West German Bead

West German from the 1950's and 1960's. They were made over a long period of time in so many colors. Photo courtesy of: haplo127x. Info courtesy of: ~Belle

Mutli-Faceted

Multi faceted German glass bead. Photo courtesy of: ~Belle

Faceted Bead - "Cloud Bead"

German 2-color faceted bead. Colors are peach and aqua. The Germans had all kinds of color combinations of these "cloud" beads (as they called them). Photo courtesy of: ~Belle

Crackle Glass Bead

German faceted crackle glass. It is dipped into water to cause the beads to crackle; it is then reheated to seal the beads so they won't break. Faceted ones are then cut after this. Photo courtesy of: ~Belle

Dimpled Bead

Dimpled beads - The Germans made many beads with a dimpled surface. They are molded and often given an AB finish. The Japanese made some almost exactly like this. Photo courtesy of: ~Belle

Faceted Bead - German

German faceted beads some with an AB coating. Notice the rounded ends. On the bicone faceted bead, the center forms an equator around the middle. This is a characteristic of German bicones that is not true of Swarovski beads. Photo courtesy of: ~Belle

Faceted Bead - German

Closeup. Photo courtesy of: ~Belle

Foil Glass Bead

German foil glass - the foil was wrapped around the center of the bead and a black glass was added to the two ends. This bead comes in several colors from deep garnet to pale lavender. Photo courtesy of: ~Belle

Lampwork Bead

A lampwork bead with speckles of white on a blue background. There is a luster finish on the outside that makes the bead very shiny. From the Geheisen factory. Photo courtesy of: ~Belle

Lampwork Bead

An example of German lampwork - rare. Photo courtesy of: ~Belle

Glass Bead

German glass bead. Photo courtesy of: ~Belle

Molded Tear Drop Shape Bead

Tiny pendant tear-drop beads. These molded beads are purple over white and they show a seam that is often present in German glass beads. Photo courtesy of: ~Belle

West German Foil Overlay Bead

West German black center with foil over the black and teal/green stripes encased in clear. Photo courtesy of: ~Belle