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10 LBS OLD "CHRISTMAS" "LOVE" TRADE BEADS
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Please note that for Ebay Live Auction only bids at or above $120 will be successful and meet our reserve. Here is a rare find from a hoard of old (unused) Bohemian beads made in Czechoslovakia between 1920-50's for export to Africa. Just found that the beads we have are also referred to as "Christmas" in the U.S. or "Love" beads in West Africa. Same type of beads (Item #5028240515) described as "African Christmas Trade beads" (also pictured) sold on Ebay for $31.00. This lot had 6 strands in total length of 204 inches. Our 10 lbs lot if strung would measure 19948 inches, which is almost 100 times more and would equal to $3031 value, based on the winning bid. The really interesting thing about most of these beads is that unlike the modern Czech beads, these beads are shaped more like old Italian seed beads, being more "donut" shaped instead of "barrel" shaped. This means that the diameter is larger than the thickness, and some of the beads are much like little "ring" donuts. This shape makes old style "overlay" and "lane stich" (lazy stich) beadwork look much better. Replicas made using these old beads as the background just look more authentic! They are also slightly irregular like the old Italian beads. This is huge amount of beads - weight of this lot is 10 lbs. Size range is from #7 to smallest #20 in full scale of colors - transparent, opaque and striped beads. To show better detail, pictured is (washed) randomly picked and strung assortment, which is 58 inches long, contains 900 beads and weighs 13.2 grams. To save you some time, here are some figures (based on the pictured assortment) what is, or what can you do with 10 pounds : Approximately 310000 beads - yes between 1/4 and 1/2 million beads, if strung with no spacers the length would be 19948 inches, a strand 1662 feet (or 554 yards) long!!!! The beads accumulated some dust over the years and will need a wash. The If you ever wanted to duplicate an old Native American artifact but lacked the proper beads then these are perfect for you. If you would need bigger or lesser amount of these beads, these quantities are available : (1 lb / $25), (2 lbs / $39), (6 lbs / $90), (25 lbs / $220). Photo is enlarged to show better detail.
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