9mm Montana Blue Teardrop Beads [50]

Style no.:

G509

Beads per lot:

50

Cost per bead:

6 cents

Bead material:

Glass

Country of origin:

Czech Republic

Size/shape:

9mm (long) x 6mm (wide) teardrop-shaped beads with the hole running sideways through the narrow end.

Colors/description:

Translucent dark bluish gray.

Hole size:

1mm (estimated).

Defects:

The beads appear to be in good shape.

How photographed:

At the window in natural daylight.

Comments:

It seems to me that Montana blue used to be a nicer color than it is now.  These beads are so gray that there is barely any blue in them.  These 9mm beads are slightly longer than the usual 8mm, but otherwise they are the same.