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Large mirrors and glass are heavy, fragile and awkward making them easy to damage and difficult to load.


We build on-site crates to exact dimensions for all shapes and sizes.
  • large mirror hanging on wall
  • furniture pads are put on floor before mirror is removed from wall
  • Crater checks safety of mounting brackets before removing from wall
  • MIrror is removed from home by using 2 cotton straps in a figure 8 loop to enable handlers to carry it
  • 2 inch thick foam protects mirror from cotton straps used to remove from home
  • Mirror wrapped in foam and placed in solid wall crate with 2 inch foam lining
  • large gold mirror in crate ready for shipping
  • large antique mirror in solid wall crate with 2 inch foam lining
  • Outside leafs of expandable glass dining table are removed for crating while center rotating glass remains on mechanical frame base
  • Crate builders remove antique dresser mirror and apply blue tape to glass to help reduce vibration during transport
  • Blue painters tape is added to glass before packing and crating mirror.
  • Glass top bubble and stretch wrapped placed inside foam lined vault like solid wall export crate at Kansas City home.
  • Large glass mirror lying on paper pad before packing into export crate.
  • Wrapping glass top from desk for packing into wooden crate.
  • Close up photo of beautiful gold crown of mirror before packing into wooden crate for storage.
  • Void fill is used to secure round glass top in square crate during transport.
  • Octagon mirror with bezels on wall before packing into wood crate.
  • Fully protected glass mirror in vault like wood crate before securing lid.
  • Crate sealed with large glass top inside
  • Antique mirror suspended in wood crate for shipping.
  • Glass top packed in wooden crate for international shipping.
  • Leather petals trimmed silver backed Venetian mirror in wood crate with packing.
  • Two tier etched glass coffee table before disassembly and crating.
  • Packing antique vanity mirror in wood crate.
  • Stained glass window packed in wood crate for shipping.
  • Glass mirror hanging on wall with blue painters tape before removal for packing into vault like wood export crate.
  • Dining room table top glass before crating.
  • Foam lined solid wall export crate with beveled glass mirror.
  • Crates are built to the correct size for maximum protection of glass during handling and transportation.
  • Mirror on packing paper before crating.
  • Desk top glass with world map removed for paper and bubble wrapping before packing into wood crate.
  • Art deco mirror fully packed in vault like crate for shipping.
  • Round dining room glass top with blue tape after removal from base.
  • Gold ribbon made of plaster on antique glass mirror.
  • Thick round glass coffee table top before packing and crating.
  • Large dressing mirror on paper pad with blue painters tape for wrapping.
  • Small glass top in wooden crate with foam corner guards
  • Fully wrapped large mirror in vault like crate.
  • Etched glass table top to pack in wood crate.
  • Thick glass mirror on wall with painters tape before packing into wooden crate.
  • Foam lined glass top with void fill to eleminate movement during transport.
  • Foam lined vault like wood crate for thick glass mirror.
  • Fine glass top before crating.
  • Shipping symbols on glass crate.
  • Stained glass window frame packed into indestructible box crate with shock sensor to alert handlers.
  • Mirror laid onto paper pad for wrapping.
  • Large glass top on metal base before packing into wood crate.
  • Mirror wrapped in paper, bubble and stretch wrap before placing into wood vault like crate.
  • Glass top stretch wrapped and placed in wood crate
  • Putting lid on indestructible box crate for large glass top
  • Odd shaped mirror packed in wood crate with void fill to protect it from shifting.
  • Blue tape is applied to absorb vibration during transport inside wooden crate.
  • Hand carved wood shelf with mirrored back
  • Heavy glass shelves of entertainement center before crating.
  • Antique shelf with mirrored back fully wrapped before packing into wood crate.
  • Open crate view of fully wrapped glass top in foam lined crate for shipping
  • Fully packed antique shelf inside foam lined solid wall wooden box crate.
  • Wood crates for shipping odd shaped glass.
  • Measuring mirror in antique frame for crate.
  • Curved glass top bubble wrapped and shrink wrapped in export crate for international shipping at Kansas City home.
  • White glove handling antique mirror.
  • Small mirror in antique frame wrapped in paper pad before placing in indestructible wood box.
  • Pencil edge glass top on fine wood desk before packing into wood crate for storage.
  • Before packing into crate.
  • Large heavy dining room glass table top next to solid wall crate for shipping.
  • Foam lining wood crate for large mirror in packing material.
