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How To Clean A 12,000-Wine Glass Chandelier

By Amy Cavanaugh in Food on Mar 31, 2013 3:00PM

If you've been to The Boarding House, you know the most notable feature of the restaurant's decor is the massive wine glass chandelier. And sometimes those glasses get dirty.

The Chicago Tribune shot a video in December of a cleaning crew washing the glasses. They arrived at 2:30 a.m. and expected to stay until 5 p.m. that night.

"It's basically the same process as washing the dishes at home," said Nicholas Senffner, the owner of Blackhawk Pro Window Cleaning. "The trick to cleaning these is just having a lot of patience."