Ok, what in the heck are these little critters.....
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Posted by: Carl Dreibelbis
07/31/2004, 15:33:06 Author Profile Mail author

My initial thought was that these were Venetian wound beads, probably late 1800s and probably made to resemble snails. Can anyone confirm this?

Thanks

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Posted by: Charles
07/31/2004, 15:43:15 Author Profile Mail author

I'm not sure of the year they were made but these are Venetian. I had one found on a mixed string of this same blue/black color but I think the snail crawled off with the bead because I can't seem to locate it anymore.



I know "tribalgh" on eBay has listed some of these--got big money too.
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Posted by: claudian
07/31/2004, 16:19:37 Author Profile Mail author