Vintage Shell, Horn & Organic Beads

5mm. These are vintage shell heishi beads. A very nice mix of neutral colors with a occasional hint of pink.On a 24" strand, this is a lot of beads!

30 x 7mm. No Holes. These arms are hand carved from African black ebony. You could drill a hole in these, wire wrap them, or weave them into a seed bead design. Very detailed clenched fist. Most unusual!

15 x 6mm average size. Each of these vintage mother of pearl beads is unique in size and shape as they were hand cut to maximize their luster. Fantastic teardrop beads!

12 x 5mm average size. Each of these vintage mother of pearl beads is unique in size and shape as they were hand cut to maximize their luster. Fantastic teardrop beads!

6 x 26mm-10 x 26mm. These are hand carved, vintage, bone beads. Each bead is unique in size and the carved pattern varies ever so slightly from one bead to the next. A great natural addition to your collection!

4 x 17mm. These are an unusual find! Made of wood, these remind me of wooden match sticks. They have a nice reddish brown color with a darker round marking on each side at one end.

18mm rings. These rings, made in the 1950’s, are made from dyed bone. Their coloring ranges from brown to black giving them an appearence similar to a dark & rich tortoise shell.

6mm. From Japan. Dobu shell was used for Ladie’s hair combs, knitting needles, fountain pens, and other items held close to the body because the shell had properties that make it feel warm and comfortable. It was immune to static charge. The shell material was scarce which makes it more expensive.

10mm round with a single hole in the center. This is a flat disc originally produced in the 1920’s for the textile industry for buttons that originally had a metal shank added in the center. These have also been used as sequins before celluloid and plastic sequins came to be. These were in their original boxes marked "Made in Japan". Old and naturally beautiful. What nice additions these would make to jewelry designs of today? Hum. . . .

18 x 6.5mm. These are natural in color. Beautifully carved and old. Bone beads were used oh so long ago to adorn. Basically beautiful.

Sizes do vary - approximately 6-25mm diameter. Thicknesses really vary from bead to bead as well. Gotta have these old beauties. Came out of original packaging that says "Made in Taiwan Republic of China". The beads are drilled through the center of the spiral. Well made, unique & rare!!!!

Sizes vary 6-7 x 24-27mm approx. These were in a box stamped "made in Japan". Nice quality in a genuine bone bead. As many of you know from working with bone that new bone beads have a really bad odor. These are so old that there is no smell. These would combine well with some of the vintage natural wood beads that we have.

Sizes vary 10-16 x 5-7mm approx. These were in a box stamped "made in Japan". Nice quality in a genuine bone bead. As many of you know from working with bone that new bone beads have a really bad odor. These are so old that there is no smell. These would combine well with some of the vintage natural wood beads that we have. A SUPER Deal! Buy a lot of 100 for $5 of 500 beads for $20 - that’s $4 per 100. This is net pricing.* To buy at the deep discount, change the quantity from 1 to 5 and then click the update order button.

25 x 19mm. These old coral beads have layers of colors that have been muted by their age a wonderful way. Unique. We just love these oldies. Made in the Philippines. Check out the other vintage coral rainbow bead shapes we have available. 

21 x 26mm. These old coral beads have layers of colors that have been muted by their age a wonderful way. Unique. We just love these oldies. Made in the Philippines. Check out the other vintage coral rainbow bead shapes we have available. 

21mm round. These old coral beads have layers of colors that have been muted by their age a wonderful way. Unique. We just love these oldies. Made in the Philippines. Check out the other vintage coral rainbow bead shapes we have available.