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Antique Glass Repair Project Repair Gallery

Antique Glass Repair Project Repair Gallery

Waterford Crystal Compote

Saturday, February 14th, 2009 Posted in All Repair Projects, Bent Glass, Chandelier Bobeche Replacement Parts, Chipped Glass Repair, Clock Glass, Glueings, Waterford Crystal, Waterford Crystal Repair | 1 Comment »

Waterford Compote Broken Stem

Waterford Compote Broken Stem

Crystal Compote Repaired

Crystal Compote Repaired

A Large Waterford Crystal Compote with a broken stem needed a little tlc . First  to grind and polish the stem were a large chip came out. If it was to big Iwould have to make a filler piece but after grinding it still had a nice shade so I finished the repair. This compote is the first Waterford piece I have  repaired that was glued at the factory. This  is were the stem and the bowl are make and glued together not put together hot.

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Glass Cat Broken Tail

Friday, February 13th, 2009 Posted in All Repair Projects, Chipped Glass Repair, Chipped Glassware, Chipped Stemware, Glass Globe, Glueings, Uncategorized | Comments Off on Glass Cat Broken Tail

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chandelier repair antique crystal bobache

Friday, February 13th, 2009 Posted in All Repair Projects, Broken glassware, Broken Stem, Chandelier Repair, Chipped Glass Repair, Chipped Glassware, Chipped Stemware, Crystal Repair Pictures, Glueings | Comments Off on chandelier repair antique crystal bobache

BROKEN BOBOCHE /BOBACHE/BOBECHE  YOU PICK

BROKEN BOBOCHE /BOBACHE/BOBECHE YOU PICK

ANTIQUE CRYSTAL CHANDELIER ” 0″ THE ELECTRITION “1”  SAME STORY

The boboche was broken and a few pieces were missing so we glued the pieces back together and  bent a piece of glass to fill the hole left by the missing pieces.

Repaired chandelier Part

Repaired chandelier Part

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Antique Water Glass Repair Crystal

Friday, February 13th, 2009 Posted in All Repair Projects, Broken glassware, Chipped Glassware, Chipped Stemware, Glueings | Comments Off on Antique Water Glass Repair Crystal

WATER GLASS BROKEN BOTTOM

WATER GLASS BROKEN BOTTOM

This antique water glass has a broken bottom and just the bottom none of the sides of the glass was damaged. I was able to cut / grind off the botton and using a thin glass cut a diameter and made a new botttom.  Crystal water glass repair or antique rock glass  not shure what to call it but its ready to be used again.

ROCK GLASS NEW BOTTOM

ROCK GLASS NEW BOTTOM

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Waterford Repair Hurrican Lamp Chipped Top

Thursday, February 5th, 2009 Posted in All Repair Projects, Chipped Glass Repair, Waterford Crystal Repair | Comments Off on Waterford Repair Hurrican Lamp Chipped Top

Waterford Lamp removed large chip

Waterford Lamp removed large chip

Walking in the dark first you stub your toe then you hear the lamp falling to the floor. I can fix it . This Waterford Hurrican Lamp had a big chip I ground and polished out.  Chipped Waterford is a good part of my business. You have to fix your Waterford Crystal . Are they going to make it any more???

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crystal repair broken water glass

Thursday, February 5th, 2009 Posted in All Repair Projects, Broken glassware, Chipped Glassware, Glueings | Comments Off on crystal repair broken water glass

Antique glass with a broken bottom not a typical repair.  A replace ment glass is not an option . Please can you fix it ?   I can fix it  just put on a new bottom.  Glassware repair you think of chips on the rim or foot  not a new bottom of a water glass.

Water glass with broken bottom pieces missing

Water glass with broken bottom pieces missing

New Bottom

New Bottom

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Antique Glass Repair crystal chandelier

Wednesday, February 4th, 2009 Posted in All Repair Projects, Chandelier Repair, Chipped Glass Repair | Comments Off on Antique Glass Repair crystal chandelier

Fifteen year this antique crystal chandelier has been in a box in storage. Only two of the antique glass arms were not broken . Many of the boboches were broken also. Dirty, rusty and in need of new wiring . The restotation of this antique glass chandelier has started with the  dismanteling and cleaning.  The glue that someone used has turned white over the years and must be soaked and removed. I will post my progress in days to come.

