Before & After
Restorations

G&J Lines Brothers Caledonian, circa 1900

Carefully restored to replicate its original appearance

Theodora: F.H. Ayres, circa 1920

Including repairs to ears and leg joints

F.H. Ayres on bow rockers

Preserved paintwork and stand returned to original

Small rocking horse on bow rockers

Restored with a real pony saddle and family logo

Small F.H. Ayres, 1900s

Woodwork repairs and major restoration

G&J Lines Brothers with baskets

Rare example with hand-made wicker baskets

G&J Lines Sportiboy

Rescued from a previous terrible restoration

Leeway transformed into Zebra by Heather

Leeway transformed into Zebra with new logo

G&J Lines Brothers

New saddle, tack and paintwork

G&J Lines Brothers

Full repaired stand and restored

G&J Lines Brothers

G&J Lines Brothers restored

G&J Lines Brothers on bows

Very carefully restored with pommel flaps

G&J Lines Brothers requiring new leg

Restored with rebuilt leg

Home-made rocking horse

Made into a smart chap

Lines Sportiboy

Mop transformed to real mane and removable saddle

Lines Sportiboy

Stand returned to original with red lining

Lines Sportiboy with photo of original look

Lines Sportiboy fully restored

Collinson

Restored to the specification of the client

Ayres on bow rockers

Wonderfully restored — original oak rocker revealed

Fur-covered horse on wheeled platform

Fully restored — wheel and rocker working again

Mamas & Papas 1930s furry horse

Completely re-covered with sheepskin mane and tail

Collinson

Full traditional restoration with glass eyes

Collinson

Sporting a much better mane now

Collinson in shocking state

Completely rebuilt

Collinson

Traditional full restoration

Collinson

Full make-over into a cream beauty

Baby Carriages Ltd, Liverpool

Restored to a beautiful rocking horse

Collinson

Full traditional restoration

Collinson

Full repair on all joints to a traditional up-market look

Collinson

Major wood repairs to horse and stand

Collinson

Converted to a client's bay horse

Collinson

Traditional restoration

Collinson

Traditional restoration

Collinson

Restored to match original look shown in client's photo

Palomino

Palomino matched to client's photo

Ayres

Lovely traditional restoration

Ayres with new stand

Arrived with wrong stand — corrected and restored

Leeway

In shocking state — traditional restoration

Mamas & Papas horse

Spruced and smartened

American Spring Horse

Very rare horse — mechanism fully repaired

G&J Lines — to be transformed into a bay

G&J Lines transformed into a beautiful bay

Brassington & Cooke

Brassington & Cooke restored

Ayres

Ayres restored

Leeway

Leeway restored

Ayres

Ayres restored

Collinson

Collinson — contemporary restoration

Lines Brothers

Lines Brothers restored

Circa 1910 Lines push-along

Circa 1910 Lines push-along fully restored