Well y'all, if finally happend! Pulled my hand out of my shorter curio, after turning the light on, and knocked Yaquina Head off the top shelf!
What seemed to be a 30 minute tumble, with some half gainers, it did a cannon ball right into the floor! Needless to say, the carpet was NO HELP at all!

I cried!


has anything like this happend to you?

Not yet,.... but $&*# happens. So I'm sure that it will some day! When it does, I too will cry.

Give Rich a call... he's good at repairing these things as I understand. Although it may not be repairable.

You think you feel bad? There are those of us around who remember when Bill Younger went to sign a Coquille River (#111) and turned it over and hit the table and split it in two. Needless to say he replaced it for the collector but that was a bad day. At least you can replace yours for a reasonable price these days.

My worst "accident" was while dusting the shelf and returning St. Marks to the curio, I put too much pressure on the light and snapped off a palm tree. That sinking feeling goes away after awhile

Rustyjax - How bad is the damage? Can you shoot me a picture of the damaged piece? Are all the pieces there? I repair for free if you pay the shipping both ways.

While taking White River out of the box for the first time, I gripped it wrong, and put pressure on the smokestack/chimney of the fog signal building and snapped it off. I haven't tried to glue it back on.

I had a Pensacola slip right out of my hand and fall on a TILE floor years ago. I know what you mean Rustyjax the fall seemed to be in slo-mo (but it wasn't). Luckily, I was able to replace it soon after.

Yep! It happens to most of us at one time or another. It is very emotional but like JJ says it goes away after awhile. My biggest nightmare is that the curio shelves will collapse even though we have clear dowels under each one for a bit more strength.

Judy

Oh yeah...I am personally responsible for the annihilation of Bolivar Point, TX #2003 a few years back with the sleeve of my sweatshirt whilst flailing about putting it on...and then there was the decapitation of Staten Island, NY piece that didn't even make it from the box to the shelf...I smacked it against the outer edge of the curio and knocked the lantern room completely off...

Man, these testimonies are making me laugh, and feeling a whole lot better about myself!

This is like "AA" for collectors!
Hi, my name is Rusty, and I am a lighthouse wrecker!

I hope more come forward, and "let it out"!

Rich,, I appreciate the offer, but I would never feel the same about the piece knowing of the abuse I've caused it! And as "JJ" mentioned,,, I'm already dealing for another!

Back in the days when I had a Harbour Light collection....they were all boxed, ready to move, and my daughters Newfoundland/Labrador pup ate through the strong U-Haul box, and annihilated one of the pieces. Luckily we caught him before he got into the rest.
At the moment I don't remember which one it was.

Have you every WASHED a HarbourLights in your Dishwasher ?

No John, only you in this world!

YOU GOTTA TELL US JUST HOW CLEAN IT CAME OUT!

Rusty,

The answer is in Johns post. Just click on the link.

I lost two in the move to Florida. Point Arena and East Brother..... I still have a few boxed up and haven't open, too so there may be more....

I haven't broken any yet. I am sure I will cry like a baby the first time one gets broken. And I know my family hopes it will be by my hands and not one of thiers.