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Glass Identification - Post here for all ID requests => Glass Paperweights => Topic started by: boxed on December 15, 2014, 06:32:25 AM
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Hi guys
I just recently started to archieve my collection and i have one or two with bruises and wondered if their is a works or glass factory that offer this service and is it expensive?
Thanks
Boxed
(Joe)
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Hi Joe,
I can recommend Richard Lamming of Redhouse Glass Crafts at the Ruskin Glass centre in Stourbridge.
Best phone him first on..............01384 399460
Regards,
Tony
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Hi,
He charges around £30 - £35 plus delivery charges for removing bruises and a re-polish, this is the email address:
redhouseglass at hotmail co uk - you will need to remove the gaps, change the at and put the dots in!
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It is perhaps worth adding that lead glass paperweights are somewhat easier to restore than soda glass or more modern pieces, as the glass is softer, and a given sized bruise does not penetrate as deeply. That said, you can still expect to lose up to twice the diameter of the bruise from the diameter of the weight ( ie removing a 5 mm diameter bruise is likely to take 10 mm off the diameter, or 5 mm off the height). Also, paperweight occasionally crack disastrously during restoration - beware of having a 1930s Paul Ysart repolished!
Alan
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Thanks roberta
i will give them a email with some images and see what they say
they all have one bruise so it be good to have them removed
Best wishes
boxed
(Joe)
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Hi alan
They are three perthshire millefiori weights
and two vasart ones not sure on the glass type ive always presumed
that they are lead glass but not with any confidence ;D
thanks for the info
joe
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Hi Joe
Vasart and Perthshire are not lead glass in the sense of full lead crystal like antique French or Old English, I'm afraid. They are quite a hard glass.
Alan
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Hi alan
thanks for letting me know as i had no idea
will proceed with caution and fingers crossed
cheers
joe
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There is also /www.fwaldridgeglass.co.uk but can be expensive, but do a very very good job.
The worst example of restoration I've seen was at Ally Pally fair the other day. It was a Perthshire PP1 and had half the base removed on one side to obviously get rid of a bruise, which had made it lop sided even though it had been polished so it was the right shape! Stallholder had no idea until I pointed it out.....
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Basil is excellent.
BASIL LOVERIDGE GLASS RESTORATION
01280706490
1 Avonbury Court
County Road
Brackley
NN13 7AX
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How expensive is he Chris???
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He did a couple of Whitefriars textured pieces for me about 4 years ago a dealer I know uses him regular goes down when he's got a few pieces drops them off in the morning and picks them back up in the afternoon the 2 pieces he did for me a triangle vase and a drunken bricklayer both had a large chip in the base came back looking perfect and charged me £15 for each vase.
He has been doing it a lot of years with a good reputation I would not hesitate to recommend.
I also know someone who had a PaulYsart weight polished recently by Richard Lamming who did a great job and it cost £20
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Richard Lamming at the same place?
Doing a chip on a vase is much simpler than doing a bruise. Had a chip on a whitefriars vase done for £20, but a bruise and polish at the same place is £70+.....
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Richard is here.....http://ruskinglasscentre.co.uk/tennants/redhouse-glass-crafts/
The weight he did for my friend had a small bullseye bruise and scratches came back perfect from Richard and only cost £20