Rosary Repair Question

[AngelRose81]

Not sure if this is the right place or not so move it if it isn’t please!

I have an older rosary that I purchased (its supposed to be an antique:shrug: ) and the crucifix has become pliable and is bending. I can bend it back into place but I’m afraid more of the bending will eventually cause it to break. I don’t know if the rosary was ever blessed and I’m planning on getting it blessed just in case but I want to make sure that its not going to break first.

Does anyone know of a way to keep it from breaking (i.e. some thing to dip it in where it would coat the crucifix but where you wouldn’t notice it) or do you think its best to just replace the crucifix (if so what’s a good place to get a replacement one, its about 2")?

It looks like a pewter crucifix but I think its not because its too easy to bend to be pewter, I would think. I love this rosary because it has such a unique center of Our Lady of Fatima and its a really pretty blue so I don’t want to not use it because I’m afraid it will break.

Any suggestions??

 

[JimR-OCDS]

Not sure if this is the right place or not so move it if it isn’t please!

I have an older rosary that I purchased (its supposed to be an antique:shrug: ) and the crucifix has become pliable and is bending. I can bend it back into place but I’m afraid more of the bending will eventually cause it to break. I don’t know if the rosary was ever blessed and I’m planning on getting it blessed just in case but I want to make sure that its not going to break first.

Does anyone know of a way to keep it from breaking (i.e. some thing to dip it in where it would coat the crucifix but where you wouldn’t notice it) or do you think its best to just replace the crucifix (if so what’s a good place to get a replacement one, its about 2")?

It looks like a pewter crucifix but I think its not because its too easy to bend to be pewter, I would think. I love this rosary because it has such a unique center of Our Lady of Fatima and its a really pretty blue so I don’t want to not use it because I’m afraid it will break.

Any suggestions??

I wonder if its lead?

Jim

 

[AngelRose81]

you know, I didn’t think about that but it may be…the thing is the center looks to be made of the same material but it is as hard as a rock (i actually tried to bend it to see if it was pliable too).

 

[Zooey]

Our Lady’s Rosary Makers sells what they call “gift” rosary parts, to support their mission, which is to supply mission rosary parts at cost, or less than cost prices. Their site is here: olrm.org/

That would mean that, whatever you paid for a replacement crucifix (over OLRM’s cost), would go to support rosaries for missions.
They have very nice things, & are a very reliable company…

It could be made of lead, but I am wondering if it might be silver? Some silver, depending on how it is made, is very soft. I destroyed all but one of my mother’s silver flatware as a child, after I found out how easy it was, to:blush: twist it, squish it under my tricycle wheel, etc, etc, etc…
Old silver seems especially vulnerable to…well, small girls who like to squish things under trike wheels…I think they didn’t used to add other metals to it like they do sterling today, to make it less…well… squishable…

Then, you could put the old crucifix in a frame/shadowbox, where it could be displayed in your home, but it would not be subject to constant handling…Against the right color backing, it would be very lovely, & would be preserved from harm.

 

[AngelRose81]

Our Lady’s Rosary Makers sells what they call “gift” rosary parts, to support their mission, which is to supply mission rosary parts at cost, or less than cost prices. Their site is here: olrm.org/

That would mean that, whatever you paid for a replacement crucifix (over OLRM’s cost), would go to support rosaries for missions.
They have very nice things, & are a very reliable company…

It could be made of lead, but I am wondering if it might be silver? Some silver, depending on how it is made, is very soft. I destroyed all but one of my mother’s silver flatware as a child, after I found out how easy it was, to:blush: twist it, squish it under my tricycle wheel, etc, etc, etc…
Old silver seems especially vulnerable to…well, small girls who like to squish things under trike wheels…I think they didn’t used to add other metals to it like they do sterling today, to make it less…well… squishable…

Then, you could put the old crucifix in a frame/shadowbox, where it could be displayed in your home, but it would not be subject to constant handling…Against the right color backing, it would be very lovely, & would be preserved from harm.

Thanks for the link. I think I’ll get one from there. And that’s a great idea about the shadowbox too.