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<p>[QUOTE="TallCakes, post: 119606, member: 107"]I used just this cake stand last week for a pound cake and needed to wash it off this morning. I noticed a stress crack that I had not really noticed before; it was about 3" long. The stand needed cleaned anyway so I washed in warm water and put it aside to drain. I then noticed that the crack was "growing", and quickly extending to the edge gallery on one end of the crack and further towards and around the stem on the other end. So I thought, "I'll check my old photos" and in the database photos I noticed a small (maybe 1/2") refracting light spot that seems to be origination of the current self-destruction.</p><p><br /></p><p>The pattern is Hobbs, Brockunier #77 Stem (the plateau is the same on their hand stem pedestal) c1880s.</p><p><br /></p><p>I'm guessing there is nothing to do now (or before really) but lament...</p><p><br /></p><p>or maybe this one was just cursed because it is number 69 in my database! better go check #13!!!</p><p><br /></p><p>this is a photo from 2010 showing a small glint of refracting light at the originating stress crack.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]30223[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>the sunlight coming in the kitchen window reflects off the developing crack.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]30224[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>this shows how the crack extends to the edge and begins to curve around the stem. The dark line to the left of the end of the crack appears to be another stress crack in the making.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]30225[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]30226[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TallCakes, post: 119606, member: 107"]I used just this cake stand last week for a pound cake and needed to wash it off this morning. I noticed a stress crack that I had not really noticed before; it was about 3" long. The stand needed cleaned anyway so I washed in warm water and put it aside to drain. I then noticed that the crack was "growing", and quickly extending to the edge gallery on one end of the crack and further towards and around the stem on the other end. So I thought, "I'll check my old photos" and in the database photos I noticed a small (maybe 1/2") refracting light spot that seems to be origination of the current self-destruction. The pattern is Hobbs, Brockunier #77 Stem (the plateau is the same on their hand stem pedestal) c1880s. I'm guessing there is nothing to do now (or before really) but lament... or maybe this one was just cursed because it is number 69 in my database! better go check #13!!! this is a photo from 2010 showing a small glint of refracting light at the originating stress crack. [ATTACH=full]30223[/ATTACH] the sunlight coming in the kitchen window reflects off the developing crack. [ATTACH=full]30224[/ATTACH] this shows how the crack extends to the edge and begins to curve around the stem. The dark line to the left of the end of the crack appears to be another stress crack in the making. [ATTACH=full]30225[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]30226[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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