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<p>[QUOTE="DragonflyWink, post: 388987, member: 111"]The beads are uneven, widely varying in both length and width, some blunt at the ends, others tapering, sometimes only at one end - just wouldn't be typical of Czech (or German or Austrian) beads. Believe they are most likely mid 20th century Indian, even the seed beads look Indian to me...</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are three different colors at Fire Mountain Gems, noted as 'vintage', enlarging on the images will show that they are clear of clay residue:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.firemountaingems.com/search/?keywords=india+capsule" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.firemountaingems.com/search/?keywords=india+capsule" rel="nofollow">https://www.firemountaingems.com/search/?keywords=india+capsule</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Another seller, another color, also described as 'vintage', also no clay residue:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.etsystudio.com/listing/495573368/vintage-yellow-oval-india-glass-pill?ref=sr_gallery-1-1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.etsystudio.com/listing/495573368/vintage-yellow-oval-india-glass-pill?ref=sr_gallery-1-1" rel="nofollow">https://www.etsystudio.com/listing/495573368/vintage-yellow-oval-india-glass-pill?ref=sr_gallery-1-1</a></p><p><br /></p><p>~Cheryl[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="DragonflyWink, post: 388987, member: 111"]The beads are uneven, widely varying in both length and width, some blunt at the ends, others tapering, sometimes only at one end - just wouldn't be typical of Czech (or German or Austrian) beads. Believe they are most likely mid 20th century Indian, even the seed beads look Indian to me... Here are three different colors at Fire Mountain Gems, noted as 'vintage', enlarging on the images will show that they are clear of clay residue: [URL]https://www.firemountaingems.com/search/?keywords=india+capsule[/URL] Another seller, another color, also described as 'vintage', also no clay residue: [URL]https://www.etsystudio.com/listing/495573368/vintage-yellow-oval-india-glass-pill?ref=sr_gallery-1-1[/URL] ~Cheryl[/QUOTE]
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