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Clock Glass Project Repair Gallery

Clock Glass Project Repair Gallery

CARRIAGE CLOCK GLASS BEVELED CURVED BENT ANTIQUE

Wednesday, June 3rd, 2020 Posted in Bent Glass, Beveled Glass, Clock Glass, Clocks | Comments Off on CARRIAGE CLOCK GLASS BEVELED CURVED BENT ANTIQUE

bent beveled glass

The antique carriage clock was damaged and need replacement curved beveled glass sides. Using the old chipped and broken glass we bent glass pieces to match the radius. The tolerance are very small so each piece is hand fitted.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

curved / bent glass blank

 

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Antique Gauge Barometer Beveled Glass Lens Repair and Restoration

Tuesday, June 10th, 2014 Posted in All Repair Projects, Antique Gauge Glass, Antique Glass Repair, Beveled Glass Lens, Clock Glass | Comments Off on Antique Gauge Barometer Beveled Glass Lens Repair and Restoration

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. Here is the before state:

 

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antique beveled glass lens

antique beveled glass lens

 

Here is what we created

 

 

brass bezel with glass

brass bezel with glass

If you have an antique barometer that is in need of repair, please feel free to reach out and contact us.

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Replacement Glass for Antique Clock beveled convex with polished dimple

Friday, February 14th, 2014 Posted in All Repair Projects, Beveled Glass, Beveled Glass Lens, Clock Glass, Clocks | Comments Off on Replacement Glass for Antique Clock beveled convex with polished dimple

The old glass was repaired so it could be use to cast a high temperature mold .  The mold and an old piece of glass went into a kiln to form a glass blank.

old broken lens  beveled and convex glass

old broken lens beveled and convex glass

 

The blank was cut to size , beveled and the dimple was ground and polished.  The dimple is use to add additional clearance for the center stem.

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I hope to update the post with a picture of the restored clock. I have made many lens for old clocks but this is the first one with a additional polished bent and  dimple.

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Antique glass repair crystal repair gauge

Sunday, January 20th, 2013 Posted in All Repair Projects, Antique Glass Repair, Barometer Repair, Blowen Glass Replacements, Clock Glass | Comments Off on Antique glass repair crystal repair gauge

It was a gift for his  retirement from the electric company.  It is a thermometer that looks like an electric meter  .  The glass case was broken and they didn’t save the pieces. Gauge glass replacement

 

It is  missing the antique  glass cover.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Replacement beveled glass for antique clock

Thursday, January 17th, 2013 Posted in All Repair Projects, Beveled Glass, Clock Glass, Clocks | Comments Off on Replacement beveled glass for antique clock

The beveled glass from an antique clock  had many chips .  I made replacement pieces.

chipped beveled glass

 

 

Beveled Clock Glass

 

I wish I had a picture of the clock with the replacement  glass installed.

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Custom Beveled Glass Lens for antique clock

Saturday, January 12th, 2013 Posted in All Repair Projects, Antique Glass Repair, Beveled Glass, Beveled Glass Lens, Clock Glass, Clocks | 1 Comment »

A  clock shop sent me the front and back bezels from an antique clock.  They needed the beveled glass replaced. I used vintage glass.  It is very important to use antique glass when restoring a clock.  Using new glass will greatly effect the value of an antique clock.

bezel from an antique clock

 

 

Checking the bezel for size and roundness

 

The bezels look round but very rarely are .  I have  and use old glass from the period the clock was made. The equipment I use to bevel the glass is all so period.  Most of my machines I use are as old if not older than the the clocks.   The machines are run by leather belts and use lead babit bearings.  The beveling and polishing equipment  are power by electric motors not steam engines as originally.

 

Replacement Clock Glass

Note the small pitts in the glass .

 

Antique beveled glass for clock

 

Beveled glass for the back of clock

The beveled glass lenses  are made to very tight tolerances and are install in the bezel .  They are not glued in.

 

 

 

 

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CRYSTAL REPAIR CHIPPED WATERFORD CLOCK

Wednesday, January 9th, 2013 Posted in All Repair Projects, Clock Glass, Clocks, Waterford Crystal Repair | Comments Off on CRYSTAL REPAIR CHIPPED WATERFORD CLOCK

The Waterford Crystal clock had a very large chip in the base.   I cut off the damaged base and replaced it.

 

 

 

 

The new glass base was installed and the clock was sent back .  The clock movement was installed by the owner.

 

 

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Antique Carriage Clock Beveled Glass Replacement

Sunday, October 23rd, 2011 Posted in All Repair Projects, Antique Glass Repair, Beveled Glass, Clock Glass | Comments Off on Antique Carriage Clock Beveled Glass Replacement

I have made “new “old glass for hundreds of carriage clocks.  The bevels are small and come to a very sharp point on the edges .  They need to be  thin on the edge because the grove in the brass were the glass fits is very small.  I use old glass when I make replacement panels for antique clocks.  You can tell the old glass by the wavy surface and seeds (small bubbles in the glass). This glass is 100 years plus in age .  I have a stock of old ( antique )  glass I use for clocks. It helps preserve the value of the clock.

