Project Repair Gallery
Antique Pink Glass Elephant Repair
Wednesday, March 30th, 2011 Posted in Antique Glass Repair, Figurine, Glueings, Zoo | 1 Comment »Glass elephant figurine made out of pink rock glass. It was broken in many pieces and in need of restoration.

glass elephant broken trunk

Glass elephant after restoration
Sent to us from Atlanta George not a valuable pieces but very important .
Tags: Antique Crystal repair, Antique Glass Repair, Broken Crystal Repair, Broken Glass Glued, Chipped Crystal Repair, Glass Figurine Repair, Glueing Glass
Steuben Crystal Repair antique glass fish repair
Monday, March 28th, 2011 Posted in All Repair Projects, Antique Glass Repair, Chipped Glass Repair, Crystal Repair Pictures, Glass Sculpture Repair, Glueings, Steuben Crystal, Steuben Crystal Repair | Comments Off on Steuben Crystal Repair antique glass fish repairThe antique glass fish was made by Steuben . Some time ago the fin was broken off and lost. I made a new fin and attached it.

Steuben Crystal Fish Repair
The Steuben Crystal repair starts with grinding off what was left of the broken fin.

Steuben Crystal Restoration
I made the replacement crystal fin.

Antique Glass Fish Steuben Crystal
I attached the new fin and the Steuben Crystal repair was complete.

Steuben Glass Fish Restoration
Tags: Antique Crystal repair, Antique Glass Repair, Broken Crystal Repair, Broken Glass Glued, Chipped Crystal Repair, Crystal Repair, Crystal Restoration, Glueing Glass, Steuben Crystal
Crystal Repair Broken Waterford Stem
Monday, March 28th, 2011 Posted in Broken glassware, Broken Stem, Glueings, Waterford Crystal, Waterford Crystal Repair | Comments Off on Crystal Repair Broken Waterford StemSent from New York, New York for restoration the Waterford Crystal wine glass had a broken stem . It was cracked in two places were the stem meets the foot and were the stem meets the bowl.

Waterford Crystal with broken stem

Crystal wine glass after repair
Some were in New York city a couple is having a glass of wine with dinner and remembering when they went to Ireland in the 80’s . They bought a set of Waterford Crystal Wine glasses after the factory tour.
Tags: Antique Crystal repair, Antique Glass Repair, Antique Glassware Repair, Broken Glass Glued, Chipped Crystal Repair, Crystal Repair, Crystal Repair New York, Crystal Restoration, Glassware Repair, Glueing Glass, Waterford Crystal Repair
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 repairReplacement 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.
Tags: Antique Crystal repair, Antique Cut Glass Repair, Antique Glass Repair, Antique Glassware Repair, Bottle Repair, Clock Glass, Glass Parts For Clock
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.
Tags: Antique Beveled Glass, Antique Glass Repair, Beveled Glass for Clock, Broken Crystal Repair, Crystal Repair, Glass For Clock Bezel, Replacement Clock Glass, Replacement Glass for Clock
Antique glass repair pressed cake plate
Tuesday, March 22nd, 2011 Posted in Antique Glass Repair, Broken glassware, Glueings | Comments Off on Antique glass repair pressed cake plateGrandmas antique glass cake plate was broken during washing. Hot water was the problem it happens over and over again. I seen it many times. The good part about heat cracks is they are very clean breaks. The pieces fit back together and there are no small chips. This antique glass plate looked great after the repair.

Antique Pressed Glass Cake Plate

Pressed glass cake plate repaired

Repair pressed glass cake plate
Tags: Antique Bottle Repair, Antique Crystal repair, Antique Glass Repair, Antique Glassware Repair, Broken Crystal Repair, Broken Glass Glued, Crystal Repair, Glueing Glass, Pressed Glass Repair, Pressed Glass Restoration
Antique Glass Repair LaLique Crystal Bird Bowl
Tuesday, March 22nd, 2011 Posted in Antique Glass Repair, LaLique Crystal Repair | Comments Off on Antique Glass Repair LaLique Crystal Bird BowlThe bowl had a lot of scratches on the bottom and the bird had chips on its beak and tail . I reshaped the head and beak . Then matched the very fine etched finish. The bottom with all the scratches and ware marks was hard to polish with out removing the signature.

