Molded Vintage Czech Glass (Prosser) Beads, 6-8mm Mixed Shapes on 23-inch Strand

AFS-191

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  • Round 6-8mm opaque turquoise vintage Czech glass beads, 23-inch strand
  • This strand offers a mix of round beads and large-hole short cylinders
  • Size and color are nice choices to use with Trade Beads or African Brass
  • The equatorial band on these beads identifies them a Prosser beads
  • The molded bead-making technique was invented by the button-making Prosser bothers in 1830's in Bohemia (now Czech Republic) and named after them.
  • Great quantities of Prosser beads were made for the African trade
  • I heard a few decades ago that the Prosser factory had been dismantled and moved to Morocco, which could explain why these beads don't show the same signs of wear that their antique cousins do.