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Antique crystal candlestick repair

Saturday, May 9th, 2015 Posted in All Repair Projects, Antique Glass Repair, Crystal Candlestick repair, Glueings | Comments Off on Antique crystal candlestick repair

This verrrrry  old crystal candlestick net its demise like many candle holders .  The candle was allowed to burn down and the flame crack the crystal candle cup.  This one of the finest cut glass pieces I have had the pleasure to restore.

 

 

Tags: Antique Crystal repair, Chipped Crystal Repair, Crystal Repair, Crystal Restoration

CRYSTAL REPAIR CHANDELIER ANTIQUE PRISM

Friday, May 8th, 2015 Posted in All Repair Projects, Antique Glass Repair, Chandelier Repair | Comments Off on CRYSTAL REPAIR CHANDELIER ANTIQUE PRISM

The  antique crystal  chandelier was in disrepair. One of the crystal spires was broken.   We cast a mold  using one of the old prisms as a pattern . First a rough cast is make of crystal . Then the casting is ground and polish . Then the  brass feral from the old broken prism is attached .

 

A high temp ceramic mold is made .

The mold is then filled with crystal and place in a kiln for annealing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The  rough casting is made smooth using #100 # 200 and #400 grit smoothing stones.

 

The crystal is hand polished using a cork wheel with pumis  and the final step is a felt wheel with cerium oxide.

 

The  brass feral was remove from the old broken prism and installed on the new replacement.

The antique crystal chandelier is back to its original glory.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tags: Antique Crystal repair, Chandelier Repair, Crystal Repair, Custom Made Chandelier Parts

Antique Bent Glass Lamp Repair

Monday, June 16th, 2014 Posted in All Repair Projects, Antique Glass Repair, Antique lamp repair, Bent Glass, Glass Globe | Comments Off on Antique Bent Glass Lamp Repair

Changing the light bulb was traumatic for the antique glass shade.   It fell and the majority of the panels were broken.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Most of the top pieces were broken and some of the bottom pieces.   The top pieces were the most difficult to fit.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tags: Antique Bent Glass Lamp, Curved Glass Lamp Repair, Glass Lamp Shade Repair, Slag Glass Lamp Repair

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:

 

 

 

 

Here is what we created

 

 

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

Tags: Antique Barometer Glass, Antique Beveled Glass, Beveled Glass Gauge, Beveled Glass Lens

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 .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grind and polish glass chip.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tags: Antique Glass Repair, Broken Crystal Repair, Chipped Crystal Repair, Crystal Repair

antique crystal chandelier restoration cut glass globe/ shade

Thursday, June 5th, 2014 Posted in All Repair Projects, Antique lamp repair, Chandelier Repair, Glass Globe | Comments Off on antique crystal chandelier restoration cut glass globe/ shade

During a major home restoration, the antique chandelier hanging in the foyer was damaged .  Two of the cut glass globes were broken. The first step is to make the glass blanks .  Then comes the cutting of the design .  The hard part is  matching the profile of each cutting stone .

 

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Replacement crystal  globe/ shade  before cutting design.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rough cut design in glass using antique glass lath with smoothing stone.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cutting  the scallop top

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Replacement cut glass globe on the left and the original antique cut glass globe on the right.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tags: Antique Crystal repair, Chandelier Repair, Chandelier Restoration, Cut Glass Globe, Cut Glass Shade

Custom Beveled Glass for Antique Barometer – Antique Clock & Gauges

Monday, June 2nd, 2014 Posted in All Repair Projects, Barometer Repair, Beveled Glass, Beveled Glass Lens | 1 Comment »

They sent the brass bezel from an vintage barometer for a replacement bevel glass.   The tolerances are very tight.

Tags: Antique Beveled Lens, Beveled Glass for Clock, Beveled Glass Gauge, Brass Bezel

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.

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 .

 

Reinstall silver collar note key in lock.

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

 

 

Tags: Antique Bottle Repair, Antique Crystal repair, Antique Glass Repair, Crystal Restoration, Glass Stopper Repair

Custom replacement glass globe for antique light with cut glass design

Friday, May 30th, 2014 Posted in All Repair Projects, Antique lamp repair, Bubble Convex Glass, Etched Glass, Glass Globe | 3 Comments »

The replacement globe was very large and had a cut glass design.  We used the old broken glass globe to make a mold used in bending the glass replacement.

 

The replacement convex glass was frosted and the cut glass design was drawn on it.

 

The design is cut in the glass using stones and hand polished.

 

 

Tags: Antique Glass Light Repair, Custom Glass Globe, Cut Glass Shade, Replacement Antique Glass Shade, Vintage Light Repair

antique crystal chandelier replacement bobeche

Wednesday, May 21st, 2014 Posted in All Repair Projects, Chandelier Bobeche Replacement Parts, Chandelier Repair | 2 Comments »

The second largest chandelier in the world was in need of three replacement bobeches.  I have made a lot of crystal  bobeches over the years but not as large as these.  They sent me a broken bobeche with a part missing. I made a mold and cast it in plaster to fill in the part the was missing.

 

 

I made the blanks .

 

Crystal bobeche   twelve  inch diameter

 

 

Drilled the 24 holes and added pins.

 

 

 

 

Tags: Antique Chandelier Repair, Antique Crystal Bobeche, Custom Made Chandelier Parts

Glass Sculpture Restoration Large Horse missing pieces

Saturday, February 15th, 2014 Posted in All Repair Projects, Antique Glass Repair, Figurine, Glass Sculpture Repair | Comments Off on Glass Sculpture Restoration Large Horse missing pieces

The first step was to remove what was left of the mane.

 

Grind and polish area smooth.

 

 

Create the new glass mane.

 

 

Attach the new glass mane to the Italian sculpture.

 

 

The sculpture is ready to be displayed.

 

 

 

 

 

Tags: Chipped Crystal Repair, Crystal Repair, Crystal Restoration, Glass Figurine Repair

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.

 

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.

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.

Tags: Antique Glass Repair, Beveled Glass for Clock, Convex Clock Glass, Replacement Clock Glass

Steuben Crystal Candlestick Repair chipped and broken glass foot

Monday, November 11th, 2013 Posted in All Repair Projects, Crystal Candlestick repair, Steuben Crystal Repair | 1 Comment »

The classic Steuben Crystal tear drop candlestick had a broken foot and was in need of restoration.  I made a new foot .

 

 

Tags: Chipped Crystal Repair, Crystal Repair, Crystal Restoration, Steuben Crystal

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.

Broken stopper with missing pieces

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

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

 

 

Tags: Antique Glass Repair, Chipped Crystal Repair, Crystal Repair, Glass Stopper Repair