Every year the FA cup comes to the Thomas Lyte Silver workshop in London to be repaired and restored before being handed over to the winning team.
- The FA Cup being restored and polished.
Photograph by Amit Lennon.
Our expert silversmiths Kevin Williams and Tony Cimmering have been restoring the cup for the past 12 years, the current trophy dating from 1992 as the previous cup from 1910 had become too fragile.
“It’s been repaired God knows how many times, but you’d never know, because each time it’s been repaired it’s camouflaged, going through the process of the silver plating”, explains Tony.
The Sunday Telegraph Sports Supplement 14.5.11
Let’s hope Manchester City do a better job of looking after it than Real Madrid…
- Real Madrid and the FA Cup
The Sports Industry Group have written a bit more about the Cup, and the latest victors on their News Page, and the BBC also came to the workshop for a visit, and got some lovely pictures which you can View Here.
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