  • Shipping symbols on wood crate for shipping glass.
  • Blue painters tape on large dresser mirror lying on paper pad before wrapping for crate.
  • Glass protected with blue tape after removing marble top of buffet.
  • Dresser mirror is wrapped in paper, then bubble wrap, and finally stretch wrapped before shipping in foam lined solid wall export crate.
  • Several crates used for shipping glass with handling sensors.
  • Wrapping delicate mirror in paper for crate.
  • Heavy glass top in wood crate before void fill.
  • Blue painters tape on antique mirror with delicate crown.
  • Bubble and stretch wrapped glass top before packing into wood crate.
  • Internal braces are added to foam lined vault like wood crate to hold fragile mirror in place during shipping.
  • Crates holding mirrors are placed on cardboard flooring protection to stage for loading.
  • Protecting edges of mirror frame in wood crate.
  • MIrror surrounded with foam strips to protect it inside the crate during transport.
  • Wrapping fine French Trumeau mirror for packing in wood crate.
  • Protecting French Trumeau mirror before packing into wood crate.
  • Stretch wrapping keeps packaging in place on this French Trumeau Mirror circa 1870
  • Large mirror trimmed with iron wire before packing into wood crate.
  • Antique mirror on wall with delicate hand carved wood trim.
  • Foam lined crate with packing material for mirrors
  • Mirror in solid wall wood crate before foam lining.
  • Cross members added to wooden box crate to hold mirror in place during shipping.
  • Wrapping mirror for packing into wood crate.
  • Delicate mirror frame on paper for packing into wood crate.
  • Fine art wood mirror frame lying on paper pads for wrapping before packing into wood crate.
  • Mirror on paper pads to be wrapped for wood crate.
  • Fragile mirror on wall before preparation to crate.
  • Protecting glass of antique mirror with blue painters tape.
  • Moving mirror to area to pack it before crating.
  • Antique mirror is handled with soft lambskin leather gloves to protect it's gold finish
  • Fragile antique mirror will be surrounded with bubble wrap inside of wood crate.
  • Foam padding will elevate antique mirror above crate lined with bubble wrap.
  • Mirror crate is carefully packed with bubble wrap to fill all voids and prevent mirror moving inside crate during transport.
  • After antique mirror is surrounded in bubble wrap additional cross braces are add to prevent any movement inside crate during transport.
  • Antique mirror is safely packed inside solid wall wood crate for storage during renovations.
  • Crate is moved onto flooring protection while waiting for loading for transportation to climate controlled storage during mansion rennovations.
  • Shock sensor is affixed to solid wall crate to monitor it's handling during transport.
  • Mirror on wall in mansion before removal to pack in solid wall wooden crate for storage during rennovations at mansion in Mission Hills KS
  • Blue painters tape is applied to glass on mirror to absorb vibration.
  • Mirrors are handled with lambskin gloves during the packing and crating process.
  • After mirror is placed in wood crate paper is carefully packed around edges to protect it during transport.
  • Packaging around mirror is held in place with large sheets of foam.
  • Foam is added to crate containing mirror protected by paper and bubble wrap.
  • Additional wood slats are added inside crate to hold mirror and packaging in place.
  • Finishing touches are added to packing of antique mirror in wood crate.
  • Circa 1820 antique mirror
  • Delicate mirror frame is placed on paper pad to be wrapped for packing into solid wall wood crate
  • Mirror crate on flooring protection.
  • Right side facing view of fragile mirror lower corner that has been repaired being documented in the condition report before handling.
  • Close up view of mirror frame before handling.
  • Weak spot of mirror frame is photographed before packing in crate.
  • A condition report of items are completed before handling to pack in crate.
  • Pre-existing damage is photographed and noted on condition report of antique mirror before packing into crate.
  • Dresser mirror removed from furniture with blue painters tape on glass sitting on paper pads to be wrapped for wood crate.
  • Dresser mirror fully packaged sitting in export crate with foam lining.
  • Close up view of dresser mirror bubble wrapped and placed in foam lined wooden crate at home in Olathe KS 66062
  • Wrapping glass shelf in paper before bubble wrap and wood crate.
  • Preparing to crate large dining room glass top
  • Lowering large glass top into custom wood crate for transport
  • Large glass table top in wood crate with foam cushioning on shipping edges
  • Glass top surrounded by foam in wood crate
  • Solid wood lid for crate to protect glass top
  • Large glass dining room table top in foam lined wood crate with lid screwed closed
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