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JessBurnham

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What type/name of beads are these?
« on: February 21, 2019, 08:57:49 am »
Hello! I've been correcting beadwork whimseys for a while, and an starting to restore some as a hobby. Does anyone know the type/name of these tube beads I circled? They are clear glass with paint on the inside. They are not equal in length, but most are 1/4 to 1/3 of an inch. They are old, some of my beadwork pieces that have these are dated from the early 1900s. A simple search for bugle beads turned up a lot of the wrong type. Thanks in advance to anyone who can help me find a name for these!

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Re: What type/name of beads are these?
« Reply #1 on: February 21, 2019, 05:43:39 pm »
I have only heard them called tube beads !!  They come in different lengths !!

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Re: What type/name of beads are these?
« Reply #2 on: February 25, 2019, 07:20:18 pm »
They may be Straw beads.

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Re: What type/name of beads are these?
« Reply #3 on: February 25, 2019, 09:24:49 pm »
Try looking under bugle bead as well as tube bead.
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