Original Message:   What were the shops like

Were they run by a master with various apprentices and journeymen under him working diligently? YES ==================================================================== Or were they solo affairs in dark corners with one obsessed maniac working? NO!! ================================================================== Were the beads originally made for specific buyers? YES! ================================================================ Or did the makers show up at local bazaars with their wares? NO - definitely not the maker/s! ================================================================= Were the makers conscripts? Haaaa! Doubt it, Artur! =============================================================== Or were they well regarded by their patrons? Most likely! =============================================================== Was their work generational? Yes (if you mean grandfather to father to son ================================================================ Did the makers typically have short lives, given industrial conditions at a primitive level? No. ================================================================ All answers based on what I consider (my) logic! Not based on knowledge, except for the first one! It must also be considered, or asked, "beadmakers where?" Bet there have been regional differences! Copyright 2024 All rights reserved by Bead Collector Network and its users

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