60 glass rings
Material: glass
Size: Ø 3 - 7 cm
Age: ~ 1930
Origin: Gablonz, Czech
Condition:
Very good condition.
Description:
A decorative collection of vintage glass rings in various sizes and colours from Gablonz, dating to the 1930s. Alongside plain coloured, clear and white rings, the collection includes examples with fine glass threads embedded in spiral patterns. Rich shades of red, blue and green, complemented by yellow and orange, create a colourful ensemble. These glass rings were used in the production of Gablonz Christmas decorations as components of elaborate ornaments. An interesting collection for enthusiasts and original material for completing and restoring historic Christmas ornaments. Please refer to the photographs for the exact condition and contents of the collection. Guaranteed old – not reproductions.
History of the production of Gablonz glass bead jewelry
The production of Gablonz glass bead jewelry has a long tradition. The historiography began around 1550 in Gablonz / Sudetenland (today's Czech Republic) and developed in connection with the jewelry and glass industry. At that time, the first glassworks were built and from these, glass grinding shops. In the countless Gablonz family businesses, the beads were blown up from glass tubes in front of an oil lamp with bellows reinforcement, or later with a type of Bunsen burner. This is how the "freehand beads" were blown up by hand without any shaping aids. Later, the glass tubes were blown up into "shaped beads", again in front of the "lamp", using a bead forming machine developed in this region. Father and grandfather were usually responsible for blowing up the beads. Mother and grandmother's busy hands then strung this bead material on wire in certain formations.
