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The old beads in this section are all metal or metalized. You will find solid metal beads as well beads with metal finishes on them. We have been hunting all over to bring you all kinds of vintage beads. You will find copper, brass, silver, silver toned, gold, gold toned, antiqued, shiny, base metal & any other type of metal or metalized beads we can get out hands on for all your jewelry making & beading needs. Check out our Vintage Chain selection as well.
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8mm round. These old brass filigree beads are cute as can be! They come with brass eyepins that you can work into your dangling designs or remove to use the beads alone. Either way, these have alot of style. Limited.
$6.50/12 beads
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Item #10446 |
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19 x 5mm brass beads with a copper colored finish. The brushed etching on these old beauties is twisted around the bead in adding a wonderful texture to the shape of these shapely beads! Check out the enlargement to get a feel for the size.
$7.50/12 beads
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Item #10445 |
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32 x 25mm. These are big and beautiful. A nice antiqued brass finish. They are light because the core is an acrylic with a brass overlay. Alot of look without the weight.
$9.50/5 beads
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Item #10334 |
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5mm x 14mm. Nice workable shape and size. Not sure how old these are, but they will work nicely in combination with our other metallized beads.
$5/24 beads
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Item #9539 |
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6mm long brass bugles. The patina does have a brassy - copper look. Great beads!
$3.50/50 beads
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Item #9501 |
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13mm round. These beauties that a wonderful antiqued pattern and texture to the silver toned metal. Great beads, but limited.
$6/12 beads
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Item #9500 |
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11mm round. Check out the enlargement. These are lightweight and limited.
$6/12 beads
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Item #9499 |
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12 x 15mm. Another super lightweight copper bead with a heavy look. Limited.
$8/12 beads
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Item #9476 |
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20 x 18mm. Wonderful beads. Not too heavy although they have a big look.
$8/12 beads
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Item #9474 |
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2mm x 13mm. Love these! Limited quantities.
$3.75/50 beads
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2mm x 9.5mm. Very workable for earrings or whatever else tickles your fancy.
$3.75/50 beads
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Item #9403 |
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16mm x 31mm x 2.5 inches long. These are handmade so there are some variations. We think they were possibly barrette findings (they have a gentle arc) or hair ornaments of some kind. These would make some cool earrings, I think!
$6.75/each
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Item #9112 |
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13mm x 30mm x 3 inches long. Handmade so expect some variation. We had these some time ago and we never thought we would be lucky enough to get more. We think they were possibly barrette findings (they have a gentle arc) or hair ornaments of some kind. I made mine into a bracelet with some of our vintage chain. Limited!
$6.75/each
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Item #9111 |
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5 x 10mm. These are really wow worthy! They have an acrylic base, so they are lightweight. The Russian gold coating is enhanced by a mirrored faceting all the way around the center. Very unusual and affordable.
$4.50/12 beads
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Item #8941 |
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7mm. This one is a bright brass finish. Very nice size. Great old find.
$4.50/12
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Item #8939 |
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10mm round. This old filigree has that old world charm. The patina does vary slightly from bead to bead. Great find.
$12/12 beads
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Item #8938 |
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8 x 10mm. These are a metal plated bead with an acrylic core so they are nice and light. Great looking beads.
$4.50/24 beads
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Item #8928 |
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6mm x 8mm. These are brass plated plastic or lucite with a nice antiqued finish. They are lighter due to their plastic/lucite core.
$4.25/50 beads
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Item #8648 |
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12mm round with 4mm depth. Sensational old design! Wonderful variation of patena in each lot! You will simply love these old bead caps. We do!
$7.50/lot of 24
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Item #8541 |
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4mm round. Great size larger 1.5mm hole. These wonderful beads came out of old stock. Great deal.
$6.50/50 beads
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Item #8429 |
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3 x 7mm Silver plated pretty rice beads. Wonderful alternative or addition to bugle beads for your designs. Add some pizazz with these cuties uncovered from an old designers’ stash. Great color, shine and size.
$5.50/50 beads
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Item #8360 |
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6mm. Small with big style. Some have more patina than others but all are pretty.
