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Antique Glass Repair Project Repair Gallery

CRYSTAL REPAIR ANTIQUE WINE GLASS BROKEN STEM AND FOOT

Thursday, November 11th, 2021 Posted in All Repair Projects, Antique Glass Repair, Broken glassware, Broken Stem | Comments Off on CRYSTAL REPAIR ANTIQUE WINE GLASS BROKEN STEM AND FOOT

CRYSTAL REPAIR ANTIQUE WINE GLASS BROKEN STEM AND FOOT - Before

Antique Wine Glass Broken Stem

 

CRYSTAL REPAIR ANTIQUE WINE GLASS BROKEN STEM AND FOOT - After

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Crystal Repair Antique Cruet Set Chipped Foot

Sunday, June 28th, 2020 Posted in All Repair Projects, Antique Glass Repair, Chipped Glass Repair | Comments Off on Crystal Repair Antique Cruet Set Chipped Foot

The foot on the antique crystal cruet was chipped badly.

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BROKEN GLASS PAINTED LAMP REPAIR

Tuesday, June 16th, 2020 Posted in All Repair Projects, Antique Glass Repair, Antique lamp repair, Glass Globe | Comments Off on BROKEN GLASS PAINTED LAMP REPAIR

A very old lamp that has been in the family for  many years was broken in a move.  The painted glass and metal base  were both damaged.

BROKEN GLASS CYLINDER

REPAIRED METAL BASE REATTACHED FISH AND RING AND GUILED

READY FOR YEARS OF ENJOYMENT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Broken Waterford Crystal Compote Repair

Sunday, June 7th, 2020 Posted in Chipped Glass Repair, Crystal Repair Pictures, Uncategorized, Waterford Crystal Repair | Comments Off on Broken Waterford Crystal Compote Repair

A large Waterford Crystal compote with the seahorse stem broke right below the bowl. Some of the glass stem was still attached to the bowl.  We ground and polished the bottom of the bowl removing the pieces of the broken stem.

Broken glass attached to bottom of bowl

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VENETIAN GLASS REPAIR BROKEN CANDLESTICK

Friday, April 10th, 2020 Posted in Antique Glass Repair, Blowen Glass Replacements, Crystal Candlestick repair, Crystal Repair Pictures, Glueings, Uncategorized | Comments Off on VENETIAN GLASS REPAIR BROKEN CANDLESTICK

The candlestick was broken and two pieces were glued back on.

 

Broken Venetian Candlestick

Broken Pieces Glued In

Made New Replacement Piece

Cut Off Old Broke Piece

As Good As New

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Crystal Repair Wine Glass with broken stem

Saturday, May 9th, 2015 Posted in All Repair Projects, Antique Glass Repair, Broken glassware, Broken Stem, Stemware Repair | Comments Off on Crystal Repair Wine Glass with broken stem

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.

 

broken stem and foot

broken stem and foot

 

Draw pattern of stem to maintain correct height.

line drawing of stem needed

line drawing of stem needed

 

new stem

new stem

 

ground to size

ground to size

 

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family treasures

 

 

 

 

 

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Crystal Repair Chipped and Broken Lamp

Sunday, June 8th, 2014 Posted in All Repair Projects, Antique Glass Repair, Antique lamp repair | Comments Off on Crystal Repair Chipped and Broken Lamp

The crystal lamp was broken and the base has a large  chip .  The solution was to reshape the base .

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broken glass lamp

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grind and polish glass chip.

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crystal repair broken decanter and stopper restoration

Saturday, May 31st, 2014 Posted in All Repair Projects, Broken Decanter Repair, Stopper Repair | Comments Off on crystal repair broken decanter and stopper restoration

A very old and beautiful decanter had a crack in it , was stained and part of the stopper was missing.  The antique decanter with a silver collar  had a locking stopper.  That was a first for me . I have never seen a decanter like this.

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cracked

The crack was running down from the neck so very carefully I turned the crack and made it run back up to the top. After removing the silver collar the broken piece was removed and the stains ( sick glass)  were polish out .

 

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Reinstall silver collar note key in lock.

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Repair stopped by making new plug and grind and polish to fit decanter neck.

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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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crystal repair broken stopper chipped glass

Monday, November 11th, 2013 Posted in All Repair Projects, Antique Glass Repair, Broken Decanter Repair, Stopper Repair | Comments Off on crystal repair broken stopper chipped glass

The stopper was in bad shape .  It was broken in three places and  there were some pieces missing.  I needed to add a pieces of glass to get the right height. The decanter is a beautiful cobalt blue cut to clear .  The plug of the stopper was broken off. That is the part that is ground to fit the neck of the decanter.

Crystal stopper repair

Broken stopper with missing pieces

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Added cut glass piece to the middle and a new plug.

fit stopper to decanter

Ground and fit the new plug to fit the neck of the decanter.

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CRYSTAL DECANTER REPAIR CHIPPED AND BROKEN NECK

Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013 Posted in All Repair Projects, Antique Glass Repair, Broken Decanter Repair, Stopper Repair | 1 Comment »

The antique decanter had a large chip and a crack running down and across the neck.  Over the years the large chip that can off was lost.  The crystal decanter was also cloudy on the  inside from decades of use. The stopper was missing also.  The fist challenge was to stop the crack from traveling any farther.

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crystal decanter repair

 

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Old broken neck and the new one .

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Copper wheel engraving

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Repaired decanter with new neck

 

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Making new stopper

 

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Cut ten facets in new stopper to match decanter

 

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crystal repair chipped crystal pitcher with a crack

Thursday, April 11th, 2013 Posted in All Repair Projects, Broken glassware, Glueings | Comments Off on crystal repair chipped crystal pitcher with a crack

The old crystal pitcher has been in the family for many years.  It has served many cold drinks at grandmas house. The sentimental value is the motivation for the repair. A crack has run from the top down the left side of the handle almost to the bottom.  The plan is to run the crack around the bottom of the handle and up the right side of the handle to the top.  Controlling the path the crack takes is critical. I have spend  years refining this skill.

crystal repair pitcher

 

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cracked

run the crack up to the top

run the crack up to the top

 

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It is ready to be used.  The adhesive makes most of crack go away.  Look close and you can see a little of the crack.

 

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Antique Crystal Candelabra Repair Chipped Glass Missing Piece

Sunday, April 7th, 2013 Posted in All Repair Projects, Antique Glass Repair, Antique lamp repair, Chandelier Repair, Chipped Glass Repair, Crystal Candlestick repair | Comments Off on Antique Crystal Candelabra Repair Chipped Glass Missing Piece

The crystal candelabra was broken and the pieces were missing.

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Cue out the chipped part.

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Fit in new piece off glass.

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Shape glass

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Cut in design and polish

 

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Its not perfect but when it is back on the candelabra with the prisms installed you won’t be able to see the repair.

 

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Venetian Wine Glass with a broken stem

Wednesday, January 30th, 2013 Posted in All Repair Projects, Antique Glass Repair, Broken Stem | Comments Off on Venetian Wine Glass with a broken stem

The family toasting glass  was broken were the stem meets the foot.   The very ornate Venetian wine glass has been in the family for   generations.

 

Broken Venetian Wine Glass

Broken Venetian Wine Glass

 

 

 

Venetian Wine Glass

Venetian Wine Glass

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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