{"id":50210,"date":"2024-04-24T22:00:12","date_gmt":"2024-04-24T20:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2030603"},"modified":"2024-04-25T01:05:57","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T23:05:57","slug":"the-repair-shop-guest-speechless-after-brenton-west-restores-family-heirloom","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/the-repair-shop-guest-speechless-after-brenton-west-restores-family-heirloom\/","title":{"rendered":"The Repair Shop guest \u201cspeechless\u201d after Brenton West restores family heirloom"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mayassa told Brenton he was a “genius” after seeing the reveal. <\/p>

By Katelyn Mensah\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Wednesday, 24 April 2024 at 20:00 PM<\/p>

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When Mayassa Reip entered The Repair Shop barn, she had a piece of generational history for silversmith Brent West and was left speechless once it was returned, shocked by how brand new her family heirloom looked.<\/p>\n

In tonight\u2019s episode, Mayassa showed Brenton and Jay Blades an ornately decorated silver-framed mirror from Iraq, dating back to the early 20th century, which had played a part in generations of family weddings.<\/p>\n

She explained that her grandparents had an arranged marriage and the mirror was part of the ceremony, further elaborating that on the day of the weddings, the ladies of the bride and groom\u2019s family would \u201ccongregate in one room\u201d and the bride would sit in front of the mirror, and in another room would be the men of both families.<\/p>

\u201cMy grandfather walked through the ladies\u2019 area, looked into this mirror, saw my grandmother for the first time. She saw him for the first time and signed the marriage contract,\u201d she said to an amazed Brenton and Jay. \u201cAnd they were married until his death in 1971.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mayassa then showed the back of the mirror to the experts, focusing in on the crack and sharp edges around the mirror, explaining that she would like to have it on display and give it to her son and his fianc\u00e9e on their wedding.<\/p>\n

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Brenton West.<\/span><\/figcaption> Silversmith\/Ricochet Ltd\/Ruth Roxanne Board<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

\u201cThis is a lovely, lovely mirror and I think it\u2019s great that it\u2019s going to carry on as a tradition,\u201d said Brenton as he began to work on the project, noting that the mirror was very frail due to cracks and nails that were used.<\/p>\n

The time came for an excited Mayassa to return to the barn, and she was completely lost for words.<\/p>\n

As the mirror was unveiled, she said: \u201cOh wow! I didn\u2019t expect that, I thought it\u2019d be gleaming but yeah, wow. You\u2019re a genius! I\u2019m speechless, oh wow, it is fantastic and is how it should be [and] it looks beautiful.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mayassa was pleased that, above all else, her grandmother\u2019s legacy could continue and the mirror could be used for generations to come.<\/p>\n