$2.50/24 caps
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Item #8359 |
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12mm squares x 2mm thickness. You receive 6 separate links in each lot. These make great connections for any design. Check out the enlargement. Old original brass finish. Unusual, don’t ya think?
$6.25/lot of 6
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Item #8268 |
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19mm squares x 2mm thickness. You receive 6 separate links in each lot. These make great connections for any design. Check out the enlargement. Old original brass finish. Unusual, don’t ya think?
$6.75/lot of 6
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Item #8267 |
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3mm cubes. Sweet find here! These came out of some really old stock, so some of them have "age" spots. But, they have been well preserved with a hint of character. Great size & look!
$6.50/50
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Item #8266 |
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3mm Cubes. Wow - original old gunmetal finish! These came out of some old stock. The patina is old and oriinal! There are lots of reproductions of this finish out there. This is the real thing!
$6.50/50 beads
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Item #8265 |
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11mm round x 17mm loop to tip. The loop on the top makes them perfect for dangle designs. The shape of the dangle reminds me of a pinapple. They came out of old stock from the E.A Adams Manufacturing Company. This company went out of business in the early 80’s. These have been hanging around in a warehouse for many years before their closing. Not sure of exact age, but, wow. . . .what great pieces to have and design with.
$12/12 beads
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Item #8162 |
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16mm across. These are gold-plated so the color is consistent. Unique and springy beads! Jean and I made cute earrings out of similar beads. A sample of them is currently in the Jewelry designs section.
$6.50/6 beads
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Item #8150 |
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14mm across. These are gold-plated so the color is consistent. Unique and springy beads! Jean and I made cute earrings out of similar beads. A sample of them is currently in the Jewelry designs section.
$5.75/6 beads
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Item #8149 |
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9mm. These are really nice old beads. They are siler-plated, shiny and lightweight! The core is acrylic. Yummy!
$6.75/24 beads
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Item #8148 |
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13 x 18mm. These are really nice old beads. Drilled lengthwise. They are shiny and lightweight! The core is acrylic. Yummy!
$5.50/12 beads
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Item #8147 |
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12 x 22mm. These are really nice old beads. Drilled lengthwise. They are shiny and lightweight! The core is acrylic. Yummy!
$7.50/12 beads
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Item #8146 |
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8 x 15mm. These are really nice old beads. Drilled lengthwise. They are shiny and lightweight! The core is acrylic. Yummy!
$7.50/24 beads
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Item #8134 |
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10 x 15mm. Bright and shiney beads without the weight. These copper beauties have an acrylic core. Super look, great price. Yummy beads!
$6.75/24 beads
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Item #8133 |
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18mm round. These are a nice substantial size. Light as they have an acrylic core. The copper patina does vary a bit. Some of these have a brassy finish due to age. Great beads!
$5.50/12 beads
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Item #8132 |
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30 x 10mm. These are drilled lengthwise for a nice lengthy bead. They are substantial without the weight of solid metal because the core of the beads are acrylic. Nice.
$8.50/24 beads
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Item #8131 |
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6mm. Wow - great oldies. These are a brass antiqued metal coated acrylic bead. Super light, yet all the look and feel of solid brass. We have noticed that some may need to have the holes re-pierced with a pin to make beading a bit easier. We have put these in lots of 50 so that you have plenty to work with if you find a few stubborn ones. A lot of look for the money.
$3.75/50 beads
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Item #8126 |
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10mm opening with a tapered depth of 7mm. Russian gold plated filigree bead caps. These are those oldies that came out of the
E.A. Adams warehouse. Get them while you can.
$4.50/24 caps
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Item #8107 |
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1mm x 6mm. These are really different! They are top drilled with open bottoms and closed tops. Nice color and great design possibilities with these!
$6.75/100 beads
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Item #8106 |
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16 x 4.5 with an easy tapered center to 4mm for a beautiful hour glass effect. These beautifully gold plated beads are faceted all the way around. They are solid with a 2mm hole for easy beading. Great value here!
