{"product_id":"vinyl-heishi-14mm-diameter-red-amber-black-mix-and-more-on-a-32-inch-strand","title":"Vinyl Heishi, 14mm Diameter, Red\/Amber\/Black Mix and More on a 32-inch Strand","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVintage Vinyl Heishi from the African trade in a nice mix of red, amber and black. Mixed sections alternate with solid red or amber sections and there's about 1 inch of green. All 14mm diameter and the strand measures over 32 inches.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI used Vinyl in the title, because that has become the common name for these beads, but there is no truth whatsoever in widely published nonsense they were made of recycled phonograph records.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThey are labeled as “Vulcanic” on the original Bohemian bead factory sample cards in the Jablonec Museum. And just to be sure that no future misnomers get started here, they have nothing to do with volcanoes either\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThey are an early form of plastic designed to imitate and\/or expand on the types of heishe (clam, snail, ostrich egg and coconut shell) already popular in Africa.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Bohemian bead producers were experts at this early \"market research\", sending intrepid agents to all parts of the continent to discover what beads people were using, and what they might like to see reproduced in colorful glass or other materials.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Bead-Zone.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48055488020789,"sku":"AFO-211","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0269\/4388\/1301\/files\/AFO-211.jpg?v=1707068823","url":"https:\/\/www.beadazzled.com\/products\/vinyl-heishi-14mm-diameter-red-amber-black-mix-and-more-on-a-32-inch-strand","provider":"Beadazzled.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}