Original Message:   Re: "Czech Peking" and melons

The rings or 'bangles' and beads you show are pretty typical on the sewing baskets, I agree they seem to be pretty much 1920s-30s. The melon beads, though. The first thing I ever read about melon beads was in Peter's book (I think!) to the effect that myriad of them were made in Japan. Here's my strand of white melon ovoids I am inclined to think are Japanese. Never saw a melon bead on sewing basket, but that doesn't mean the Chinese weren't making them then. Snap Copyright 2024 All rights reserved by Bead Collector Network and its users

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