These guys are the heads of my salad serving utensils.
The wood of the fork started splitting, so I wrapped it with wire to mimic their necklaces.
This was several months ago, but it seems to be holding up pretty well.
Eric saw this tombstone in Eugene, Oregon at the Pioneer Memorial Cemetery. It’s held together with duct tape!
Then he drew it and sent me the drawing as a postcard : )
Filed under: ceramic, metal, wood | Tags: bound, braced, nailed, replaced, smashed, stapled
I recently saw this awesome article and slideshow in the New York Times about Andrew Baseman, a collector who specializes in repaired antiques or “make do’s”. This lead me in turn to his blog. These repairs are from a time before superglue and duct tape, people! Back when repairs were mechanical, not chemical. We have it easy now.
Here are some of my favorites from both the Times article and Baseman’s blog.
“Eastern European Teapot”, smashed and then pieced back together with metal staples, including a giant one across the front. There are also pieces that were specially made to match shards that were lost.
Dog figurine with leg replaced by a nail, bound with wire.
Wooden shovel, circa 1870s, cracked and nailed together with a metal plate for support.
Victoria and Albert Jug, circa 1840’s, with a missing handle replaced by a metal one, attached with bands around the jug. This is a very common type of repair that Baseman documents. I find this one amusing because the upper band looks like a blindfold on the two figures.
This is the third post dedicated to things that have been destroyed by Walter the dog. Repair by Eric Clausen. Photos by Tsubasa Berg.
Andy Lilienthal repaired this bamboo by filling it with chopsticks and binding it with string.
Repaired Things 