Glass beads made out of insulators?

[Jon Stewart]

I found a glass bead the other day made out of what I think is the top of a green glass electrical insulator. Anyone one else find a bead made out of the same material? Not in a position to post a photo at this time but I got kind of excited when I saw it.

It measures 1" by 1" by 3/4"

 

[Jon Stewart]

Well that worked off the phone. I have it sitting on a mano that I found near the bead. The hole has the cone shape on both sides.

 

[old digger]

That's a neat find! I haven't found one like that yet.

 

[Relicgrubber]

Nice looking bead. The material looks like some type of “ for the lack of a better term” agate.

 

[SnowDigger]

Could it be made from the bottom of an old bottle? Don't know where you are at, but the Apaches did that in the 1800's, and if it was old (as it looks) the glass would have weathered to give it that nice worn look. Since it's hand drilled, it must have been made from something glass. Thought I'd throw that out there as a possibility. Great find!!

 

[Tdog]

View attachment 1792915The hole has the cone shape on both sides.

Good attribute.

It measures 1" by 1" by 3/4"

Sizable too.


Good chance it is NA IMO.

 

[A2coins]

Petty cool to dark of a color to be an insulator usually you can see through the insulater.

 

[Tony in SC]

I think the insulators came along after the beads?

 

[arrow86]

Petty cool to dark of a color to be an insulator usually you can see through the insulater.

Iv found some insulators that color and a few dark green ones they came in quite a few colors

** not my picture **

 

[monsterrack]

Super find Jon. In JMO glass would be to brittle to drill with stone(I've never tried it) I would lean toward a agate of some type or Gem stone.