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Cost per bead:

4 cents

Bead material:

Glass

Country of origin:

Czech Republic

Size/shape:

5mm ovals with 3 sides and a ridge in the middle.

Colors/description:

Opaque dark blue with a luster coating.

Hole size:

1mm (estimated).

Defects:

I haven't noticed any defects.

How photographed:

At the window in natural daylight.

Comments:

These beads actually look better in person than in the picture.  For one thing, the luster coating looks more uniform in person.  One thing about the color:  This blue can change almost to a dark purple in certain kinds of artificial light.  I have noticed lately that a lot of Czech blues look different in artificial light than in daylight.