Identifying green beads, and inherited beads in general

Discussion in 'Jewelry' started by Kate Q, Jul 2, 2020.

  1. Kate Q

    Kate Q Active Member

    Hello all.. my great-grandmother did a lot of jewelry making/beading and I was fortunate enough to inherit her stash. Does anyone know of a good resource where I could try and figure out what some of her beads are? Dates would have been 1940s and 50s.

    As an example, I love these green beads and remember playing with them as a stringed necklace when I was tiny ;) I have looked around online but have been unable to find similar examples. If anyone knows what they are or where I could look for more information, that'd be great! D01CC56B-9ACB-4B51-A094-4BF064325970.jpeg
     

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  2. Bronwen

    Bronwen Well-Known Member

    Moonglow, by what I can see.
     
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  3. Marie Forjan

    Marie Forjan Well-Known Member

    Yep, moonglow, they were made in both Lucite and glass :)
     
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  4. Figtree3

    Figtree3 What would you do if you weren't afraid?

    Maybe people didn't notice that you were also asking about resources for identifying beads from the 1940s-1950s ? I'm sure some people here would have that information so am bumping up your post a bit.

    Welcome to Antiquers, @Kate Q --
     
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  5. Kate Q

    Kate Q Active Member

    Thanks so much for the ID help! ...and yes, it would be great to have some resources for trying to identify other beads, otherwise I will be posting them all here. Maybe there's nothing wrong with that!
     
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    Figtree3 What would you do if you weren't afraid?

    Feel free to post more discussion questions! It would be good to start a new thread for each one, unless some of them are the same types of beads as each other.
     
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