 

 

 

wavy old glass

This glass is very old and perfect for making replacement beveled glass panels for antique carriage clocks and regulators.

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Antique Glass Clock Repair Amber Pressed Glass

Friday, September 23rd, 2011 Posted in All Repair Projects, Antique Glass Repair, Bent Glass, Beveled Glass, Beveled Glass Lens, Clock Glass, Clocks | Comments Off on Antique Glass Clock Repair Amber Pressed Glass

The clock on grandmas mantel fell and broke .  It was a basket case and I had no idea how many pieces were missing. I started the reassembly and hoped for the best.

Pressed Glass Clock Restoration

 

I told the customer I would do my best but it look like there were a lot of pieces missing.

 

Amber Pressed Glass Clock

Filling in were needed for missing pieces.

 

Repaired Glass Clock

 

I have repaired many types of  glass clocks most of them crystal.  This was my first antique amber glass mantel clock. I have made many kinds of custom beveled and custom bent glass for clocks.  Clock shops send the bezels to me to  install new glass.  I use old glass when necessary to maintain the value of the antique clock.

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Antique glass clock jar repair

Sunday, March 27th, 2011 Posted in Antique Glass Repair, Blowen Glass Replacements, Clock Glass, Clocks | Comments Off on Antique glass clock jar repair

Replacement glass  for an antique clock . We made for antique clock a cut glass jar that holds mercury .  The cut  crystal  jar is eight sided and is two inches  by three and a half inches by nine inches .  When install in its metal frame it becomes the pendulum for an antique grandfather clock .

 

cut glass jar for antique clock

 

We make beveled glass from our stock of old glass having the  right type of glass is very important.

 

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Antique clock glass repair beveled glass in bezel

Saturday, March 26th, 2011 Posted in Beveled Glass, Beveled Glass Lens, Clock Glass, Clocks | 1 Comment »

The antique  clock sat on  the mantel since the beginning of time . One of the kids went to wind the clock and broke the glass .   I save old glass for clocks like this.  New glass is a different color green and is very flat.  The antique glass has a yellow hue and a distorted finish.  Sometimes the antique glass  has bubbles and blisters .  This is important when it comes to the value of the clock.  An antique  clock with new glass doesn’t retain its resale price.

 

antique beveled glass clock bezel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I have antique beveling machines that run on leather belts.  The same type used to make this antique beveled glass lens originally.  The fitting of the antique replacement beveled glass in the bezel  is very tricky.  The tolerances are with in thousands of an inch.  I make replacement beveled  clock glass for clock shops all over the the country  most of them in New York and LA.

 

 

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Antique glass clock repair

Friday, March 4th, 2011 Posted in All Repair Projects, Antique Glass Repair, Clock Glass, Clocks | Comments Off on Antique glass clock repair

I received part of an antique clock and it was cracked .   Repairing the glass was not an option so making a replacement part was the best option. I used a crystal glass ball prism and cut it in half.

antique glass clock base

antique glass clock base

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With some  minor grinding and polishing the ball prism fit into the brass ring.  Sent from New York City the owner of the antique glass clock was thrilled to put the clock back together.

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Glass Dome for clock with crack

Friday, May 1st, 2009 Posted in All Repair Projects, Antique Glass Repair, Clock Glass, Glass Globe, Glueings | Comments Off on Glass Dome for clock with crack

An antique, glass, clock dome was brought to me because of a large crack. The crack will still be visible once it’s repaired, but the dome will be stable. I learned a long time ago from my old scientific glass blowing teacher how to control a crack. Now I can easily make cracks go wherever I choose.  In this case, I was able to make the crack turn to the bottom of the dome. If left alone, the crack would have continued going up, and around, and eventually it would have ruined the dome. Now the crack is no longer a threat, and it can be easily hidden behind the clock. I am currently developing a new way of making glass domes like this one. In the future, I plan to offer replacement domes for customers with this type of damage.

clock dome with crack

clock dome with crack

Crack going up

Crack going upcrack going downtwo piecesGlued and stable

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beveled glass clock face

Tuesday, March 10th, 2009 Posted in All Repair Projects, Beveled Glass, Beveled Glass Lens, Clock Glass | 1 Comment »

Old clock bezel with new beveled glass

Old clock bezel with new beveled glass

clock bezel missing beveled glass lens
clock bezel missing beveled glass lens

Old old clock came to me from a clock shop . It needed a beveled glass installed in the brass bezel. This is a tricky job because clock bezels are not round so the bevel is hand made to fit the out of round bezel. Its very easy to chip the new beveled glass during the installation .

glass cut out of round to fit the bezel and rough beveled

glass cut out of round to fit the bezel and rough beveledNew Glass Installed

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