Antique Micro Seed Beads - 15/0 Old Chalk White Opaque - 4 Gram Hanks
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:4027945 | Size: 15/0 |
| Color: White | Style: Seed |
| Finish: slightly greasy opaque | Material: Glass |
Nice handmade old chalk white. Hanks weigh an average of 4 grams each. Measure 28 beads per inch (15/0) but millimeter measures 14/0. See chart below for diameter size ranges.
If you order more than one item from me, in any color, I will refund any additional shipping over $3.33 regardless of the quantity you purchase. (domestic only; international pays actual cost).
I have a huge collection of rare antique micro seed beads and recently acquired more that I ...am listing in several places, including Ebay. These beads were old store stock from Murano, Italy, and the Czech Republic, whose artisans handmade these beads in the 1800's up to the early 1900's. This is some of the last existing handmade antique bead stock. Additionally, many of the color pigments and finishes, like "greasy", are no longer made. I size them in "Beads Per Inch" measurements, based on an online conversion chart. I am also going to show the diameter of the beads and the corresponding size, according to the old warehouse where these beads were made. When listing the bead, I will show the size that corresponds to beads per inch, but also include the diameter size in the listing description.
Here is the size chart for diameter on my beads:Size inches millimeters (these numbers are on a range because handmade beads are NOT UNIFORM like the modern ones)22 0.038 .965220 .039-.045 .991-1.14318 .046-.052 1.17-1.3216 .053-.058 1.34-1.4714 .059-.065 1.49-1.6513 .066-.074 1.68-1.8812 .075-.084 1.9-2.1311 .085-.095 2.16-2.41
Many sellers offer what they call "antique" seed beads, but they are factory produced and are sized three sizes larger than the beads I am offering, which are the authentic handmade ones that are no longer produced. I occasionally offer a bead as "Vintage", that may or may not be handmade, if I am unsure of the age span of the bead.
If you order more than one item from me, in any color, I will refund any additional shipping over $3.33 regardless of the quantity you purchase. (domestic only; international pays actual cost).
I have a huge collection of rare antique micro seed beads and recently acquired more that I ...am listing in several places, including Ebay. These beads were old store stock from Murano, Italy, and the Czech Republic, whose artisans handmade these beads in the 1800's up to the early 1900's. This is some of the last existing handmade antique bead stock. Additionally, many of the color pigments and finishes, like "greasy", are no longer made. I size them in "Beads Per Inch" measurements, based on an online conversion chart. I am also going to show the diameter of the beads and the corresponding size, according to the old warehouse where these beads were made. When listing the bead, I will show the size that corresponds to beads per inch, but also include the diameter size in the listing description.
Here is the size chart for diameter on my beads:Size inches millimeters (these numbers are on a range because handmade beads are NOT UNIFORM like the modern ones)22 0.038 .965220 .039-.045 .991-1.14318 .046-.052 1.17-1.3216 .053-.058 1.34-1.4714 .059-.065 1.49-1.6513 .066-.074 1.68-1.8812 .075-.084 1.9-2.1311 .085-.095 2.16-2.41
Many sellers offer what they call "antique" seed beads, but they are factory produced and are sized three sizes larger than the beads I am offering, which are the authentic handmade ones that are no longer produced. I occasionally offer a bead as "Vintage", that may or may not be handmade, if I am unsure of the age span of the bead.
