Crystal Repair and Antique Glass Repair – Bruening Glass Works

Crystal Repair Wine Glass with broken stem

May 9th, 2015 Posted in All Repair Projects, Antique Glass Repair, broken glassware, Broken Stem, Stemware repair

These wine glasses were sent from Italy for restoration. They survived  two world wars and succumb to a family move. They hold many memories and toasted many events .

Luckily the bowls were not damaged .  They were in need of a stem and foot transplant.

 

 

Draw pattern of stem to maintain correct height.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tags: Antique Crystal repair, Antique Glass Repair, broken stemware repaired, broken wine glass, Crystal Repair, Crystal Restoration

Antique crystal candlestick repair

May 9th, 2015 Posted in All Repair Projects, Antique Glass Repair, Crystal Candlestick repair, Glueings

This verrrrry  old crystal candlestick net its demise like many candle holders .  The candle was allowed to burn down and the flame crack the crystal candle cup.  This one of the finest cut glass pieces I have had the pleasure to restore.

 

 

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

CRYSTAL REPAIR CHANDELIER ANTIQUE PRISM

May 8th, 2015 Posted in All Repair Projects, Antique Glass Repair, Chandelier Repair

The  antique crystal  chandelier was in disrepair. One of the crystal spires was broken.   We cast a mold  using one of the old prisms as a pattern . First a rough cast is make of crystal . Then the casting is ground and polish . Then the  brass feral from the old broken prism is attached .

 

A high temp ceramic mold is made .

The mold is then filled with crystal and place in a kiln for annealing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The  rough casting is made smooth using #100 # 200 and #400 grit smoothing stones.

 

The crystal is hand polished using a cork wheel with pumis  and the final step is a felt wheel with cerium oxide.

 

The  brass feral was remove from the old broken prism and installed on the new replacement.

The antique crystal chandelier is back to its original glory.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tags: Antique Crystal repair, Chandelier Repair, Crystal Repair, custom made chandelier parts

Antique Bent Glass Lamp Repair

June 16th, 2014 Posted in All Repair Projects, Antique Glass Repair, Antique lamp repair, Bent Glass, Glass Globe

Changing the light bulb was traumatic for the antique glass shade.   It fell and the majority of the panels were broken.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Most of the top pieces were broken and some of the bottom pieces.   The top pieces were the most difficult to fit.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tags: antique bent glass lamp, curved glass lamp repair, glass lamp shade repair, slag glass lamp repair

beveled glass lens antique gauge barometer

June 10th, 2014 Posted in All Repair Projects, antique gauge glass, Antique Glass Repair, Beveled glass lens, clock glass

The beveled glass lens in the antique barometer was cracked.  The tolerances are very tight fitting the glass in the brass bezel. The glass is friction fit .  It is not glued in .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tags: antique barometer glass, antique beveled glass, beveled glass gauge, Beveled glass lens