Glassware Repair Project Repair Gallery

replace crystal top on wine glass

Its a glass with a history and it had to be restored.  I found a glass with the same shape and transferred the top to the metal stem.  I don’t know the history but she was very happy it was back in use.

wine glass new top

Tags: Broken Glass Glued, Crystal Repair, Crystal Restoration, Glassware Repair, test

Crystal Repair broken glass hammer

They are for display only , but the grand kids didn’t know that.  Turn your back for a minute and you will have to send me your gable for repair.   Your honor my be a good judge but his baby sitting skill are off.

Crystal Gable Repair

Glass Hammer

Looking for some glass nails .    The grand kids will love it.   More work for me.

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

LaLique crystal repair broken glass ring

This beautiful LaLique  crystal ring got broken.  The hard part of this repair was the fact they didn’t have any of the missing pieces. So I had to create the glass piece to fit what was left.

LaLique Crystal Ring Beore

Broken and a large chip is missing.

LaLique crystal ring cut and fit replacement piece

New glass fit on to ring

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

crystal repair cut glass decanter

Red on clear glass decanter came in with a broken neck.

cut glass decanter broken neck

The break was along one of the cuts

repaired decanter

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

crystal repair steuben beaver

The Steuben crystal beaver had a broken tail.  It was sent to me for repair. It wasn’t a very clean break so I ground and polished the chipped glass . I had to reshape the tail also.

broken crystal steuben beaver

Steuben Crystal Beaver

restoration complete

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

Waterford Crystal Repair testimonial

Hi Mark,

I wanted you to know the Waterford pieces arrived safely last week.  You have exceeded all of my expectations!  Absolutely outstanding job!  I will be happy to refer friends and associates to your business and wouldn’t hesitate to use your services again.

Gratefully,

Judi Copler

Springboro, OH

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

Crystal Repair Antique Cut Glass Dishes by Fry

The H. C. Fry Glass company made beautiful cut glass . Henry Fry had the biggest and one of the best cutting rooms of the day . The factory was built in 1901 .   The three plates pictured here came for that cutting room in Rochester Penna. They were chipped and needed minor repairs.  Crystal repair on the best of the best is a very rewarding.

antique cut glass by H.C. Fry Glass Company

The saw tooth design is very easy to chip. I used small grinding stones that came from the Hawkes Glass Company in Corning NY to grind out the chips.

crystal repair Fry Glass with chipped saw tooth design

Then with cork , horse hair and felt wheels I polished the cystal back to a brilliant shine.

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

Crystal Repair Steuben Pear

crystal repair steuben pear

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

antique glass repair

antique glass repair chip bottle

The art deco perfume bottle had very large chips on the sides and front. The antique glass repair restored the look and the value. The antique  glass is very thick and because of that I was able to grind  and polish with out making a hole or changing the look.

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

LaLique Crystal Perfume Bottle Repair

This is the first time I have worked on a LaLique Crystal Bottle like this. Over thirty years of repair I have worked on a lot of LaLique Crystal. There were chips around the stopper holes so I polished then out then etched then to match .

Lalique Crystal perfume bottle repair

Tags: Antique Bottle Repair, Antique Crystal repair, Antique Glass Repair, Bottle Repair, Broken Glass Glued, Chandelier Repair, Chipped Crystal Repair, Crystal Repair, Crystal Restoration, Glassware Repair, Glueing Glass, Lalique Crystal Repair, Perfume Bottle Repair

crystal repair steuben bottle stopper

Its a small little chip on the bottom of the stopper. Steuben makes the finest crystal in the world but they made colored glass many years ago. This is one of the old ” colored glass”  Steuben pieces. They are very valuable so a small chip is well worth repairing. The repair is simple just grind the stopper down . The important part is to match the same grit size so the frosting on the glass is the right . I have been a crystal repair man for thirty years and I love glass. I get crystal sent to me from around the world and I very lucky to be able to repair so many nice pieces of glass. 

Repair crystal stopper for steuben bottle

Shown above is the stopper before repair.

Repaired crystal spopper

The old Steuben glass is very valuable and very beautiful. Its one  of my favorite glasses to work on.

Tags: Antique Crystal repair, Antique Glass Repair, Bottle Repair, Chip Repair, Chipped Crystal Repair, Crystal Repair, Crystal Restoration, Glass Repair, Glassware Repair, Perfume Bottle Repair, Stuck Stopper, Waterford Crystal Repair

Repair Crystal Antique Cut Glass Vase

Broken Crystal Vase

Make new bottom and attach

Repaired cut glass glass vase in silver foot

Done in time for the holidays it will make a great center piece.

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

Crystal vase repair broken off foot

vase broken foot

repaired vase

Cut off bottom of crystal  vase to make a clean smooth bond. Stronger and better looking repair.

repaired vase

Repairing the antique crystal vases of the future. Some one bring home the roses this vase is ready for action.

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

Antique Glass Repair Cruet

Antique glass bottle was sent in for repair. Broken in many pieces it was one from a set. 

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