Comments on: Old Mirrors http://www.designsponge.com/2008/07/old-mirrors.html Your home for all things Design. Home Tours, DIY Project, City Guides, Shopping Guides, Before & Afters and much more Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:03:27 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: elton rose http://www.designsponge.com/2008/07/old-mirrors.html/comment-page-1#comment-299850 elton rose Sun, 11 Sep 2011 21:41:07 +0000 http://www.designspongeonline.com/2008/07/old-mirrors.html#comment-299850 i have one six foot by five not any thing wrong with it love to sell i have one six foot by five not any thing wrong with it love to sell

]]> By: angi http://www.designsponge.com/2008/07/old-mirrors.html/comment-page-1#comment-287654 angi Thu, 14 Jul 2011 20:48:00 +0000 http://www.designspongeonline.com/2008/07/old-mirrors.html#comment-287654 i have a large mirror you have to put the board up first then put the pieces of glass in it .Its very unusual does anyone know the type i mean if so how old do you think may be i have a large mirror you have to put the board up first then put the pieces of glass in it .Its very unusual does anyone know the type i mean if so how old do you think may be

]]> By: Angi http://www.designsponge.com/2008/07/old-mirrors.html/comment-page-1#comment-287653 Angi Thu, 14 Jul 2011 20:42:35 +0000 http://www.designspongeonline.com/2008/07/old-mirrors.html#comment-287653 does anyone remember the mirrors that you put the shaped board up then place the pieces of glass if so how old do you think it would be does anyone remember the mirrors that you put the shaped board up then place the pieces of glass if so how old do you think it would be

]]> By: Tom Brewer http://www.designsponge.com/2008/07/old-mirrors.html/comment-page-1#comment-273462 Tom Brewer Thu, 23 Jun 2011 22:29:45 +0000 http://www.designspongeonline.com/2008/07/old-mirrors.html#comment-273462 Today we took the wooden backing off an old mirror in order to replace the glass. The old coating was chipping of and several flakes of it ended up on the kitchen counter. We took the mirror to the glass shop and had the glass replaced, but when we returned home, we noticed that the reflective flakes had disappeared and little round silver balls had taken their place. There is no question that this is metallic mercury! I too played with it as a kid, but now as an environmental geologist realize that the stuff is a significant hazzard! So: You may think that those old craze patterns are beautious, but be very wary. Clearly the metalic coating can easily revert to metallic mercury. Today we took the wooden backing off an old mirror in order to replace the glass. The old coating was chipping of and several flakes of it ended up on the kitchen counter. We took the mirror to the glass shop and had the glass replaced, but when we returned home, we noticed that the reflective flakes had disappeared and little round silver balls had taken their place. There is no question that this is metallic mercury! I too played with it as a kid, but now as an environmental geologist realize that the stuff is a significant hazzard!

So: You may think that those old craze patterns are beautious, but be very wary. Clearly the metalic coating can easily revert to metallic mercury.

]]> By: DIANA NEWMAN http://www.designsponge.com/2008/07/old-mirrors.html/comment-page-1#comment-48021 DIANA NEWMAN Mon, 22 Sep 2008 02:26:58 +0000 http://www.designspongeonline.com/2008/07/old-mirrors.html#comment-48021 I HAVE A VERY OLD MIRROR THAT WAS USED FOR ADVERTIEMENT FOR FARMERS INSURANCE .IT IS OVER 100 YEARS OLD. WERE CAN I FIND OUT THE VALUE??? I HAVE A VERY OLD MIRROR THAT WAS USED FOR ADVERTIEMENT FOR FARMERS INSURANCE .IT IS OVER 100 YEARS OLD. WERE CAN I FIND OUT THE VALUE???

]]> By: Russell Whitmore http://www.designsponge.com/2008/07/old-mirrors.html/comment-page-1#comment-42116 Russell Whitmore Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:36:07 +0000 http://www.designspongeonline.com/2008/07/old-mirrors.html#comment-42116 That's a good question, Diana. Most mirrors produced after the early 1800s were silvered with silver nitrate-- not mercury. Nineteenth century mirrors generally shouldn't pose an environmental hazard, but it's probably a good idea to have an old mirror tested if you're concerned. That’s a good question, Diana. Most mirrors produced after the early 1800s were silvered with silver nitrate– not mercury. Nineteenth century mirrors generally shouldn’t pose an environmental hazard, but it’s probably a good idea to have an old mirror tested if you’re concerned.

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