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| Vintage Pot Metal Broken Chandelier |
The Dilema Object:
Can it serve any purpose? Yes
Cost of repair worth it? No
Save some, scrap the rest? No
Armature for a mobile? Yes
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| Decoration close up |
The main piece has holes to attach 4 arms. One arm is broken off. Pot metal indicates to me a low value as well as lousy glue piece back on. Even using liquid weld glue (messy), I have yet seen pot metal form a good bond.
There is a nice chain, about a yard long to hang it from the ceiling. The electrical wire would weave through it. There is no ceiling medallion. I suspect it may have been hung from an old church.
Purchased over 20 years ago, it is one of a few spring purge items not being donated or going to the transfer station. Broken metal pieces are the awww puppies of the metal world to me. Would I buy such a piece again at a yard sale? You betcha.
I can easily remove the remaining arms and attach new pieces for a mobile. Channel an inner Aleander Caldwell.
Sway Happily This Week-end!
Dance
Mix an original smoothie
Create a watercress salad
Browse flower seeds online
Decorate an old pair of jeans
Make a paper mobile
Sing to a lampshade
Have an ice cream parfait
Read about Earth's soil composition
