The beads in this section "Vintage Red Beads" are for the most part just that, red beads. However, many of our beads have more than just one color. Some have two, some three and some with many more. We've decided not only to put only solid red beads in this section but beads with two colors, obviously red being one of them. On occasion, if a bead has more than two colors but is primarily red (base color is red) we will put it in this section as well. With that being said you will also find these beads in their counterpart color section as well. For example, if a bead has two colors, red and blue, you will find this bead in both the red and the blue color sections. It will be notied if any bead can be found in another section. If it has many colors you will most likely find those beads in our "Multi-color" section.
White core surrounded with a translucent but thick deep red glass. You can only see
the white core at the very ends where the hole is.
Made in Western Germany, 1953.
Measures 10mm
Sold in lots of 12 pcs for $9.99.
Item # 5447
Blood red lump cubes with white splotches. This really bright bead will grab your attention when used as a "station" amongst neutral colors such as white, black, greys and silvers.
Made in Japan, 1953.
Measures 11mm
Sold in lots of 12 pcs for $10.49.
Item # 5460
Large red bead with raised white trailing. Big enough for a focal bead.
Made in Japan, 1954.
Measures 16mm
Sold in lots of 6 pcs for $5.99
Item # 5362
Red spots nearly completely cover this base white bead with the occasional blue and green speckle here and there,
we call the "measel" beads because that's exactly what they look like.
Made in Japan, 1950's.
Measures 8mm
Sold in lots of 12 pcs for $7.99.
Item # 1389a
Red sculpted glass on a white base.
Made in Japan, 1950's.
Measures 10mm
Sold in lots of 4 pcs for $6.99.
Item # 243b
An old friend we thought was sold out long ago only to have some show up mixed in the wrong place. Milk glass cubish shape with spots of foil covered in red glass. Not sure if this is the Japanese version or the German version, if you recall we had both for a short time. The year is the only certainty, 1952.
Made in ?, 1947.
Measures 14-15mm
Sold in lots of 6 pcs for $9.99
Item # 5411
Red oval, with a black engraving.
Made in America, c. 1952.
Measures 12x17mm
Sold in lots of 4 pcs for $9.99.
Item # 416b
Ruby red rectangle with gold framing around the edges.
Made in West Germany, 1950's.
Measures 12x10x5mm
Sold in lots of 12 pcs for $9.99.
Item # 3017
Bright red lump shaped bead bear a gold foil prominently distributed about. French beads are hard to find, BIG French beads are harder to find.
Made in France, 1946.
Measures 12x17mm
Sold in lots of 4 pcs for $17.99.
Item # 1438a Rare/Limited Quantities
From the top, as the picture shows on the left side, these look like lump shaped beads but they are not. They are twisted and turned, look at the photo on the bottm left side. Bright Gold and Red.
Made in Japan, 1952.
Measures 13x18x6mm
Sold in lots of 12 pcs for $11.99.
Item # 5344
Red glass trailing on a gold base. Oval shaped.
Made in Japan, 1952.
Measures 10x16mm
Sold in lots of 12 pcs for $17.99.
Item # 5333
This oval Etruscan style gold bead is a flat oval with a red glass pattern that continues around sides of beads and is on both front and back as well.
Made in Japan, 1952.
Measures 13x18x6mm
Sold in lots of 6 pcs for $11.99.
Item # 5314
Fire engine red paint bead. Base bead is red with flecks of blue and yellow.
Made in Japan, 1954.
Measures 9mm
Sold in lots of 12 pcs for $7.99
Item # 5552 New *Quantity Discounts Available
Most of our beads come from West Germany & Japan. We also have some from France, Italy and America. Most of these beads were also produced during the late 1940' and 1950's. Ocassionally, a bead will have varying sizes within a millimeter ex. 5-6mm, if in the lots of beads we have the sizes vary we will do our best to send the same size.