repair, Chipped Glassware, Chipped Stemware, Glueings, Waterford Crystal, Waterford Crystal Repair | Comments Off on Crystal Repair Waterford Wine Glass

Waterford Wine Glass Chipped Foot

Waterford Wine Glass Chipped Foot

Wine Glass New Foot

Wine Glass New Foot

 

The chip was to large to grind and polish so I removed the foot at the base of the stem. With the foot off of another Waterford Glass I transplanted the foot .  Open a  so so bottle of wine and lets test the glass. You don’t need  open a good bottle wine because  the beautifull  glass makes every thing taste better.

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beveled glass clock face

Tuesday, March 10th, 2009 Posted in All Repair Projects, Beveled Glass, Beveled Glass Lens, Clock Glass | 1 Comment »

Old clock bezel with new beveled glass

Old clock bezel with new beveled glass

clock bezel missing beveled glass lens
clock bezel missing beveled glass lens

Old old clock came to me from a clock shop . It needed a beveled glass installed in the brass bezel. This is a tricky job because clock bezels are not round so the bevel is hand made to fit the out of round bezel. Its very easy to chip the new beveled glass during the installation .

glass cut out of round to fit the bezel and rough beveled

glass cut out of round to fit the bezel and rough beveledNew Glass Installed

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Crystal Repair Waterford Spoon

Tuesday, March 10th, 2009 Posted in All Repair Projects, Glueings, Waterford Crystal | Comments Off on Crystal Repair Waterford Spoon

Crystal spoon good as news

Crystal spoon good as news

THis Waterford serving spoon was glued many times before it came to me. Repairing crystal seving pieces is harder than other pieces of crystal because of  the functional work side . They are going to be used and abused.I neeeded to clean off  the old glue and make a new stud . I attached the new glass stud the handle . Then glued the seving spoon part to the handle.I picture all the steps .

Waterford Crystal Spoon broken handle

Waterford Crystal Spoon broken handle

 

waterford crystal spoon with broken handel

waterford crystal spoon with broken handel

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Glass globe for gum ball machine

Wednesday, March 4th, 2009 Posted in All Repair Projects, Antique lamp repair, Blowen Glass Replacements, Bubble Convex Glass, Clock Glass, Glass Globe | Comments Off on Glass globe for gum ball machine

Antique gum ball machine
Antique gum ball machine

Not sure if its a gum ball or peanut machine   I made a new globe for it . The original was six sided but the customer didn’t want to mke it that way .

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Perfume Bottle Repair

Saturday, February 28th, 2009 Posted in All Repair Projects, Blowen Glass Replacements, Chipped Glass Repair, Chipped Glassware, Glueings, Stopper Repair | Comments Off on Perfume Bottle Repair

Perfume With Broken Neck

Perfume With Broken Neck

 

This antique glass perfume bottle had a broken neck .  I cut off the old broken glass neck and polished the bottle . Then I make a new glass neck for the perfume bottle. The antique crystal perfume bottle was as good as new. I make new stoppers and daubers for antique glass perfume bottles but making a neck is a little different.  If they had sent it to me in the first place they would not have broken the neck trying to get the stopper out. It takes patients when removing a stuck stopper.

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Carriage Fire Engine Lamp Repair

Saturday, February 28th, 2009 Posted in All Repair Projects, Antique lamp repair, Beveled Glass, Beveled Glass Lens, Blowen Glass Replacements, Clock Glass, Glass Globe, Panel Lamp Repair | Comments Off on Carriage Fire Engine Lamp Repair

Before and after  beveled flashed glass lens with engraving

Before and after beveled flashed glass lens with engraving

I was told this is from a  fire engine . Its is made of flashed red glass and has a beveled edge and a number six engraved on it. Flash glass is made by layering two colored glasses together in this case red and clear. I have restored many carriage lamps over the years I wish I had photographed them now. I also make globes for oil lamp like on the railroad.

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crystal repair antique candlestick

Saturday, February 28th, 2009 Posted in All Repair Projects, Blowen Glass Replacements, Broken glassware, Crystal Candlestick repair, Glueings | Comments Off on crystal repair antique candlestick

Before and after broken candlestick

Before and after broken candlestick

Broken crystal candlestick needs restoration. This has two broken candle cups caused by letting the candle burn down to low and the heat from the flame breaks the glass.  First  I ground off what was left of the broken candle cups and polished it flat. Then I made two new candle holders and attached them . Antique glass repair is a big part of my buisness.  I like fixing things that other glass shop said can’t be fixed. This customer was told it was irreparable. This was broken not chipped so a shop that can only grind and polish is unable to restore a pressed glass candlestick such as this.

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curved glass panel

Tuesday, February 24th, 2009 Posted in All Repair Projects, Bent Glass | 2 Comments »

Antique curio cabinet with bent glass panels .  The broken curved glass side panel had to be replaced. They are usualy tighter radius than the door. If you have a broken door just send the whole door to me and I can  install the glass in the door and then send it back to you.

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Steuben Glass Repair

Wednesday, February 18th, 2009 Posted in All Repair Projects, Glueings, Steuben Crystal, Steuben Crystal Repair | 3 Comments »

Broken neck and ear no problem  .

Steuben Crystal Giraffe

Steuben Crystal Giraffe

Some days I work on animals only  my shop looks like a Zoo

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