Crystal Restoration Project Repair Gallery

crystal repair antique 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.

Tags: Antique Crystal repair, Antique Glass Repair, Broken Glass Glued, Chipped Crystal Repair, Crystal Restoration, Glassware Repair

Steuben Glass Repair

Broken neck and ear no problem  .

Steuben Crystal Giraffe

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

Tags: Antique Crystal repair, Antique Glass Repair, Broken Glass Glued, Chipped Crystal Repair, Crystal Restoration, Glassware Repair, Glueing Glass, Steuben Crystal, Steuben Crystal Repair, Steuben Glass Repair, Steuben Restoration

Depession Glass Repair

Depession glass bowl  with two large pieces broken off and some smaller pieces missing  first I glued the broken pieces back in and the ground and polished what was left.  Pressed glass is sentimental because it was not expensive so every one had some. Grama then left it to the kids. I have little red shot glasses with handles that I got from my grama. Had my first shot of whiskey grama gave me at sixteen . It was awfull then and still is. Repairing depression glass or pressed glass is not cost effective but  you have to save it.

Depression Glass Bowl

Depression Glass Bowl

Tags: Antique Crystal repair, Antique Glass Repair, Antique Glassware Repair, Broken Glass Glued, Broken Glassware Repair, Chipped Crystal Repair, Crystal Restoration, Depression Glass Repair, Glueing Glass, Pressed Glass Repair

Crystal Repair Swarovski

Swarovski Snow Flake

Swarovski Crystal came unglued  simple repair to reglue.

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Waterford Crystal Compote

Waterford Compote Broken Stem

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.

Tags: Antique Crystal repair, Antique Glass Repair, Broken Glass Glued, Broken Waterford Repair, Chipped Crystal Repair, Crystal Restoration, Glassware Repair, Glueing Glass, Waterford Crystal Repair, Waterford Glass Repair

Glass Cat Broken Tail

Tags: Antique Crystal repair, Antique Glass Repair, Broken Glass Glued, Chipped Crystal Repair, Crystal Repair, Crystal Restoration, Glassware Repair, Glueing Glass

chandelier repair antique crystal bobache

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

Tags: Antique Crystal repair, Antique Cut Glass Repair, Antique Glass Repair, Antique Glassware Repair, Broken Crystal Arm, Broken Glass Glued, Broken Glassware Repair, Chandelier Repair, Chandelier Restoration, Chip Repair, Chipped Crystal Repair, Crystal Restoration

Antique Water Glass Repair Crystal

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

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Waterford Repair Hurrican Lamp Chipped Top

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???

Tags: Antique Crystal repair, Antique Glass Repair, Chipped Crystal Repair, Crystal Repair, Crystal Restoration, Cut Glass Repair, Glassware Repair, Waterford Crystal Repair, Waterford Lamp Repair

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

New Bottom

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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.

Tags: Antique Crystal repair, Antique Glass Repair, Broken Glass Glued, Chipped Crystal Repair, Crystal Restoration, Custom Made Chandelier Parts, Glass Parts, Glassware Repair, Glueing Glass

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

Tags: Antique Crystal repair, Antique Glass Repair, Chipped Crystal Repair, Crystal Restoration, Glassware Repair

Crystal Repair Steuben Elephant new 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

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Swarovski Crystal flower broken stem

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

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