BUYING BEADS TRADED TO NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN PEOPLES: There were thousands upon thousands of beads traded to our North American Indian peoples. Nobody really knows when the first beads came, but it is...
Quick Easy............ Always use a plastic container. The beads are glass and you do not want glass on glass. I use hot water add Dawn liquid soap detergent. Let beads soak in hot soapy water have an old...
Here's what we've all been waiting for! It's the official definition of "Native American Trade Beads" as presented by Jamey "Beadman" Allen, the resident expert in the beadcollector forum. "Native American...
I highly recommend when shopping for Antique Trade Beads You should see the following in the items description: 1. Made by one of the following;Venetians, Bohemians, Czechs, Germans, Dutch, Or Other. 2....
Any And All Charity Auctions will have the below information with the ribbon symbol in each listing each title. And if it does not it is a fraud charity auction. eBay Giving Works listings stand out with a...
Peacock Eye is a name that was given to a rare antique Bohemian lampwork foil glass because it was made to resemble the eye of the peacock feather. The glass was first made in the late 19th century in the...
Our Fortuny style handmade silk lamps are made ancient techniques of the early 1900's. Throughout each process of the making of these pieces, no heavy electical equipment is used but rather and exclusively the...
What is a Wound or Drawn bead..............(The basics) Wound: It is the process of how the bead was made. Wound beads are made by wraping or winding hot glass around a thin rolled copper mandrel. You can see...
A great way to collect beads not spend hundreds on full strands is to buy pairs or singles. Collect matched pairs or singles beads dress them up w/ other beads place them in a display case. See my picture...
HOW TO FIND ANTIQUE TRADE BEADS ON EBAY Ebay has changed the catagory numbers for "Trade Beads" The old Catagory number was 3811. For beads from 1800 - 1950 the new catagory number is 156280. For "Antique...