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replace crystal top on wine glass

Tuesday, August 24th, 2010 Posted in All Repair Projects, Broken glassware, Broken Stem, Chipped Glassware, Chipped Stemware | Comments Off on replace crystal top on wine glass

Its a glass with a history and it had to be restored.  I found a glass with the same shape and transferred the top to the metal stem.  I don’t know the history but she was very happy it was back in use.

wine glass new top

wine glass new top

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Crystal Repair broken glass hammer

Monday, August 2nd, 2010 Posted in All Repair Projects, Broken Stem, Glass Sculpture Repair | Comments Off on Crystal Repair broken glass hammer

They are for display only , but the grand kids didn’t know that.  Turn your back for a minute and you will have to send me your gable for repair.   Your honor my be a good judge but his baby sitting skill are off.

Crystal Gable Repair

Crystal Gable Repair

Glass Hammer

Glass Hammer

Looking for some glass nails .    The grand kids will love it.   More work for me.

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LaLique crystal repair broken glass ring

Sunday, August 1st, 2010 Posted in All Repair Projects, Crystal Repair Pictures, LaLique Crystal Repair | 2 Comments »

This beautiful LaLique  crystal ring got broken.  The hard part of this repair was the fact they didn’t have any of the missing pieces. So I had to create the glass piece to fit what was left.

LaLique Crystal Ring Beore

LaLique Crystal Ring Beore

Broken and a large chip is missing.

LaLique crystal  ring cut and fit replacement piece

LaLique crystal ring cut and fit replacement piece

New glass fit on to ring

New glass fit on to ring

lalique ring af 3

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crystal repair cut glass decanter

Sunday, June 20th, 2010 Posted in All Repair Projects, Antique Glass Repair, Broken Decanter Repair, Glueings, Uncategorized | Comments Off on crystal repair cut glass decanter

Red on clear glass decanter came in with a broken neck.

cut glass decanter broken neck

cut glass decanter broken neck

The break was along one of the cuts

repaired decanter

repaired decanter

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crystal repair steuben beaver

Tuesday, June 8th, 2010 Posted in All Repair Projects, Crystal Repair Pictures, Glueings, Steuben Crystal, Steuben Crystal Repair, Zoo | Comments Off on crystal repair steuben beaver

The Steuben crystal beaver had a broken tail.  It was sent to me for repair. It wasn’t a very clean break so I ground and polished the chipped glass . I had to reshape the tail also.

broken crystal  steuben beaver

broken crystal steuben beaver

Steuben Crystal Beaver

Steuben Crystal Beaver

restoration complete

restoration complete

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Waterford Crystal Repair testimonial

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010 Posted in Testimonials | Comments Off on Waterford Crystal Repair testimonial

Hi Mark,

 

I wanted you to know the Waterford pieces arrived safely last week.  You have exceeded all of my expectations!  Absolutely outstanding job!  I will be happy to refer friends and associates to your business and wouldn’t hesitate to use your services again.

 

Gratefully,

 

Judi Copler

Springboro, OH

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Crystal Repair Antique Cut Glass Dishes by Fry

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010 Posted in All Repair Projects, Chipped Glass Repair, Chipped Glassware | Comments Off on Crystal Repair Antique Cut Glass Dishes by Fry

The H. C. Fry Glass company made beautiful cut glass . Henry Fry had the biggest and one of the best cutting rooms of the day . The factory was built in 1901 .   The three plates pictured here came for that cutting room in Rochester Penna. They were chipped and needed minor repairs.  Crystal repair on the best of the best is a very rewarding.

antique cut glass by H.C. Fry Glass Company

antique cut glass by H.C. Fry Glass Company

The saw tooth design is very easy to chip. I used small grinding stones that came from the Hawkes Glass Company in Corning NY to grind out the chips.

crystal repair  Fry Glass with chipped saw tooth design

crystal repair Fry Glass with chipped saw tooth design

Then with cork , horse hair and felt wheels I polished the cystal back to a brilliant shine.

