Click the picture to see a larger more detailed image. You get 4 for $2 (that's 50¢ each). These are roughly made and crude. Average diameter is 16mm, but they vary. The glass is full of bubbles and the center channel is very thick and is an irregular width that looks very much like what you see in old sulphide marbles. This type of glass was used in Germany around the turn of the century or before. Some Venetian glass from the same period that was sold as trade beads looked like this too. These beads came from the back of a very old store that used to specialize in old trade beads. Excellent unused condition.

Vintage 2" long paper flag on a 2 1/2" wide metal pin for the Cathoic Foresters. These are paper flags with the same colorful illustration on both sides that say "Catholic Foresters". The paper has deep and wide diagonal embossed lines. This was a benevolent fraternal organization that was formed in 1879 and still exists. The flags are paper with some aging, and the pins have a little light rust, but these are in amazing condition for their age. These are very rare.

 These have quite a history. They are unused old stock that was originally uncovered in a San Francisco commercial building. They were donated to a museum that wanted to sell them to raise funds for a monument dedicated to Eleanor Roosevelt, but, the museum owner passed away. Now, they are here. Excellent condition. These are incredibly beautiful.