Hi all,
I live in Canada, and I'm looking for 100 clear glass beads, 3/4" (18-20 mm) in diameter, for an art project. I have NO IDEA where to start looking. The marbles in local toy stores are all half-inch "cat eyes," but I'm looking for something a bit bigger and without any bits in the middle.
Suggestions? I've poked around on eBay, but all the "beads" there seem to be artistic necklace material. I need something that looks quite basic. Thanks for any ideas!
Marbles this size used to be made for glass fibre manufacture, by the remelt process. They were usually green, but sometimes were almost uncoloured, made for "water white" fibre.
I don't know whether anyone still makes them, but the arch-exponents were Johns Manville.
I have fond memories of picking up clear glass "aggies" by the railroad tracks near my house, but I never had any idea where they came from.
Oddly enough, I found a local dollar store that sells not only bags of marbles, but bags of clear glass aggies, which are the perfect size. Thanks for all your help, though!
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