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Stefany, The "mid-20th c" is 1950. There were virtually no intricate multicolored glass beads from modern India before 1974.** And the actually-intricate mosaic-glass products postdate 1980. The earliest these beads might be would be the late-20th C., and they might be from the early 21st C. Jamey P.S.** India had a long and varied interest in producing glass beads, as long ago as 2000+ years. These industries were essentially crushed by the British Raj. They began to prosper again in the '70s and to make great strides in the '80s. But I am not discussing the time before 1970. The beads we find in the marketplace that are known to be Indian postdate by decades, the earlier products (that are not generally elucidated). All rights reserved by Bead Collector Network and its users |
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