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Jablonec, Czech Republic
Jablonec in the Czech Republic, near minerals needed for glass-making became well known for glass buttons in the 14th century. By the 17th century their own glass “Venetian” trade-beads was challenging the Italian market.
San Salvador Island
According to his ship’s log, Christopher Columbus impressed the natives of San Salvador Island with glass trade-beads on October 12, 1492.
Cortes, Veracruz, Mexico
Hernando Cortes reached the eastern coast of Mexico on February 27, 1519 with sixteen ships of soldiers, goods and trade beads.
The beautiful Cornaline d’Allepo bead was so widely desired and traded by the Hudson’s Bay Company that the bead name became “Hudson’s Bay White Hearts”.
The beautiful Cornaline d’Allepo bead was so widely desired and traded by the Hudson’s Bay Company that the bead name became “Hudson’s Bay White Hearts”.
Jablonec, Czech Republic
Fort Vancouver, WA