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Hello Jim,
As I stated already, I believe that typical 4-layer and 6-layer beads were devised by Moretti, and made from 1917 through the 20th century. It has been demonstrated historically that stores of canes for beadmaking were made at Venice prior to WWI and WWII, and then used-up during those wars.
In the 1980s, when the Picards bought red star canes at Murano, and had them made into conventional chevron beads, the claim was made that these were "canes from the 1920s." I countered this proposition with the suggestion that they were made AFTER WWII, and that there were no canes leftover from before WWII. Although sample cards demonstrate that bright red beads were made in the 1920s, and that this is the time that the bright red glass was introduced at Venice, my interviews with glassworkers from Venice supported what I believed happened. Nevertheless, I have come to accept that, indeed, these red star canes do persist from the 1920s, although MOST of the stocks of canes had been used up during WWII.
Anyway, it is understood that cane-makers wanted to create stores of canes that would last a long time, allowing them to pursue "more important work," and that these stores were expected to last as long as about fifty years. Moretti canes were made in 1917, after WWI and after WWII. These stores of canes were still available for sale as late as 1993, when the Conterie went bankrupt—and their inventory sold.
This explains why there are so many similar conventional blue chevron beads, made throughout the 20th century. There were lots of beads, made from only a few batches of canes, but great numbers of canes. A stock of these canes is now stored here in the U.S., by an enterprising merchant who has them stored in a warehouse. Even though conventional commercial canes have not been produced at Venice for a long time, there is no real danger we will "run out" of traditional chevron beads, until all these canes are used. (However, they will probably cost a lot of money.)
Jamey
Copyright 2024
All rights reserved by Bead Collector Network and its users

Original Message: Re: Period
Hello Jim, As I stated already, I believe that typical 4-layer and 6-layer beads were devised by Moretti, and made from 1917 through the 20th century. It has been demonstrated historically that stores of canes for beadmaking were made at Venice prior to WWI and WWII, and then used-up during those wars. In the 1980s, when the Picards bought red star canes at Murano, and had them made into conventional chevron beads, the claim was made that these were "canes from the 1920s." I countered this proposition with the suggestion that they were made AFTER WWII, and that there were no canes leftover from before WWII. Although sample cards demonstrate that bright red beads were made in the 1920s, and that this is the time that the bright red glass was introduced at Venice, my interviews with glassworkers from Venice supported what I believed happened. Nevertheless, I have come to accept that, indeed, these red star canes do persist from the 1920s, although MOST of the stocks of canes had been used up during WWII. Anyway, it is understood that cane-makers wanted to create stores of canes that would last a long time, allowing them to pursue "more important work," and that these stores were expected to last as long as about fifty years. Moretti canes were made in 1917, after WWI and after WWII. These stores of canes were still available for sale as late as 1993, when the Conterie went bankrupt—and their inventory sold. This explains why there are so many similar conventional blue chevron beads, made throughout the 20th century. There were lots of beads, made from only a few batches of canes, but great numbers of canes. A stock of these canes is now stored here in the U.S., by an enterprising merchant who has them stored in a warehouse. Even though conventional commercial canes have not been produced at Venice for a long time, there is no real danger we will "run out" of traditional chevron beads, until all these canes are used. (However, they will probably cost a lot of money.) Jamey Copyright 2024 All rights reserved by Bead Collector Network and its users

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