ANTIQUE WATERMELON CHEVRON AFRICAN WORLD TRADE 4 LAYER GLASS BEAD [48] STRAND

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ANTIQUE BEAUTIFULLY WORN, PATINIZED 3-4 LAYER WATERMELON CHEVRON AFRICAN WORLD TRADE GLASS BEAD STRAND WITH COMPLIMENTARY COLORS. THESE BEADS HAVE A SATINY SURFACE WEAR. I WILL BE LISTING OTHER EXAMPLES OF COLLECTOR'S TRADE BEADS FROM MANY DIFFERENT TIME PERIODS. MANY OF THEM ARE FROM THE PAST CENTURIES OF EUROPEAN EXPANSION  ESPECIALLY IN THE COASTAL CITIES. THE EUROPEANS LEARNED EARLY ON THEY COULD TAKE SAND, POTASH, AND FEW COLORING CHEMICALS AND HEAT THIS MIXTURE INTO A MOLTEN MASS FOR THE FABRICATION OF MANY TYPES OF GLASS BEADS [ THIS BEAD WAS ORIGINALLY FROM ITALY ]. THEN THEY COULD TRADE THESE BEADS THROUGH-OUT THE WORLD FOR MINERALS, GOLD, FURS AND MOST OF ALL '' FAVORS ''. MY AUCTIONS WILL START AT ONLY .99 CENTS FOR AS LONG AS I CAN DO IT !!!
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YES I DO COMBINE post fees. DOMESTIC BUYERS WITH COMBINED SALES OF 100$ OR MORE [ PER MAILING ] DO NOT PAY ANY POSTAL OR TRACKING FEES. GORGEOUS WEAR PATINA. THIS 48 BEAD NECKLACE IS IN FINE CONDITION AND IS OVER 20 INCHES LONG.