COLUMBIA RIVER TRADE BEAD STRAND Start Price USD 75.00 Current Price USD 75.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Friday, November 21, 2008 End Time Tuesday, November 25, 2008 Location Pacific Northwest See more about 'COLUMBIA RIVER TRADE BEAD STRAND' Description COLUMBIA RIVER TRADE BEAD STRAND Shop Our eBay StoreSHOPPING OUR EBAY STORE IS EASY. SIMPLY TYPE "CHEROKEE-SUMERLIN TRADE BEADS" IN THE VERY TOP SEARCH BAR ON THIS PAGE. MANY OF YOUR BEST BEADS. AT BARGAIN BUY IT NOW PRICES ,CAN BE FOUND IN OUR EBAY STORE.Be sure to add me to your favorites list!   *  Check out my other items!*PRODUCT: Own a piece of Americana. This bead strand was traded to  peoples of the Northwest during the 19Th century. They are very nice mostly Venetian made beads.They were traded on the Columbia River Plateau sometime between 1854 and 1890. The offer is for the entire bead strand, which measures 30" bead to bead. The last photos in this offer are photos of beads traded on the Columbia River prior to 1887. The photos are courtesy of "The Alvin Bray Bead Collection." The Venetian fancy beads were prolific in the Pacific Northwest as indicated by Gerald Fenstermakers booklet, the "First Northwest Coast Colored Trade Bead Chart Vll, and Northwest Colored Bead Chasrt Volume 1X No. 2. Similar beads can also be seen on line at the Burke Museum located at the University of Washingtion in Seattle. Fenstermakers booklets describe more than 50 trade beads associated with sites near the Columbia River in the state of Washington and Oregon. Fenstermakermakers bead pamphlets and more are available from Bill Cochran "bbbeads@comcast.net. Other sources of research material "North American Indian Jewelry And Adornment" by "Lois Sherr Dubin." "Indian Trade Relics" by Lar Hothem"  We do not clean the beads because our buyers tell us the dirt and grime give the beads character. If you want to remove the grime from your beads the receipt is simple. Place the beads in a glass of water, drop in one or two "efferdent" tablets, and leave overnight. The efferdent tablets are the same as granny uses to clean her false teeth. The beads in the photo are the beads you will receive. Unless otherwise noted, all beads in our listings are authentic antique glass beads .  The beads come with a written authentication warranty and a Statement of Provenance.    Shop Our eBay Store                                                    Be sure to add me to your favorites list!                      *                            Check out my other items!*PRODUCT:  Own a piece of Americana. This bead strand was traded to  peoples of the Northwest during the 18Th and 19Th centuries. They are very nice Venetian fancy beads, Chinese, and Bohemian beads. They were traded on the Columbia River Plateau. The offer is for the entire bead strand. The last photo in this offering is a photo of beads traded on the Columbia River prior to 1887. The photo is courtesy of "The Alvin Bray Bead Collection." The Venetian fancy beads were prolific in the Pacific Northwest as indicated by Gerald Fenstermakers booklet, the "First Northwest Coast Colored Trade Bead Chart Vll, and Northwest Colored Bead Chasrt Volume 1X No. 2. Similar beads can also be seen on line at the Burke Museum located at the University of Washingtion in Seattle. Fenstermakers booklets describe more than 50 trade beads associated with sites near the Columbia River in the state of Washington and Oregon. Fenstermakermakers bead pamphlets and more ar available from Bill Cochran "bbbeads@comcast.net. Other sources of research material "North American Indian Jewelry And Adornment" by "Lois Sherr Dubin." "Indian Trade Relics" by Lar Hothem"  We do not clean the beads because our buyers tell us the dirt and grime give the beads character. If you want to remove the grime from your beads the receipt is simple. Place the beads in a glass of water, drop in one or two "efferdent" tablets, and leave overnight. The efferdent tablets are the same as granny uses to clean her false teeth. The beads in the photo are the beads you will receive. Unless otherwise noted, all beads in our listings are authentic antique beads as well as genuine glass beads.  The beads come with a written authentication warranty and a Statement of Provenance. *READ OUR GUIDE FOR BUYING BEADS SAID TO HAVE BEEN TRADED IN NORTH AMERICA. KEY WORDS ARE "BEADS TRADED IN NORTH AMERICA." YOU FIND OUR GUIDE UNDER EBAY'S "REVIEWS AND GUIDES."*LIABILITIES: We are not responsible for uninsured merchandise that is lost or damaged while in  transit. If your merchandise becomes lost or damaged we will, to the extent that we can, and within reasonable limits, intercede on your behalf to help find and/or replace your merchandise.*FINAL PAYMENT: Merchandise must be paid for within 10 business days of auction closing. **Shipping occurs on the first business day following payment, under protest, with eBay approved payment methods. eBay dictates that we enter a number of business days for handling. To protect ourselves while on vacation, emergencies, etc., we elected to enter the number (10)ten.*SHIPPING: We combine multiple purchases for shipping. Postage and handling is a flat fee of $4 dollars worldwide. Postage and handling for heavier items, multiple heavy bead strands, etc., will be adjusted accordingly. Any shipping fees we determine to be excessive will be refunded bacl to you on shipping. Shipping and handling includes postage with tracking, bubble pack packing material, bubble pack mailing envelopes, scotch tape, sticky mailing labels, and labor. We can ship product worldwide for less money than most priority mail shippers. We ship all purchases via the United States Postal Service, First Class Mail. **INTERNTIONAL ORDERS ARE SHIPPED ONCE A WEEK ON WEDNESDAY.  Thank you for considering Cherokee-Sumerlin Trade Beads.                                                "THE BEST IN THE WEST"  Certain images/photos are the copyrighted property of JupiterImages and are used with permission under license. Place a Bid!