Featured frankenstein stapled old derby ? plate dish

something i found today that was only 50p in a box of various plates

i checked it with a uv light and held it up to the light and think i can see some damage

but seriously ive got a slight fondness for these stapled repair jobbies

hopefully its old enough to justify the damage, or is it beyond affection ?

been reading websites of people who collect pieces because of the stapled repairs

one guy was boasting about having a 35 er !

mines only an 11 er

think its an old derby mark

any thoughts appreciated

 

Isn't that pretty! Certainly look old.

Debora

 

Where, where?

So have I. It means that it had value and people cared enough to do that. And such a craft, were there professional ceramics staplers?

 

yeah its odd, you would think the stapling would create more broken pieces

 

This might be of interest to you:

http://www.lakesidepottery.com/Page...ottery-with-metal-staples-ancient-method.html

 

brilliant thanks wisc, an interesting read, not the kind of stapling i envisaged at all

 

Nice bit of ol' Derby, who cares if it's busted? not me!

 

the colors pop !!!
the staples.......they're cool !!!

 

I love staple repairs. It was massively skilled and not cheap, which meant the thing was valued if it was repaired that way. I've a huge lump of old lead cystal with staples.

Old Derby indeed.

 

Someone loved this plate enough to bother to get it repaired which is lovely. It’s also very pretty. I can almost feel their pain when it got smashed!

 

Hi,
My Great great uncle was a professional china/glass stapler. Uncle Mele was from France and worked in NYC until he met my Aunt Ida and moved to Pennsylvania. I have several pieces of china that he repaired for my Grandmother. The man was a wonderful person and kind and gentle. He always made time for us kids and showed us how to do things.
greg

 

Thanks for the info everyone

Lovely message Greg

I'm glad were all on the same page regarding the damage, just shows I'm amongst the right crowd

Will be interesting to see what it sells for with the damage when I get around to it,

Think I'll start low and just see what happens

 

You get more interesting by the day !!!!

 

People have all sorts of interesting relatives squirreled away. Some of us are just related to squirrels.(LOL) I bought a plate with a staple repair just because of the staples. What got me is that it's a cheap plate. Either it was someone practicing or somebody was willing to pay more for a repair than the plate was worth. I'd love to know the story.

 

What a beautiful piece of Derby! Count me in as another lover of the Frankenstapled. Have quite a few "resurrections" myself. Seems I'm drawn to the pieces that someone in the past loved enough to try to save.

 

I didn't even know about repairing with staples until I joined this forum. Was immediately intrigued. I think this one should count for at least 3 in any collection.

 

I thought there was no way I would sit through 5 mins of this but was fascinated. I didn't realize bow drills were still in use for anything. Repairs appeared to be made so perfectly with the staples that no fill or adhesive was required. Just amazing.

 

Hi,
That is how I learned how to put those glass balls in the claws of piano stools. They cast make the claws and heat them up enough to stuff the balls in. Then as the claws shrink that encases the balls.
greg

 

I always wondered how they did that!

 

@wiscbirddog - Thank you so much for posting that for us!!

I like @Bronwen thought I would watch a little snippet just to see how it was done. I found myself just totally entranced with the craftsman that this man was & the procedure of placing the staples.