Before & After
Gallery

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; 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 restored

G&J Lines Sportiboy

Rescued from a previous poor restoration

Leeway horse to be transformed into a zebra

Transformed into a zebra with new logo by Heather

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 fully restored

G&J Lines Brothers on bow rockers

Very carefully restored to former glory with pommel flaps

G&J Lines Brothers requiring new leg

Fully restored with rebuilt leg

Home-made rocking horse

Transformed into a very smart horse

Lines Sportiboy

Mop transformed to real mane; new removable saddle

Lines Sportiboy

Stand returned to original with red lining

Lines Sportiboy with photo of original look

Restored faithfully to match the original photograph

Collinson rocking horse

Restored to the specification of the client

Ayres rocking horse on bow rockers

Wonderfully restored; the original oak rocker was revealed

Fur-covered horse on wheeled platform

Fully restored; wheel and rocker mechanism working again

Mamas and Papas 1930s furry horse

Completely re-covered with sheepskin mane and tail

Collinson rocking horse

Full traditional restoration with glass eyes

Collinson rocking horse

Sporting a much better mane

Collinson rocking horse in a shocking state

Completely rebuilt

Collinson rocking horse

Traditional full restoration

Collinson rocking horse

Full makeover into a cream beauty

Baby Carriage Ltd, Liverpool

Restored to a beautiful rocking horse

Collinson rocking horse

Full traditional restoration

Collinson rocking horse

Full repair on all joints to a traditional upmarket look

Collinson rocking horse

Major wood repairs to horse and stand

Collinson rocking horse

Converted to the client's bay horse

Collinson rocking horse

Traditional restoration

Collinson rocking horse

Traditional restoration

Collinson rocking horse

Restored to match its original look as shown in an old photograph

Palomino rocking horse

Palomino matched to client photograph

Ayres rocking horse

Lovely traditional restoration

Ayres rocking horse, arrived with wrong stand

Fitted with the correct new stand

Leeway rocking horse in a shocking state

Traditional restoration

Mamas and Papas horse

Spruced and smartened

American Spring Horse; very rare

Rare horse and mechanism fully repaired

G&J Lines rocking horse

Transformed into a beautiful bay

G&J Lines push along horse

Metalwork all fixed; full restoration