Hanbury Smith Vichy Water

[slugplate]

Dug this pontiled Vichy Water about a year ago with a lot of broken china. It does have a big crack going down the reverse side but very hard to see unless in direct light. I have only done a light cleaning on the exterior and nothing but a rinse on the interior because I didn't want to exacerbate the crack or more devastatingly, break it.

 

[sandchip]

Beautiful bottle there, Slug, but I don't think it's pontiled. Thanks for sharing that with us.

 

[Robby Raccoon]

Perhaps use a glass-repair resin to fill in the crack?
I got one bottle that's so horrendously cracked that it is only together because of repair.

 

[hemihampton]

Beautiful bottle there, Slug, but I don't think it's pontiled. Thanks for sharing that with us.

I was thinking the same thing?

 

[slugplate]

Beautiful bottle there, Slug, but I don't think it's pontiled. Thanks for sharing that with us.

I guess It was wishful thinking on my part that it was sand pontiled.

 

[slugplate]

Perhaps use a glass-repair resin to fill in the crack?
I got one bottle that's so horrendously cracked that it is only together because of repair.
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I've never done that before. Does the resin soak into the crack? I'd love to try it, any ideas about a good website to check out?

 

[Robby Raccoon]

I've never done that before. Does the resin soak into the crack? I'd love to try it, any ideas about a good website to check out?

You can find glass repair kits on ebay or in auto sections at stores. Sometimes it wants you to use a razor to open up the crack. Other times it can be applied directlyftom a tube or bottle. If on the outside, I'd tape off where you don't want resin on the glass as it can get messy.

 

[slugplate]

You can find glass repair kits on ebay or in auto sections at stores. Sometimes it wants you to use a razor to open up the crack. Other times it can be applied directlyftom a tube or bottle. If on the outside, I'd tape off where you don't want resin on the glass as it can get messy.

Great, thanks. I love this bottle and I'm very nervous about doing more damage. However, I think I'll try it first on some other bottle and see how I do. Thanks for the info.