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crystal repair glass paper weight

Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009 Posted in All Repair Projects, Chipped Glass Repair | Comments Off on crystal repair glass paper weight

Chipped paper weight  this paper weight needed a lot of work. It had a huge chip or more like a bullet hole . The chip was about two inches in diameter but not very deep. I ground out the chip and polished out the scratches. The cyrstal paper weight was as good as new. Over the years I have repair many paper weights.

Paper weight repair

Paper weight repair

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Crystal Repair Steuben Elephant new ears

Sunday, February 1st, 2009 Posted in All Repair Projects, Chipped Glass Repair, Glueings, Steuben Crystal, Steuben Crystal Repair | Comments Off on Crystal Repair Steuben Elephant new ears

Steuben Elephant Missing Ears

Steuben Elephant Missing Ears

Broken many years ago and put in a box and forgotten. Then the internet and solution to the earless elephant .  I formed two ears out of a broken Steuben plate. This type of repair is fun know one would ever know the elephant had a ear job. Steuben glass figurine repair

Steuben Crystal Figurine With New Ears

Steuben Crystal Figurine With New Ears

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Swarovski Crystal flower broken stem

Thursday, January 29th, 2009 Posted in Chipped Glass Repair, Glueings, Swarovski Crystal | Comments Off on Swarovski Crystal flower broken stem

swarovski crystal flower

swarovski crystal flower

A Broken Crystal flower with missing piece of the stem needed to be repaired. I asked if they could send in one of the flowers that was not broken to use as a guide . Then I make a new stem and replaced the broke one. In this repair the challange was getting what was left of the stem out with out breaking any leaves.

Broken Glass Repaired

Broken Glass Repaired

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Antique Glass Perfume Bottle Baccarat

Wednesday, January 28th, 2009 Posted in All Repair Projects, Baccarat Crystal Repair, Broken Decanter Repair, Crystal Repair Pictures, Stopper Repair | Comments Off on Antique Glass Perfume Bottle Baccarat

Antique Baccarat Perfume Bottle with a stuck and broken stopper. This Baccarat Bottle from the 1920’s contains valuable perfume. First task remove perfume and store safley . Then remove stopper and repair it.  I remember coming home and  knowing grama was in the house  as I came up the drive by the smell of her perfume . The smell of roses so thick you could taste them.

Antique Perfume Bottle with stuck and broken stopper

Antique Perfume Bottle with stuck and broken stopper

 

Baccarat Bottle Restored Stopper

Baccarat Bottle Restored Stopper

 

Baccarat Bottle  1920's

Baccarat Bottle 1920's

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Antique Cut Crystal Perfume Bottle

Wednesday, January 28th, 2009 Posted in All Repair Projects, Broken Decanter Repair, Stopper Repair | Comments Off on Antique Cut Crystal Perfume Bottle

Repair crystal bottle with broken dauber on stopper.

 Antique cut glass perfume bottle and new dauber on stopper

Antique cut glass perfume bottle and new dauber on stopper

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Crystal Repair Waterford Cake Knife

Tuesday, January 27th, 2009 Posted in All Repair Projects, Waterford Crystal Repair | 4 Comments »

Waterford Crystal Cake Knife Broken Handle

Waterford Crystal Cake Knife Broken Handle

Waterford cake knife is not a good choice for cutting ice cream cake. The glass did not break the metal handle did. In all the years repairing crystal I think this is a first. I removed what was left of the knife blade from the glass handle and silver soldered it. I put it back on the glass handle and its ready for the next party . Use the old big knife on the DAIRY QUEEN cake .

Cut Crystal Cake Knife Repaired

Cut Crystal Cake Knife Repaired

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Crystal Repair Baccarat Candelabra

Saturday, January 24th, 2009 Posted in All Repair Projects, Baccarat Crystal, Baccarat Crystal Repair, Chandelier Repair, Glueings | 4 Comments »

Many broken arms and missing crystals on this Baccarat candelabra.  What a mess when it came to me. It look like a box of trash. Stored in the basement for who knows how long they didn’t know any one to fix it. They found me the old fashion way word of mouth not a google search. A good bath and some tlc  this candelabra  needs  a grand piano.

Baccarat Crystal Arms

Baccarat Crystal Arms

 

Baccarat Candle Obra

Baccarat Candelabra

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