Bruening Glass Works - repairing crystal for over 100 years
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Rocky River, Ohio 44116
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Bent Glass Project Repair Gallery

Bent Glass Project Repair Gallery

Curved Glass Clock Face Antique Bent Glass Lens

Thursday, March 19th, 2020 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Curved Glass Clock Face Antique Bent Glass Lens

Curved Glass SEIKO clock glass

 

The old clock had a broken crystal.

The glass was very thin (only 1 mm) thick and it had a very large radius curve  with very tight radius corners.

The installation was the critical part.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Replacement Glass For Antique Cabinet Door custom made curved, bent, bubble, crown glass

Monday, January 28th, 2013 Posted in All Repair Projects, Antique Glass Repair, Bent Glass | 2 Comments »

Custom made replacement glass for antique cabinet door.  No matter the shape, the size or the type of glass, if it was made I can make it.  I can make bubble glass, bent glass, curved glass, crown glass up to 4 feet by 8 feet.  I also have old glass.   Many times I bend old glass in order to maintain value.

custom made bubble glass

custom made bubble glass

 

bent glass crown glass curved glass bubble glass

bent glass crown glass curved glass bubble glass

It goes by many names.  I don’t care what you call it. I can make it.   They send antique doors  for me to make replacement glass from around the world.  It’s been called bent glass, bubble glass, crown glass, curved glass and slumped glass.

 

 

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Antique Bent Glass Door, Double Bend Glass , Crown Glass Door, Compound Bent Glass, Antique Bent Glass,

Sunday, May 8th, 2011 Posted in Antique Glass Repair, Bent Glass | Comments Off on Antique Bent Glass Door, Double Bend Glass , Crown Glass Door, Compound Bent Glass, Antique Bent Glass,

 

The email reads “I have a door to an antique cabinet and it needs glass can you help” ?   Its a bent glass but its not a radius. Yes I can make a custom bent glass for the door.   It’s called

Antique cabinet door

double bend , camel back, or bubble glass and every one is a different profile . I can make a custom mold  to fit the profile of the door .  This door has a beautiful inlay design made from wood.

Bruening Glass Works makes the complex bends that other companies can’t .

Double Bent Glass

 

Double bend, Camel back glass, Crown glass

Replacing the broken glass restores the value of this piece.  Now when it comes to auction in New York City it will demand top dollar.

curved glass double bend

 

We can bend single strength glass, double strength glass  3/16 “inch glass, 1/4 “inch  glass,  3/8 “inch  glass,  1/2 “inch  glass,and   3/4 “inch  glass. Custom bent glass is our specialty .  We can bend any shape.

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Bent Glass Curved Glass Light

Tuesday, November 11th, 2008 Posted in All Repair Projects, Bent Glass, Panel Lamp Repair | Comments Off on Bent Glass Curved Glass Light

Replacement bent glass for a new light fixture .We were faced with the challenge of repairing this broken bent flashed glass panel . We were able to make a custom mold from the origanal and successfully bent a new piece and happily ship it back to the costomer.  The cuved glass  was not a true  radius and the glass was white flashed with a forsted ( sand blasted ) texture.          See below for the photos.

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Bent Panel Lamp Repair BENT GLASS

Saturday, November 8th, 2008 Posted in All Repair Projects, Bent Glass, Panel Lamp Repair | Comments Off on Bent Panel Lamp Repair BENT GLASS

This old lamp was in the family for many years . We matched the green opal glass and bent five new panels.Repair lead Lamp Fame

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Antique Glass Repair Crown Bubble or Bent Glass Picture Repair

Saturday, November 8th, 2008 Posted in All Repair Projects, Bent Glass | Comments Off on Antique Glass Repair Crown Bubble or Bent Glass Picture Repair

We were challenged by the client to fix this priceless Crown Bubble or Bent Glass piece.  We were able to successfully replace broken glass.  We custom made a mold to slump the glass because the unusual shape of the frame.  Bent oval glass is common, however, this octagon shape is very rare.

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