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Re: Steubenville Belle bathroom pieces 1890's
« Reply #15 on: October 29, 2013, 06:51:13 pm »
I'm with Mart on this one.  Sunshine fixes everything.  Just make sure to put it some place the birds won't contribute to the problem.

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Re: Steubenville Belle bathroom pieces 1890's
« Reply #16 on: October 30, 2013, 02:25:36 am »
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WHOA, ....... be careful about sitting expensive glassware in direct Sunshine.

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Re: Steubenville Belle bathroom pieces 1890's
« Reply #17 on: October 30, 2013, 03:46:22 am »
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Sunshine fixes everything.


WHOA, ....... be careful about sitting expensive glassware in direct Sunshine.
Expensive!!....it was $15...as for that stain...looks like a urine stain..for all ya know it might have been used as an impromptu..chamber pot...hence the smell of B.O....and if this is the case..then..i,d agree with KC..and her use of bleach...
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Re: Steubenville Belle bathroom pieces 1890's
« Reply #18 on: October 30, 2013, 10:07:32 am »
Pottery is porous and  absorbs anything liquid when not sealed !!  If this is for your own use treat it with either the bleach or lemon juice and sunshine for a day or two as long as its not damp outside !! If it is,,heat your oven to a low setting about half an hour then put the dish inside with the door open till its good and warm then just let it sit all day !! That should start to dry it out,, then let it sit in the warmest place in your house a couple of days to make sure all the moisture is gone !! Then you can use a clear acrylic spray sealer on the bottom !! That should take care of any more odor !!

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Re: Steubenville Belle bathroom pieces 1890's
« Reply #19 on: October 30, 2013, 02:23:21 pm »
I almost forgot about a sure household cure for the smell.  Mix a box of baking soda with some listerine until it forms like a paste.  Then pack it around the inside of the container.  Let it sit over night.  In the morning wash it out swish some more listerine in it then dry it with an old cloth.  Works on skunk smell.

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Re: Steubenville Belle bathroom pieces 1890's
« Reply #20 on: October 30, 2013, 02:49:58 pm »
icedgold10   I'll try that method and see what happens. Interesting.

If it doesn't work I'll try the bleach.

But, curiously, does anyone know of any more examples of Belle by Steubenville. I can't seem to find much info about these bathroom sets.

As far as the price, yes, it was $15 for all 4 pieces.

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Re: Steubenville Belle bathroom pieces 1890's
« Reply #22 on: October 30, 2013, 07:53:29 pm »
Thank you.
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Re: Steubenville Belle bathroom pieces 1890's
« Reply #23 on: October 31, 2013, 02:23:31 am »
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Sunshine fixes everything.


WHOA, ....... be careful about sitting expensive glassware in direct Sunshine.
Expensive!!....it was $15...as for that stain...

DUH, and it isn't glassware either.

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Re: Steubenville Belle bathroom pieces 1890's
« Reply #24 on: October 31, 2013, 10:00:07 am »
Figured you would catch that yourself !! :D  But in my mind if you drop it and it throws shards all over the floor,,they are not ceramic, or pottery,,,they are glass !!  Never heard anyone say they got a pottery shard in their foot !!
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Re: Steubenville Belle bathroom pieces 1890's
« Reply #25 on: October 31, 2013, 02:43:46 pm »
Figured you would catch that yourself !! :D  But in my mind if you drop it and it throws shards all over the floor,,they are not ceramic, or pottery,,,they are glass !!  Never heard anyone say they got a pottery shard in their foot !!

"I've got a pottery shard in my foot."
Mart, Now you've heard someone that . HAHAHAHAHHA!   ;)

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Re: Steubenville Belle bathroom pieces 1890's
« Reply #26 on: November 01, 2013, 03:52:54 am »
Pottery will crack or break into pieces whereas glass will crack or shatter into pieces, is one way of describing it. The difference is that pottery is “cemented” (glued) together and glass is “fused” together via a molecular bond. One can get “cut” on a piece of broken pottery but it is the sharp edge of the “glass” glaze that is the culprit.

Anyway, glass is not a good conductor of “heat” but it will expand when it gets “hot”. Thus, depending on the “color” and the ”shape” of the glass object, …. if it is subjected to direct Sunlight then that portion of the glass will “heat up” and expand before the rest of the glass does …. and thus is likely to either crack or shatter. HA, just like most cooks know better than to drop a “hot” glass object into cold water. “Thermal shock”, I believe its called.