LaLique Crystal Bird Bowl a





Tags: Antique Crystal repair, Antique Glass Repair, Antique Glassware Repair, Crystal Repair, Crystal Restoration, Scratched Glass Repair
Antique glass repair broken crystal plate
Wednesday, March 16th, 2011 Posted in All Repair Projects, Antique Glass Repair, Crystal Repair Pictures | Comments Off on Antique glass repair broken crystal plateThe pieces from the antique glass plate were shipped to me from Boston Mass. I was able to repair the broken antique glass plate. There were several small chips along the cracked edges of the plate. After putting it back together I polished out the small chips.


Tags: Antique Crystal repair, Antique Glass Repair, Antique Glassware Repair, Broken Crystal Repair, Broken Glass Glued, Crystal Repair, Crystal Restoration, Glueing Glass
Broken wine glass Waterford Crystal stem
Wednesday, March 16th, 2011 Posted in All Repair Projects, Antique Glass Repair, Broken glassware, Waterford Crystal, Waterford Crystal Repair | Comments Off on Broken wine glass Waterford Crystal stemBroken crystal stem are repairable. This Waterford wine glass was broken in three pieces. I repaired the glass for a fraction of replacement cost.

Before

If you break a wine or water glass you should save the pieces because hey can be used to repair other glasses.
Tags: Antique Crystal repair, Antique Glassware Repair, Broken Crystal Repair, Broken Glass Glued, Broken Glassware Repair, Crystal Repair, Crystal Restoration, Glassware Repair, Waterford Crystal Repair
Crystal Ice Bucket Repair Waterford Glass
Monday, March 14th, 2011 Posted in Antique Glass Repair, Waterford Crystal Repair | Comments Off on Crystal Ice Bucket Repair Waterford GlassThe broken Waterford crystal ice bucket was sent to me from Atlanta, Georgia . What happened was common after the party they poured out the ice and then wash it in hot water. Waterford crystal can not take the thermal shock.

Waterford crystal repair broken ice bucket

Waterford Ice Bucket after repair
Tags: Antique Crystal repair, Antique Glass Repair, Broken Crystal Repair, Broken Glass Glued, Glassware Repair, Glueing Glass, Waterford Crystal Repair
Antique Glass Repair broken crystal candlestick
Tuesday, March 8th, 2011 Posted in All Repair Projects, Antique Glass Repair, Broken glassware, Broken Stem, Crystal Candlestick repair, Glueings | 1 Comment »The antique crystal candlesticks were dropped and broken. We carefully reassembled them. Antique glass candlesticks like these after repair set a beautiful dinning table. Sent to me from Miami Florida for repair. The customer was very happy to get them repair because they came from Grandma.

Antique glass candlesticks before repair

antique glass candlesticks after repair
Set the table for a candle lit dinner.
Tags: Antique Crystal repair, Antique Glass Repair, Bottle Repair, Broken Crystal Repair, Broken Glass Glued, Chipped Crystal Repair, Crystal Repair, Glueing Glass
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 repairI 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





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.
Tags: Antique Crystal repair, Antique Glass Repair, Chipped Crystal Repair, Crystal Repair, Crystal Restoration
Antique glass candlestick repair broken crystal top
Friday, March 4th, 2011 Posted in All Repair Projects, Antique Glass Repair, Crystal Candlestick repair, Glueings | Comments Off on Antique glass candlestick repair broken crystal topThis is what happens when you let your candles burn down . When the candle burns down to the bottom the heat from the flame cracks the glass. Antique crystal candlesticks

broken glass candlestick

repaired crystal candle tops
To prevent this from happening to your antique crystal candlesticks you can take a drill and drill up from the bottom about two inches . That will remove the wick from the candle and the flame will go out before it can crack the glass.
Tags: Antique Crystal repair, Antique Glass Repair, Broken Glass Glued, Crystal Repair, Crystal Restoration, Waterford Crystal Repair
