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Post by Chuckie on May 8, 2013 18:13:49 GMT -5
I have been watching craiglist, and picking up old leaded/stained glass windows that will kinda/sort fit in front of our existing windows. I had the measurements in my checkbook, so IF I was checking @ work, I could verify the measurements. These two had been listed for SOME TIME--along w/a THIRD one, for like $125 EACH; they had come outta an old cabinet. The guy would NOT separate them, although I only needed TWO for our (new) bay window in our 1882 bungalow living room, and according to MY (inaccurate) calculations, my bud in the wood working trade could re-frame them to fit almost EXACTLY. Well, I kept watching them, and noticed the listing CHANGED--in that he sold SOMEONE just ONE, and now had TWO for sale. I offered him $75 each, and he took it. I brought them home, and was FLABBERGASTED--they fit EXACTLY!!! I just cleaned them & the existing bay panels well, bought four angle brackets, and screwed said brackets to the leaded glass frame and the existing bay frame work @ the top--unseen behind the valance. They are the bubble-glass from long ago, and @ each pencil-thick lead juncture is a "rosette" where the joint is located. They are INCREDIBLE!! OMG, did I get lucky, or WHAT?!! CHEERS! Chuckie
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Post by chipperhiker on May 9, 2013 16:12:53 GMT -5
Nice find, Chuckie!
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Post by jhmack on May 11, 2013 17:05:49 GMT -5
Oh, my! They are absolutely LOVELY! They say patience is its own reward, and as a Chambers person patience has certainly been necessary, but in this case, your reward is really, REALLY gorgeous--fits so well and just the most perfect proportions for that window and the tree branches arching beyond... Congrats on the find, and the patience rewarded! Jane
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Post by eidos on May 11, 2013 17:22:07 GMT -5
Very Nice Chuckie! Love it!
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