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Item no.:

F318

Bead material:

glass

Country of origin:

Czech Republic

Size/shape:

5mm long by 6mm wide "pony" (ring-shaped) beads with facets on the outside; the holes are about 2mm

Colors/description:

Clear beads with blue-painted holes; I assume the manufacturer uses a specially formulated long-lasting paint, but the truth is that I don't know how durable the paint will be.

Defects:

A very small percentage of the beads (probably less than 5%) have defects, most notably bubbles in the glass, dirt in the glass, and/or spots of what appears to be paint on the outside of the beads.  Please note that fire-polished beads always have some imperfect facets.

How photographed:

At the window in natural daylight.

Comments:

I'm concerned about the durability of the paint inside the holes, but I'm sure the color will last for at least a few years, and possibly much longer.  These beads have larger-than-normal holes.