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<p>[QUOTE="say_it_slowly, post: 35746, member: 50"]I got to thinking that there are some interesting repairs, fixes and re-uses done by people in the past as well as in the present. I thought it might be fun to see what people have done and are doing. I'm sure everyone has some ideas and examples. I'm not very clever myself but love what other's do.</p><p><br /></p><p>These are some of mine from the 17th-19th Centuries.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is the remains of a very old German stoneware jug. It must have been broken rather badly so someone filed off the neck, sanded off the remains of the handle and then carved a piece of wood to replace part of the missing foot. I guess it's a vase now.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]8990[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]8991[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]8992[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Probably looked like this once (from a Bonham's auction).</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://images1.bonhams.com/image?src=Images/live/2008-06/06/7688012-1-1.JPG&width=640&height=480&halign=l0&valign=t0&autosizefit=1" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>And here is another old German jug that was broken and had the hole in the base filled with lead. That's right, lead. I hope they didn't drink from it too often.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]8993[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]8994[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]8995[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>And of course there are things salvaged by repairing with metal staples. This is a huge pitcher that someone must have thought highly of.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]8996[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]8997[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="say_it_slowly, post: 35746, member: 50"]I got to thinking that there are some interesting repairs, fixes and re-uses done by people in the past as well as in the present. I thought it might be fun to see what people have done and are doing. I'm sure everyone has some ideas and examples. I'm not very clever myself but love what other's do. These are some of mine from the 17th-19th Centuries. This is the remains of a very old German stoneware jug. It must have been broken rather badly so someone filed off the neck, sanded off the remains of the handle and then carved a piece of wood to replace part of the missing foot. I guess it's a vase now. [ATTACH=full]8990[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]8991[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]8992[/ATTACH] Probably looked like this once (from a Bonham's auction). [IMG]http://images1.bonhams.com/image?src=Images/live/2008-06/06/7688012-1-1.JPG&width=640&height=480&halign=l0&valign=t0&autosizefit=1[/IMG] And here is another old German jug that was broken and had the hole in the base filled with lead. That's right, lead. I hope they didn't drink from it too often. [ATTACH=full]8993[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]8994[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]8995[/ATTACH] And of course there are things salvaged by repairing with metal staples. This is a huge pitcher that someone must have thought highly of. [ATTACH=full]8996[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]8997[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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