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Old beads and clasps

Hard to find vintage and old beads and clasps from 1900s to 1980s.
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mix of 50 x 4mm round beads in Orange (1960s) mix of 50 x 4mm round beads in Orange (1960s)
This is a pack of 50 vintage, round, Orange glass beads. They were made in the 1960s in the Czech Republic. The beads are approximately 4mm in diameter and you ...
£0.60
String of 11/0 Czech seed beads in Silver lined Dark Red (1970s) String of 11/0 Czech seed beads in Silver lined Dark Red (1970s)
This is a string of vintage Silver lined Dark Red seed beads which were made in the 1970s in the Czech Republic.
Each string weighs almost 2.5g which is abou...
£0.35
10mm unusual hand textured bead in Red (1955) 10mm unusual hand textured bead in Red (1955)
This is a very unusual faceted glass bead. After the beads were made, they were coated in small pieces of glass by hand and then fire polished leaving a texture...
£0.95
4 x large drops in Brown (1970s) 20x9mm 4 x large drops in Brown (1970s) 20x9mm
This is a pack of 4 vintage, Brown glass drops. They were made in the 1970s in the Czech Republic. The beads are approximately 9mm in diameter and 20mm in lengt...
£0.65
Pair of large 13mm faceted nailhead beads in Black (1920s) Pair of large 13mm faceted nailhead beads in Black (1920s)
This is a pack of 2 faceted, vintage, Black nailhead glass beads. They were made in the 1920s in the Czech Republic. The beads are approximately 13mm in diamete...
£0.50
2cm watch bead in Black (1940s) 2cm watch bead in Black (1940s)
This is a black glass watch face bead were made in the 1940s but could be older. It was made in Bohemia, part of the Czech Republic. The bead is approximately 2...
£0.70
5g x Mix of seed beads in Green, Blue and Bright Mix (vintage Czech) 5g x Mix of seed beads in Green, Blue and Bright Mix (vintage Czech)
This is a 5g pack of vintage Czech seed beads. They are mainly a dark green, but there are also dark blue, red, yellow and white beads. The seed beads were made...
£0.50
25 x 4mm faceted beads in Black (1900s) 25 x 4mm faceted beads in Black (1900s)
This is a pack of 25 faceted, vintage, Black glass beads. They were made in the 1900s in the Czech Republic. The beads are approximately 4mm in diameter and wid...
£1
16x12mm box clasp with 2 rows (vintage) 16x12mm box clasp with 2 rows (vintage)
This vintage, silver coloured clasp has two rows and a spring tongue mechanism. It measures about 16mm by 12mm and is 5mm thick. These clasps are in an original...
£0.25
10 x 8mm square nailhead beads in Black (1920s) 10 x 8mm square nailhead beads in Black (1920s)
This is a pack of 10 vintage, Black nailhead glass beads. They were made in the 1920s in the Czech Republic. The beads are square, approximately 8mm in size wit...
£1
20 x 5mm faceted beads in Green (1920s) 20 x 5mm faceted beads in Green (1920s)
These 20 faceted, vintage, Green glass beads were made in the 1920s in Bohemia, part of the Czech Republic. They are approximately 5mm in diameter.
The beads...
£0.75
10 x 4mm round Lampwork beads in Red (1950s) 10 x 4mm round Lampwork beads in Red (1950s)
This is a pack of 10 vintage, round lampwork Red glass beads. They were made in the 1950s in the Czech Republic and the beads are approximately 4mm in diameter....
£1
10 x 6mm English cut beads in Crystal (1920s) 10 x 6mm English cut beads in Crystal (1920s)
These 10 faceted, vintage, Crystal glass beads were made in the 1920s in Bohemia, part of the Czech Republic. They are approximately 6mm in diameter. They are E...
£0.80
40 x spacer beads in Black (1900s) 2x4mm 40 x spacer beads in Black (1900s) 2x4mm
This is a pack of 40 vintage, black glass spacer beads. They were made in the 1900s in the Czech Republic. The beads are approximately 4mm in diameter and 2mm t...
£0.80
10 x 6mm shaped beads in Crystal (1950s) 10 x 6mm shaped beads in Crystal (1950s)
This is a pack of 10 vintage, shaped, Crystal glass beads. They were made in the 1950s in the Czech Republic. The beads are approximately 6mm in length and 7mm ...
£0.80
3 x cylinder beads in Brown/Cream Marble (1960s) 32-36mm 3 x cylinder beads in Brown/Cream Marble (1960s) 32-36mm
This is a pack of 3 vintage, cylindrical, Cream and Brown marble glass beads. They were made in the 1960s in the Czech Republic. These uncleaned beads are appro...
£0.75
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