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Crystal Repair Steuben Pear

Sunday, January 10th, 2010 Posted in All Repair Projects, Antique Glass Repair, Steuben Crystal Repair, Uncategorized | Comments Off on Crystal Repair Steuben Pear

crystal repair steuben pear

crystal repair steuben pear

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antique glass repair

Saturday, January 9th, 2010 Posted in Antique Glass Repair, Stopper Repair | Comments Off on antique glass repair

antique glass repair chip bottle

antique glass repair chip bottle

The art deco perfume bottle had very large chips on the sides and front. The antique glass repair restored the look and the value. The antique  glass is very thick and because of that I was able to grind  and polish with out making a hole or changing the look.

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LaLique Crystal Perfume Bottle Repair

Saturday, January 9th, 2010 Posted in All Repair Projects, Antique Glass Repair, Chipped Glass Repair, Crystal Repair Pictures, Etched Glass, LaLique Crystal Repair | Comments Off on LaLique Crystal Perfume Bottle Repair

This is the first time I have worked on a LaLique Crystal Bottle like this. Over thirty years of repair I have worked on a lot of LaLique Crystal. There were chips around the stopper holes so I polished then out then etched then to match .

Lalique Crystal perfume bottle repair

Lalique Crystal perfume bottle repair

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crystal repair steuben bottle stopper

Wednesday, January 6th, 2010 Posted in All Repair Projects, Antique Glass Repair, Broken Decanter Repair, Chipped Glassware, Stopper Repair | Comments Off on crystal repair steuben bottle stopper

Its a small little chip on the bottom of the stopper. Steuben makes the finest crystal in the world but they made colored glass many years ago. This is one of the old ” colored glass”  Steuben pieces. They are very valuable so a small chip is well worth repairing. The repair is simple just grind the stopper down . The important part is to match the same grit size so the frosting on the glass is the right . I have been a crystal repair man for thirty years and I love glass. I get crystal sent to me from around the world and I very lucky to be able to repair so many nice pieces of glass. 

Repair crystal stopper for steuben bottle

Repair crystal stopper for steuben bottle

Shown above is the stopper before repair.

Repaired crystal spopper

Repaired crystal spopper

The old Steuben glass is very valuable and very beautiful. Its one  of my favorite glasses to work on.

crystal repair steuben bottle stopper 3

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Repair Crystal Antique Cut Glass Vase

Thursday, December 31st, 2009 Posted in All Repair Projects, Antique Glass Repair, Blowen Glass Replacements, Broken glassware, Glueings, Uncategorized | Comments Off on Repair Crystal Antique Cut Glass Vase

 Save the pieces it makes the repair so much easier. This crystal vase came in for repair and I had to make a new bottom.

 

Broken Crystal Vase

Broken Crystal Vase

 

 

 

Being able to blow glass and make a new glass bottom made this repair possible.
Repair Crystal Antique Cut Glass Vase

Make new bottom and attach

 

Repaired cut glass glass vase in silver foot

Repaired cut glass glass vase in silver foot

Done in time for the holidays it will make a great center piece.

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Crystal vase repair broken off foot

Thursday, December 31st, 2009 Posted in All Repair Projects, Broken glassware, Broken Stem, Glueings | 1 Comment »

This very large crystal vase was sent to me for repair. If I had  bonded the two pieces together you would be able to see the repair. I decided the best way to repair this crystal vase was to cut off the bottom and reattached it to the foot. This crystal vase was originally bonded to the foot. The repair will make bond between the crystal vase and glass foot even stronger and less likely to break again.
 

 

 

Crystal vase repair  broken off foot

vase broken foot

 
 
 

 

 

repaired vase

repaired vase

Cut off bottom of crystal  vase to make a clean smooth bond. Stronger and better looking repair.

repaired crystal vase

repaired vase

Repairing the antique crystal vases of the future. Some one bring home the roses this vase is ready for action.

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Antique Glass Repair Cruet

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009 Posted in All Repair Projects, Antique Glass Repair, Broken Decanter Repair, Broken glassware, Bubble Convex Glass, Glueings | Comments Off on Antique Glass Repair Cruet

Antique glass cruet broken in many pieces was sent for repair .
 

Antique Broken Glass
Antique Broken Glass

Antique glass bottle was sent in for repair. Broken in many pieces it was one from a set. 

Antique Glass Repair Cruet

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