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Pre WW II Glass items for sewing and gluing. Old Sequins from Belgium and France, Vintage Plastics_____________

Glue on decorations. Some could be Baekelite , its hard to know. These are from decades ago. Not small – most are an inch or so big. By weight $6 dollars per ½ pound. I counted 32 pieces to a random bag, but each will be different. Email to order. Limited.
Sew on Glass Jewels, half moon shape. 15mm x 11mm Made in Western Germany in the 50’s. $3 per dozen of a color, order by letter.. or a premixed pack of 30, 6 of each color for $6. The red ones are dyed red over clear glass, the other colors are made from colored glass. Email to order.
(the green ones are the European emerald color, which has a lot of blue in it. In the bead industry the color name for a true emerald green is smaradg, coming from an old word for emeralds.)

The Renown Black Heart Sequin, 8mm and strung 1000 on a single thread. Thought by many to be the favorite of Al Capone, when he stayed at the Seville Hotel in Havana, during the 1930's
The string is 12 inches long. $3 per string of 1,000. 10 string bundle is $25 Email to Order.
pre world war two strung sequins, made in Belgium. Peacock Brand. 5mm 10,000 sequins on one long thread. 120 inches long. Can easily be re threaded for use as a necklace. $15 plus shipping.

Swarovski art 4501 7mm X 3mm baguette. Jet color, can be glued flat side down. ½ gross, (72 pieces) $6

Made in Germany circa 1935 flat bottom glass table polished stones. A raised kite shape 11mm long 6.5mm wide and 4 mm high $4 per dozen.



Glass flat pearls from the 1950’s. 8mm & 5mm with the beginnings of a hole on the flat side, to sit into a post. Pearl coating over glass, very old. 8mm are $3 for 36 pieces. 5mm are $3 for 72 pieces.Email to order
Pearlized Glass Drops. From Japan, pre war. The wire loop is fused into the glass. 9mm x 6mm old looking because they are old. In the photo is a drop that has had the pearl coating removed with alcohol, milky glass is showing. $5 for 50 pieces. Email to order.

Vintage Bugles, EXTRA THIN
size 2 white satin color. Much thinner than current bugles. Made in Czecho-Slovakia. Circa 1938. One bunch of 12 strands 20 inches long. Please note: the threads are old, and may be broken but a full measure of beads will be in the bag. $3 per bunch plus shipping. Limited Availability.


Very old sequins. Tangled up in colors They were already old when I started playing with them as a small child. They became mixed up, as only a 5 year old can tangle sequins. Made in France or Belgium. Each bag is different . each bag contains more than 10 thousand sequins. 70 grams 12 dollars plus shipping.

Vintage Swarovski glue on stones. Art 4860 6mm round faceted ball with a flat base. Made circa 1959 . Three colors- crystal, jet, or sapphire. All have cal backing. ( comet argent light.) $7.50 per dozen, mix them any way you want. Email to order.
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Set in brass pointed stones, they are flat on the back. Czech pre war, a mix of colors,shapes, and sizes- all small. the photo shows 20 grams, approx 140 pieces. 20 gram mixture is $10.ready to glue on to anything. Email to Order.-------------

40x30 low dome plastic cab with silver foil. More than 50 years old. $6 per dozen, or $60 for 12 dozen. Three colors, red green and light blue. The Red cab is bright red. Despite the digital color. Email to order.

Glass Sew-On Butterfly, 18mm. Made in Germany. The foil is coming off, and can be totally removed by soaking. Then they are clear glass. Small half moons are the same but smaller. The Butterflies are 18 pieces for $6. The crescents are 18 pieces for $3. Email to order

Glass Buddha – made in Japan before the war. ( World War II) the larger red and beige are 1 ¼ inches high. They cost $6 per dozen. Mix or match the colors. The Green Buddha is ¾ inch high and costs $3 for 9 pieces-------------------------------
Email to order any of these items. More coming soon!
Click on the lower right corner of these photos to enlarge the image

Glass cab with enamel over texture.16mm round Order by color, $3 for 6 pieces. From the 50’s----------------------------------
Very Old Coral Clasp single strand clasp made from pink coral in the 1930’s 6.5mm around with a brass insert clasp. 3 pieces for $3. 

Bugle Beads marked Made in Austria. Made before world war two. Loose size 2 (4mm) dark cobalt blue silver lined. Glue them on a Hubcap, sew them on a dress. One Quarter Pound/ 4 ounces / 113 grams is 2 dollars plus shipping.
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Copper chain tassles. 1 inch long. 6 pieces for $3 email to order.
Metal ornament with spikes on the back, perhaps for shoes.. Order by color silver bronze or copper. 18mm by 13mm oval $4 per dozen of a color.

