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Silverplate English Tea Kerosene Lantern Trophy Birdhouse

August 2nd, 2011 in member junk     
gadgetsponge Brian Carlisle, contributor
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Silver junk transformed into upcycled bird house!
Silver junk transformed into upcycled bird house!

Silver junk transformed into upcycled bird house!
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This birdhouse kind of slowly started to resemble the structure of a trophy as a continued building it. I started with an antique silver base to a Svea (of Sweden) No. 121 camping stove. It's got the pump/primer valve and fold down legs. From there, I had some pieces to a silver candlestick to bring up the height. After that, I used the top to a silverplate candy dish to got under the bottom of the English Breakfast Tea Canister. Handles from various silverplate items were used for the side handles and the perch. I used an inverted silverplate cup on top with a small footing of another cup on top of that. Silver all the way around!

Here are the measurements...
Height: 15"; Width (side to side): 7"; Depth (front to back): 8".


Pattern or design used: My own design - Brian GadgetSponge
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Comments (2)

gadgetsponge writes: Thank you for the kind comment! I'm glad you enjoy them. Posted: 7:51 pm on August 7th
MimiToria writes: You have incredible talent with these birdhouse creations. All of them are wonderful and so unique. Love the one-of-a-kindness that they provide too.
Very well done... Much success to you.
Gretchen Posted: 9:58 am on August 7th
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