$12/24 beads
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Item #8105 |
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12.5mm x 1mm diameter. These have a wonderful slim line look with a wonderful silver color. Unusual to see this size in a bugle. Very nice to work with.
$7.50/100 beads
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Item #8033 |
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5 x 2mm. Wonderful alternative or addition to bugle beads for your designs. Add some pizazz with these cuties uncovered from an old designers’ stash. Great color, shine and size.
$6.75/100 beads
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Item #8023 |
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3 x 3.5mm. Wonderful alternative or addition to bugle beads for your designs. Add some pizazz with these cuties uncovered from an old designers’ stash. Great color, shine and size.
$6.75/100 beads
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Item #8022 |
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11mmx 22mm. I know these look like they are copper, but they are brass with a coppery finish.
$5.50/6 findings
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Item #7885 |
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30mm across. These wire findings could be added to chain as accents or pendants or just about anything else you could think of. Fun!
$5.50/lot of 6
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Item #7868 |
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11 x 16mm. These are very limited and wonderful. The shape is very unusual. If you have enjoyed our other cage style beads, you will love these. They came out of old stock from the E.A Adams Manufacturing Company. This company went out of business in the early 80’s. These have been hanging around in a warehouse for many years before their closing. Not sure of exact
$15/12 beads
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Item #7815 |
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11 x 16mm. These are very limited and wonderful. The shape is very unusual. If you have enjoyed our other cage style beads, you will love these. They came out of old stock from the E.A Adams Manufacturing Company. This company went out of business in the early 80’s. These have been hanging around in a warehouse for many years before their closing. Not sure of exact age, but, wow. . . .what great pieces to have and design with.
$15/12 beads
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Item #7814 |
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12.5mm x 1mm diameter. These have a wonderful slim line look with a wonderful silver color. Unusual to see this size in a bugle. Very nice to work with.
$3.75/lot of 50
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Item #7811 |
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8.5mm from loop to loop x 5mm. These silver toned beads would make easy additions to earrings or to dress up some chainwork. Love these!
$4.50/24 beads
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Item #7718 |
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6mm. These have a brass tone. They are a lucite core metalized bead. Not sure how old, but adorable.
$3/36 beads
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Item #7717 |
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12mm. High shine, highly faceted beads here. Lots of fun! These are metalized lucite core beads so they are light for the size.
$8/24 beads
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Item #7715 |
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3mm x 4mm. These are so cute and workable. We have already added them to our bead stashes here at a AGOS.
$6.50/50 beads
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Item #7714 |
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4mm round. Ribbed in that popular styling found from the past. These are small silver toned beads with wonderful detail. Limited supply.
$6.50/50 beads
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Item #7681 |
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The wide mouth opening is 6mm and the small opening is 3mm. These remind me of pottery class when I made my first pinch pot . They are old brass with the original bronze-gold plating. Very nice old goodies to work with.
$8/24 caps
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Item #7612 |
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18mm round. These are a gold plated large and light in weight. I can feel the earring possibilities here. Another wonderful find while searching through mountains of old goodies stored away for years. These have preserved quite well.
$4/6 beads
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Item #7500 |
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12mm o.d. with a 7mm o.d. hole. These are probably brass, but have a copper tone finish. The design is on the front only. The back is flat. Very Cute!!! We can think of lots of design possiblities for these.
$3.75/12 pieces
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Item #7476 |
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18mm x 9.5mm x 4mm. These are head drilled drops. They are smooth on the front side and the back. Most of them have a tiny dimple on the front, we assume to set in a rhinestone. Some do not. Really nice weight to these. Super limited!!
$9/12 beads
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Item #7475 |
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9mm. These brass rounds have some weight to them! Nice heft. They are beginning to patina nicely.
$10/24 beads
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Item #7207 |
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10x 15mm. These are brass plated plastic or lucite with a nice antiqued finish. They are lighter due to their plastic/lucite core.
$5.50/24 beads
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Item #7098 |
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18mm round. Nice large gumball size. These beads were a raw silver toned color with alot of discoloring. We had them antiqued and plated. The outcome was fantastic. Don’t ya think?
$6.50/6 beads
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Item #7039 |
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