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Glassware Repair Project Repair Gallery

crystal horse repair

Wednesday, September 9th, 2009 Posted in All Repair Projects, Crystal Repair Pictures, Glass Sculpture Repair, Zoo | Comments Off on crystal horse repair

crystal horse repair

crystal horse repair

Blowen glass horse with broken leg in for repair.

crystal horse repaired

crystal horse repaired

This is a borosilicate glass and can be reheated or fused with heat. Reheated  very  carefully  with a torch.

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antique venitian glass clown repair

Wednesday, September 9th, 2009 Posted in All Repair Projects, Antique Glass Repair, Broken glassware, Crystal Repair Pictures, Glass Sculpture Repair, Glueings | Comments Off on antique venitian glass clown repair

The broken antique glass clown was ship to me for repair. The restoration included removing the old glue that had yellowed.  The new repair will not yellow or come apart.

broken venitian glass clown

broken venitian glass clown

 

Antique Glass clown repaired

Antique Glass clown repaired

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antique glass repair stem

Wednesday, September 9th, 2009 Posted in All Repair Projects, Antique Glass Repair, Broken glassware, Broken Stem | 1 Comment »

Antique ruby wine glass with a broken stem came in for repair.  It was a clean break and a simple restoration. This antique wine glass after repair will go back in the china case untill Thankgiving. The set is complete again.

Antique ruby wine glass for repair

Antique ruby wine glass for repair

 

antique wine glass after repair

antique wine glass after repair

Set the table this antique wine glass has been repaired and is ready to go to work.

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Antique Glass Repair gold compote

Saturday, September 5th, 2009 Posted in All Repair Projects, Antique Glass Repair, Broken glassware, Broken Stem | Comments Off on Antique Glass Repair gold compote

This antique glass compote was sent to me for repair. The foot was broken off and misssing. I cut off the stem flat and went looking for a foot.
Broken glass compote
Repaired glass compote with new foot

Repaired glass compote with new foot

I attached the new foot and made it gold to match.

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Crystal Repair chandelier arm

Tuesday, August 18th, 2009 Posted in All Repair Projects, Antique Glass Repair, Antique lamp repair, Chandelier Repair, Glueings | Comments Off on Crystal Repair chandelier arm

These arms are off a antique crystal candleabra. Made in the 1700 s the wires go on the out side of the arms . There are no holes for the wires to run through. I will get pictures of the chandelier when its complete and post them .  The crystal arms were sent to me for repair from Oregon. The piece has been in the family a long time. I would love to know how it got to Oregon and when. I think it came from England.

glass arms

glass arms

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Crystal Repair broken stoppers

Tuesday, August 18th, 2009 Posted in All Repair Projects, Antique Glass Repair, Broken Decanter Repair, Crystal Repair Pictures, Stopper Repair | Comments Off on Crystal Repair broken stoppers

 Antique crystal perfume bottles have a common problem the daubers break off.  I make the new daubers to the size of the bottle. Crystal repair like this is rewarding  but you do go home smelling like roses.

Crystal repair  stoppers

Crystal repair stoppers

In the last thirty years I repaired hundreds of  stoppers. Many simple repairs like these and many very complex were I had to create a new stopper .  Crystal repair never gets old .

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Antique Crystal Repair

Monday, August 10th, 2009 Posted in All Repair Projects, Antique Glass Repair, Broken glassware, Crystal Repair Pictures, Testimonials, Uncategorized | Comments Off on Antique Crystal Repair

I just received my bowl and it is perfect.  I will recommend you to
all my friends. Thank you again for fixing the bowl for me, as it was gift from my sister.  Thank you Jane Cox–Commerce, Texas
Glass Bowl

Glass Bowl

 New foot and bottom on the bowl see pictures of before and after scroll down . This beautiful crystal bowl was sent to me for repair  from Texas.

