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Broken Crystal 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

Repaired glasses

 

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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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DAUM NANCY CHIPPED CRYSTAL VASE REPAIR

Saturday, June 6th, 2020 Posted in Chipped Glass Repair, Crystal Repair Pictures, Daum Crystal | Comments Off on DAUM NANCY CHIPPED CRYSTAL VASE REPAIR

The crystal vase had two very large chips in the top. Grinding down the chips was an option but it would have looked very obvious . We made a replacement vase to attach to the old foot.

Daum Crystal vase with large chips

We removed the old broken vase from the foot.

 

Then we remove what was left of the vase from the foot.

Daum Crystal vase with part of the old vase attached to base.

Removed last little chip from the bottom.

Daum Crystal vase base.

New vase top to be attached.

Replacement vase

The new vase added to old Daum foot.

Repaired Daum vase

Just add flowers.

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CHIPPED GLASS SCULPTURE BROKEN ART GLASS

Thursday, April 16th, 2020 Posted in All Repair Projects, Chipped Glass Repair, Figurine, Glass Sculpture Repair, Zoo | Comments Off on CHIPPED GLASS SCULPTURE BROKEN ART GLASS

A large beautiful glass fish was broken of the base and had three large chips to each of its fins.

Glass Fish With Three Chipped Fins

Chipped And Broken Black Glass Base

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Repaired  Black Glass Base

Reattached to Base

 

 

 

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Crystal Repair broken foot large pitcher

Monday, March 23rd, 2020 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Crystal Repair broken foot large pitcher

The large pitcher had a broken foot.  The chips were missing. We made a new foot and frosted it to match.

Broken Foot

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Crystal Repair chipped and broken figurine

Monday, March 23rd, 2020 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Crystal Repair chipped and broken figurine

The glass elephant was missing his hat and tail. We made a new hat and tail and frosted it.

 

 

New Hat and Tail  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Crystal Repair Broken Stem Wine Glass

Monday, March 16th, 2020 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Crystal Repair Broken Stem Wine Glass

It was an old repair . They made a replacement stem from plaster. I make a new stem from crystal and replaced the old broken stem.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Old repair

 

 

 

 

 

 

Old plaster stem.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Made a new stem using

glass rod.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ground the old foot flat.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ground the bottom flat.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Joined the old goblet,the new stem and old foot.   Now it matched the rest of the set.

 

 

 

 

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Crystal Repair Chipped And Cracked

Friday, March 13th, 2020 Posted in All Repair Projects, Chipped Glass Repair, Figurine, Glass Sculpture Repair | Comments Off on Crystal Repair Chipped And Cracked

The large crystal bull had a chipped and broken horn.  A big part of the horn was missing. I used the horn on the other side to make a pattern . Then I made a new horn.

 

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Crystal repair, Broken Glass, Repair Chipped Glass Repair

Friday, December 27th, 2019 Posted in Crystal Repair Pictures, Figurine | Comments Off on Crystal repair, Broken Glass, Repair Chipped Glass Repair

broken leaf on apple

apple with new leaf

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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 .

broken glass lamp

broken glass lamp

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grind and polish glass chip.

lp12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

lp14

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

lp16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

glass lamp restoration

glass lamp restorationbd v

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Crystal Repair chipped and broken Steuben Crystal

Friday, December 14th, 2012 Posted in All Repair Projects, Antique Glass Repair, Steuben Crystal Repair | 2 Comments »

The crystal pineapple fell over and the top stem broke off.  It needed more than just a gluing if I used an adhesive to repair it you would see the restoration. I needed to make a new center stem to make a seamless  restoration.

Broken and chipped Steuben Crystal

 

 

new stem old leaves

 

 

 

Steuben Restoration

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CRYSTAL REPAIR chipped and broken glass candlestick

Tuesday, December 4th, 2012 Posted in All Repair Projects, Crystal Candlestick repair | Comments Off on CRYSTAL REPAIR chipped and broken glass candlestick

When dinner is over  “blow out the candles “.  Time and time again people finish a candle lit dinner and retire to some place more comfortable  forget to  put out the candles.  Then the candles burn down and when the flame gets close to the glass candle cup it cracks.  This were I come in.

broken crystal candlestick “before picture”

Cut off broken part and polish .

cut off the broken crystal part

Create the new candle cup     crystal replacement piece

 

Replacement part

Attach the new crystal candle cup.

 

crystal repair candlestick ” after picture”

 

 

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crystal repair broken glass Daum Nancy vase

Saturday, September 8th, 2012 Posted in Antique Glass Repair, Crystal Repair Pictures, Glueings | 1 Comment »

This Daum Nancy vase is very expensive and holds a lot of sentimental value.  When it got broken they almost threw it out.  This vase is shipped in a very nice box that has foam rubber cut to fit the vase.  The form rubber was useful in the repair  . It gave me a pattern to make the new glass replacement part.   The shape and size of the crystal top mirrors the foam.

Broken Crystal Vase

 

I removed the  broken crystal piece  from the green base. Then I make a replacement crystal vase to replace the broken one.

 

Daum Crystal vase after restoration

 

 

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Antique Glass Repair Broken Crystal Oil Lamp

Thursday, May 17th, 2012 Posted in All Repair Projects, Antique Glass Repair, Glass Globe | Comments Off on 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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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