Vintage Cameo 25mmx18mm resin cameo made in Germany years ago, Right and Left facing faces. Two colors. Wedgewood Blue or Jet black. $4 for 6 pieces, specify color and Right or left.

Small Cameo 14x10mm one style. vintage, from Germany. $4 per dozen. Email to order_______________

Glass oval with spikes. As in the photo-18x13 mm with a foil back. Truly Vintage.$3 for 6 pieces.
Sew On Flowers. Vintage
blue 8mm sew on with gold foil- the foil can be removed so they are transparent blue, $6 per 72 pieces. The photo below shows more colors with the foil removed flat side up & flat side down.

Glass purple sew on leaf, with removable gold foil. 8mm wide and 10mm long, the top is flat. $2 per dozen pieces ---------------------------

Swarovski cabs. very old. 18mm blue, jade or primrose yellow, $6 per dozen, specify which colors.
18x13 sahara- $6 per dozen,
18x13 primrose yellow, $4 per doz 11mm primrose yellow. $3 per dozen.
Swarovski Volcano- Rivoli!1122 size ss29 - 6.4mm Volcano color with gold foil. 36 pieces for $4. limited 
9mm moonstone montee' glass cabs in a sew on setting blue , aqua , or white opal. can be removed from setting, $2 per dozen of a color. 12 dozen randomly mixed are $9. 12 dozen pack of one color is $8 email to order

Hammerschlag! 24mm clear glass jewel. Sew on. This style has smaller facets and has a low dome. Made in Germany before the war. The foil can be soaked off. Rarely seen, $2 per 2 pieces. Hammerschlag means beaten with a hammer.

Glass 25mm glue on faceted jewel very dark blue with gold foil. Made in Western Germany is written on the box. 2 pieces for $2

OLD GLASS The 9x11mm pale blue two tone Givre stone is $3 per dozen pieces.
the 18x12 blue iridecent bumpy stone is $2 per 1 dozen pieces.
The 14x10 small oval patterned blue stone is $3 per 2 dozen pieces 
German Glass pear shape stones,
15mm x 11mm light blue givre, $4 per dozen. 36 dollars for 144 stones. Email to order.

Czech glass givre stones. White or Rose 18mm x 13 mm with gold foil. $6 per dozen
30mm glass cabs. Low dome with a mat iridescent finish. The photo shows the front and back sides. Made in Germany in the 1930’s 1 pair for $3.00 email to order or with any questions.

Glass cab.millefiori pattern on textured surface. 18mm round Made Germany in the 1950s $4 for 6 pieces.

Smooth Glass Stone with a cushion back. 18x13mm From Germany. 4 pieces for $3 email to order.

Cushion backed rectangles long and thin and dark topaz color. 24mm x4 mm
3.5 mm thick with gold foil
1950s German glass. $3 per dozen

made fifty years ago, size ss 20 (4.8 mm ) table-polished glass stones, light pink or dark aqua
6 dozen pieces for $4 . Email to order

Glass painted 38mm cab. Low dome, 2 different floral patterns. On the red single flower the pearl background easily comes off,making the cab transparent. Made in Germany more than 50 years ago. $3 for any 6 pieces. Email to order.
Swarovski art. 2090/4 18mm
Jet/ Hematite with silver foil backing. $6 per dozen Email to order

Rare Swarovski Flat Stone Group. A pair of each, #4860 Round 6mm & 8mm with comet argent foil, #2470 square 12mm with gold foil, and #4726 14x10.5mm Jet unfoiled. All flat backed, ideal for gluing. $10.00 plus shipping-------------
18mm art. 2470- $3.50 each piece- plus shipping. Rare!

Hand Painted in Japan, plastic fruit, flat. The peach is 22mm wide including the leaf, 15mm high
10 different fruits, 3 of each = 30 pieces. $6. Plus shipping, or at random 40 pieces assorted. $6 Email to order.----
Old Japanese glass beads 4mm White or Dark Blue, 60 inch strand, blue or white. 2 strings for $3

Not a Picture Frame. It is a Purse Frame. It can be used for anything. Circa 1950, 6 inches wide and 5 1/2 inches high when unfolded. $20 plus shipping. 
Mixed de-strung sequins old colors. ( old sequins) 5mm cupped
2 full tablespoons, $3
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