Antique light custom make replacement globes

Broken globe

The broken globe was sent from Arizona . The contractor broke three globes on the job site while restoring and old court house.  I knew I could make the new globes but matching the design on the globe was going to be the challenge.

new globe

satin etched finish

hand painted globes

Tags: Chandelier Repair, chandelier restoration, replacement antique glass globe, replacement antique glass shade, vintage glass globe

Antique Glass Shade Repair Reverse Painted Shade

The Pairpoint  Shade was broken in many pieces.

Pairpoint Reverse Painted Shade broken

Repaired Reverse Painted Shade Restoration

Tags: Antique Glass Repair, broken glass shade, Crystal Repair, painted glass lamp repair, reverse painted shade repair

crystal repair broken glass globe

The antique glass globe was broken and many of the pieces were missing.  I make a new top for  antique glass globe .

I made the flag shade of the old shade.

I frosted the glass to match.

I cut and polished the design in the new top.

I installed the new top on the antique glass globe.

Tags: Antique Crystal repair, Antique Glass Repair, Chandelier Repair, Chipped Crystal Repair, Crystal Repair

Antique Glass Repair Broken Crystal Oil Lamp

The antique glass oil lamp was broken and in need of repair.  When the  antique glass lamp fell over the glass nob on the bottom broke off. .  There was a hole now were it use to connect to the metal base.

Oil Lamp

Cut off the broken part and grind flat.

cut off broken part

Tags: Antique Crystal repair, Antique Glass Repair, Antique lamp repair, broken crystal repair, Etched glass oil lamp repair, oil lamp repar

Antique Glass Repair bent glass light fixture

The antique light fixture was missing a couple panels.  We  used an antique seedy  glass to make the replacement panels.

antique bent glass light fixture

Vintage Bent Glass Light Fixture

Tags: antique glass light repair, Antique Glass Repair, bent glass panel lamp, curved glass, curved glass light repair

Art Deco Light Repair Glass Slip Shade

Two slip shades were broken during a remodeling project .   One shade was broken into about  ten pieces and one was broken into hundreds of pieces . I repaired  one shade  and reproduced one shade  .  Using a good shade as a form I cast a mold to make a new glass deco shade.

new Art Deco Slip Shade

original  shade

Replacement shade

casting mold

mold

High temperature plaster and silica mold for make new glass shade.

Tags: Antique Glass Repair, art deco lamp repair, cast glass shade, glass panel lamp repair, slip shade repair

Antique glass globe repair with missing pieces

The” gone with the wind oil lamp” has been in the family for many years .  Some one broke it and lost some of the pieces. This make the restoration of the glass globe very difficult.  First we reassembled the the pieces we had leaving a large hole that needed to be filled.   Casting  a mold off of the antique globe we were able to make a new curved white opal glass to fill the hole.

broken glass globe " gone with the wind oil lamp"

antique glass globe with hole

antique glass globe with new glass in hole

fill the hole and paint

Antique "gone with the wind lamp " glass globe repair

The repair

Tags: antique glass lamp repair, antique glass light repair, antique glass light restoration, Antique Glass Repair, Broken Glass Glued, Crystal Repair, Crystal Restoration, Glass Repair, Glueing Glass, painted glass lamp repair

Crystal Repair Waterford Lamp

Off the table on to the floor the lamp went with a crash. ” Don’t worry I know a place that does crystal repair. Who  Bruening Glass Works can repair crystal.” Mom was still crying about her lamp but when she called I told her I can repair it.

Broken Waterford Crystal Lamp

I cut off the broken base and went looking for a new base in my parts department. The shade for a hurrican lamp was the right size and shape. 

Repaired Lamp with new base

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

Antique Glass Lamp Repair

Repairs on reverse painted glass lamps come out very nice. This antique Pairpoint glass shade goes to a floor lamp. It came to me with pieces broken out and two cracks.  Antique glass repair takes patients and creativity . This lamp was repaired and is back at work.

Pairpoint Lamp Before

Pairpoint Lamp After

Tags: Antique Glass Repair, Broken Glass Glued

Painted glass globe

painted glass globe

broken glass globe

Repaired Globe

Tags: Antique Crystal repair, Antique Glass Repair, Antique lamp repair, Broken Glass Glued, Chandelier Repair, chandelier restoration, Crystal Repair, Crystal Restoration, custom made chandelier parts