{"product_id":"molded-vintage-czech-glass-prosser-beads-6-8mm-mixed-shapes-on-23-inch-strand","title":"Molded Vintage Czech Glass (Prosser) Beads, 6-8mm Mixed Shapes on 23-inch Strand","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRound 6-8mm opaque turquoise vintage Czech glass beads, 23-inch strand\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis strand offers a mix of round beads and large-hole short cylinders\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSize and color are nice choices to use with Trade Beads or African Brass\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe equatorial band on these beads identifies them a Prosser beads\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe molded bead-making technique was invented by the button-making Prosser bothers in 1830's in Bohemia (now Czech Republic) and named after them.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGreat quantities of Prosser beads were made for the African trade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI heard a few decades ago that the Prosser factory had been dismantled and moved to Morocco, which could explain why these beads don't show the same signs of wear that their antique cousins do. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Bead-Zone.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47853395411253,"sku":"AFS-191","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0269\/4388\/1301\/files\/AFS-191.jpg?v=1705176735","url":"https:\/\/www.beadazzled.com\/products\/molded-vintage-czech-glass-prosser-beads-6-8mm-mixed-shapes-on-23-inch-strand","provider":"Beadazzled.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}