silver, sterling, silversmith, silver repair, silver restoration, silver conservation
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Are You a New Customer to Herman Silver Restoration?

Please let us know what you're sending by calling or e-mailing an image of the object to be repaired. Thank you!

Do you only work on major pieces, as pictured on your site?

No. I will remove gouges from a baby spoon that's been down the grabage disposal, polish a single piece of flatware, and hand finish a $50 weighted candlestick.

A Note on Repairs

Since every piece has its own repair resolution, a visual assessment must be made to price accurately. If you do not find your service on the price list, please send the item for a price quote. If it is to be insured in transit, indicate the amount on the work order. Each piece is hand cleaned and hand polished whenever possible as a conservation technique to retain the surface integrity of every piece leaving my shop.

For Your Protection

My business is insured and has a sophisticated central station alarm system.

Monogram Removal

Monograms on silver are part of the object's history and should not be removed for this reason. Museums use monograms to help trace an object's provenance. Beautiful engraving is a work of art—an art form quickly disappearing. Sadly, most antique dealers indiscriminately remove monograms to make the object more saleable.

Having said this, if you insist on having the engraving removed, I will agree to eradicate it. I would rather remove the monogram than have the object brought to someone less skilled. I have no reservations in removing machine engraving from mass-produced flatware. Keep in mind that if a monogram is deeply engraved on the bottom of a thin tray, for example, the results may not be desirable, for any weight placed on that area could possibly produce a dent. You will be consulted before I remove engraving from any object in question.

 

My Services

   

   

Brazing
Casting
   all metals
Consulting
Dents Removed
Designing
Engraving Removed
Finials
    exotic woods
    plastic
    sterling & base metals
Finishing
    hand finishing
    polishing
    refinishing
    patinating
    corrosion removed
Hand Engraving
Hand Fabricating & Raising

Items Repaired / Restored / Conserved
    holloware
    flatware
    dresser sets
    Judaica
    jewelry
    sculpture
    trophies
Metals
    silver alloys (800, coin, sterling, fine silver, etc.)
    gold
    mixed metals
    pewter
    please call about silverplated objects
Model Making
One-of-a-Kind Objects
Soldering
Spinning
    all metals

 

Product Development / Mass-Production / Finished Products

  

Though my specialty is silver restoration & conservation, I also have product development experience and can  produce, through sub-contractors, flatware, holloware, and smallware  per your design and price point. I have access to stock items such as tea services, boxes, goblets, bowls, and most anything else in precious metal and pewter—proudly crafted in the UNITED STATES.

We're also your one-stop solution for jewelry, figurines, medallions, belt buckles, accessories, etched ornaments, bookmarks, and corporate gifts,

Creative Solutions in Metal is a very responsive company that will create a quality product for you in small or large quantities. We'll even, even supplying custom packaging for your pieces, ready for your customer's display case or catalog.

If you can imagine it, we can create it! If you have an idea, contact us first; we'll even help you with your design.

 

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