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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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50 x 4mm mix of round Orange beads (1960s) 50 x 4mm mix of round Orange beads (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 Silver lined Dark Red 11/0 seed beads (1970s) String of Silver lined Dark Red 11/0 seed beads (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 Red bead (1955) 10mm unusual hand textured Red bead (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 Brown drops (1970s) 20x9mm 4 x large Brown drops (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 Black nailhead beads (1920s) Pair of large 13mm faceted Black nailhead beads (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 glass watch bead in Black (1940s) 2cm glass 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
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
Box clasp with 2 rows (vintage) 16x12mm Box clasp with 2 rows (vintage) 16x12mm
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 Black nailhead beads (1920s) 10 x 8mm square Black nailhead beads (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 Green beads (1920s) 20 x 5mm faceted Green beads (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 6mm faceted Crystal beads English cut (1920s) 10 x 6mm faceted Crystal beads English cut (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
10 x 4mm round Handmade Red beads (1950s) 10 x 4mm round Handmade Red beads (1950s)
This is a pack of 10 vintage, round handmade Red glass beads. They were made in the 1950s in the Czech Republic and the beads are approximately 4mm in diameter....
£1
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 Crystal beads (1950s) 10 x 6mm shaped Crystal beads (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 Brown/Cream Marble cylinder beads (1960s) 32-36mm 3 x Brown/Cream Marble cylinder beads (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
7x8mm unusual hand textured Fuchsia bead (1955) 7x8mm unusual hand textured Fuchsia bead (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...
£0.75
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