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antique glass repair millefiori bowl

Wednesday, August 5th, 2009 Posted in All Repair Projects, Antique Glass Repair, Broken glassware, Glueings | Comments Off on antique glass repair millefiori bowl

The term millefiori is a combination of the Italian words “mille” (thousand) and “fiori” (flowers)[1]. A. Pellatt (in his book “Curiosities of Glass Making”) was the first to use the term “millefiori”, which appeared in the Oxford Dictionary in 1849. The beads were called mosaic beads before that time. While the use of this technique long precedes the term millefiori, it is now frequently associated with Venetian glassware.

broken foot on bowl

broken foot on bowl

Millefiore

Millefiore

repaired foot

repaired foot

 

Venetian Glass Bowl " Millefiore"

Venetian Glass Bowl " Millefiore"

Antique glass repair of a venetian bowl . This antique glass  millefiori bowl had a broken foot that needed repair. Because of the colorfull design the glass repair is perfect. This  is a very hard bowl to make. It take a vert good glass blower to make a MILLEFIORI bowl.  Lets fill it  with pasta.

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Crystal Repair Pressed Glass Dish

Monday, August 3rd, 2009 Posted in All Repair Projects, Antique Glass Repair, Broken glassware, Glueings | Comments Off on Crystal Repair Pressed Glass Dish

Crystal repair projects like this are common .  This pressed glass dish is not an expensive  piece  but holds a lot of memories. Fill it with candy and it take you to gramas house a life time ago.  
Pressed glass bowl repair

Pressed glass bowl repair

Repaired Glass Bowl

Repaired Glass Bowl

In a couple of years no one will remember how or who broke the dish or even that it was repaired . The sign of a good repair. For over thirty years I have been duing antique glass repair.

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Antique Glass Repair broken vase

Monday, August 3rd, 2009 Posted in All Repair Projects, Antique Glass Repair, Broken glassware, Crystal Repair Pictures, Glueings | Comments Off on Antique Glass Repair broken vase

A brilliant cut glass vase was sent in for repair . Antique glass repair like this piece come out very good because the cut design hides the repair. After putting the pieces back together I needed to clean up a couple of small chips.

Cut Glass Vase

Cut Glass Vase

 

cut crystal  vase after

cut crystal vase after

I think Dad is out of the dog house . He may need to bring some flowers home.

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antique glass repair

Friday, July 31st, 2009 Posted in All Repair Projects, Antique Glass Repair, Glass Sculpture Repair, Zoo | Comments Off on antique glass repair

A Steuben crystal  quail came in with a broken  and missing  ” thing on its head”   I don’t know what to call it. So with a little research I found picture of a good one . I then made a new  wachama call it.

Steuben Quail Broken

Steuben Quail BrokenSteuben Quail new thing on head

I ground and polish the top of the birds head to remove what was left of the old piece of glass. With a picture of how it use to look I made a new  “wachama call it”  that goes on top of the quail head.
Steuben Quail new thing on head

Steuben Quail new thing on head

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Cut Glass Compote Repair

Thursday, July 23rd, 2009 Posted in All Repair Projects, Antique Glass Repair, Broken glassware, Glueings | Comments Off on Cut Glass Compote Repair

The antique crystal compote was broken the foot and the bottom of the bowl. There were cracks on the bottom of the bowl were the foot had been attached.  I had to drill out the cracks to prevent them from cracking any further.  The bowl portion of the compote needed a new bottom so I could attach a new foot.

broken crystal compote

broken crystal compoteDrilled out cracked glassRemoved bottomNew Bottom on bowlNew crystal bottomNew Foot AttachedRemoved bottomDrilled out cracked glassRemoved bottom

 

Drilled out cracked glass

Drilled out cracked glass

Removed bottom

Removed bottom

New Bottom on bowl

New Bottom on bowl

cut glass compote new foot

cut glass compote new foot

New Foot Attached

New Foot Attached

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broken waterford letter opener

Thursday, July 16th, 2009 Posted in All Repair Projects, Broken glassware, Waterford Crystal, Waterford Crystal Repair | Comments Off on broken waterford letter opener

Crystal letter openers take a beating. Its very common for the handles to break. This Waterford letter opener broke off flush with the metal ring. I drilled out the old broken glass inside the metal ring and make a new glass stud . Then I attached the rest of the handle.  Ready to open the bills.

Waterford Letter Opener

Waterford Letter Opener

 

Repaired crystal handle

Repaired crystal handle

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Broken Art Glass Vase Repair

Wednesday, July 15th, 2009 Posted in All Repair Projects, Broken glassware | Comments Off on Broken Art Glass Vase Repair

broken vase

broken vase

 

Repaired

Repaired

This was a simple repair.  because of were it broke no one will ever find the repair.

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