Post: Post Reply: White clay residue in holes - Czech or Japanese? by beadiste

Original Message: White clay residue in holes - Czech or Japanese?

I recognize the tell-tale sign of white powdery mandrel release residue in the holes is an indicator of Czech lamp work - but did the Japanese also leave white residue in the holes, or do their beads - Cherry Brand, for instance - have clean holes?
As I was cleaning the green verdigris from some of the brass beads, the rotted thread broke (fortunately over a towel). So I had an impromptu re-stringing project.
As I was putting the broken strand back together, I noticed that the small green and maroon spacer beads had traces of the whitish residue, even after all these years.
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Original Message: White clay residue in holes - Czech or Japanese?
I recognize the tell-tale sign of white powdery mandrel release residue in the holes is an indicator of Czech lamp work - but did the Japanese also leave white residue in the holes, or do their beads - Cherry Brand, for instance - have clean holes? As I was cleaning the green verdigris from some of the brass beads, the rotted thread broke (fortunately over a towel). So I had an impromptu re-stringing project. As I was putting the broken strand back together, I noticed that the small green and maroon spacer beads had traces of the whitish residue, even after all these years. Copyright 2025 All rights reserved by Bead Collector Network and its users

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