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Archive for December, 2008

Orrefors Crystal Repair Stained Vase

Saturday, December 13th, 2008 Posted in All Repair Projects, Orrefors Crystal Repair | Comments Off on Orrefors Crystal Repair Stained Vase

Sick Orrefors Crystal Vase BeforeThis Orrefors vase has a cloudy film on the inside caused by water being left in with the flowers for a long time.Antique Glass  Dealers refer to this as sick glass. I polished the inside making it look like new.
Clean Crystal Vase

Clean Crystal Vase

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Perfume Bottle Repair New Dauber

Saturday, December 13th, 2008 Posted in All Repair Projects, Chipped Glass Repair | Comments Off on Perfume Bottle Repair New Dauber

Perfume Bottle With Broken Stopper
Perfume Bottle With Broken Stopper

Daubers are very fraigle and break very easy .Perfume bottles hold their value if the stoppers are in good shape. I have a larg selection of colored rods I use to make new daubers. If you are missing the stopper altogether  I can make a new stopper for any bottle  no matter the size.                                                                                                                                               New dauber on stopper

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Crystal Repair Of Steuben Candlestick

Friday, December 12th, 2008 Posted in All Repair Projects, Broken glassware, Chipped Glass Repair, Crystal Candlestick repair, Glueings, Steuben Crystal, Steuben Crystal Repair | Comments Off on Crystal Repair Of Steuben Candlestick

Steuben Candlestick Broken
Steuben Candlestick Broken

This time of the year out come the candles and if you let them burn down to low they will crack the glass.

Repaired Steuben Teardrop Candlestick

Repaired Steuben Teardrop Candlestick

 I made two new glass parts to replace the broken steuben candlestick top and bottom.  This $900.00 Stueben candlestick is ready to use .When I repair  Steuben Crystal  the restoration are cost effective. Glass blowing is the key to this repair . With out the ablity to make new parts this broken crystal candlestick would end up in the trash. This antique crystal candlestick will make many more Christmas Dinners.

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Glass Fish Repair blowen glass

Thursday, December 4th, 2008 Posted in All Repair Projects, Antique Glass Repair, Blowen Glass Replacements, Glueings, Zoo | Comments Off on Glass Fish Repair blowen glass

broken fish with new fins

broken fish with new fins

Broken fish
Broken fish
Repaired Fish now has a fin to stand on

Repaired Fish now has a fin to stand on

I repair glass sculptures and I repair memories. Her grandfather was a glass blower and he made the fish back in the old counrty. The two bottom fins got broken . I have to remove what is left of the original fins and make new ones .Grind and polish the bottom of the fish first step. Next make two new fins that match color and size of the old ones. Attach the new fins and I’am done . That wasn’t so bad.

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antique glass repair Beveled Clock Door

Thursday, December 4th, 2008 Posted in All Repair Projects, Beveled Glass | Comments Off on antique glass repair Beveled Clock Door

Antique Clock Beveled Glass Door

Antique Clock Beveled Glass Door

This antique clock had a broken glass in it so I used a pc of old mirror and removed the silvering The old glass has more of a yellow color to it the newer glass has a much greener color. I save many types of old glass and on occasions have use my kiln to make new glass look old. I then put on a good inch and a half bevel on the glass My hand beveling machines are older than this old clock. They run with leather belts we use electric motors instead of steam now. Hand beveling old glass for this clock has kept its value.Hand beveling is a dieing trade. Antique Carriage Clocks have very thin glass and are the hardest to bevel. I bevel glass for many clock repair shops .

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Bent Glass Lens HUD heads up display

Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008 Posted in Bent Glass | Comments Off on Bent Glass Lens HUD heads up display

Precision Bent Glass Lens  Curved Glass Lens +-0.003 HUD heads up display

Precision Bent Glass Lens Curved Glass Lens +-0.003 HUD heads up display
This is a  lens made for Hughs Aircraft. It goes in a HUD  heads up display. It has a 38″ radius on x axis and 34″ radius y axis. This is for automotive use.
Bent Glass Lens with holes uv
Bent Glass Lens with holes uv Precision Bent Glass Lens +- .005 inch Glass Lens Cuved and frostedHUD LENS Heads Up Display Lens
Curved Gass Lens with silicon oxide coating  uv reflective

Curved Gass Lens with silicon oxide coating uv reflective

This lens reflecs uv light and lets ir pass.  Made for Nordson UV div.

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