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 FRENCH
COLONIAL TRADE BEADS, 1700 - 1740, Elmore County, AL. Creek
site, 28". Strand of aqua tubular glass beads. These delicate
French beads are shown in the Tunica Treasure listing of pre-1760, SE
Indian beads, choice...................$250.00
ELMORE
COUNTY, AL, 1750
- 1770, 22". Dutch blue globular shaped beads. Excavated in
Elmore County, AL. Dark blue beads. Very Fine.....................$200.00
 ELMORE
COUNTY, AL,
c 1720 - 1740, 30" strand of
turquoise-colored French trade beads. Beads graduate in size as large
as 1/4". Many shades of blue turquoise color, with tag listing
discovery date as December 1963. A large beautiful strand of French
turquoise blues....................................$325.00
 ELMORE
COUNTY, AL, c 1720 - 1740, 41" overall (could be broken
into two necklaces). Similar colors, but more uniform bead size, from
the same site as previously mentioned. No tag, but from same creek
site. Found in 1963................$250.00
 HILLSBORO COUNTY, FL,
c 1670 - 1720, large tubular, bright green Spanish trade beads,
36" restrung set, with old tag showing site dug and date as
December 1973 in Hillsboro County, FL. Nice graduated beads ranging to
5/8". First ones we have had of this
style..........................$295.00
 HILLSBORO COUNTY, FL,
early 1700's, large globular shaped Spanish trade beads, 42" huge
strand of bright green trade beads. Dug with the above beads, but no
tag. Could be made into two necklaces if desired..................$350.00
 SENECA
SITE, DANN SITE, MONROE COUNTY, NY, c 1630 - 1700, 18"
strand of rust-colored beads with lots of ground action. 1/4"
graduating to 5/8". From a Seneca-Iroquois
area................................$165.00
SENECA SITE, DANN SITE, MONROE
COUNTY, NY, same beads as above, but smaller globular rust
colored, 20" set.........................$125.00
 UPSTATE,
NY, c 1680 - 1720, 22" strand of large Dutch heavy
tubular beads of blue and white from an unnamed New York site. Beads
are up to 5/8", fine....................$145.00
TRIGG COUNTY, KY, c
1780, 28". Stand of Koalin pipestem beads with the tubular beads
measuring 1/2" to 1". Mellow ivory color. Nice long set.
Scarce site and beads in nice condition..............................$135.00
EARLY SPANISH TRADE BEADS, FL,
Mission Era, 1600 - 1750,
24". Leon & Gadsden Counties, FL. Strand of bright turquoise
colored Venetian cane drawn beads, bright
colors............................$145.00
EARLY SPANISH TRADE BEADS, FL,
Mission Era, 1600 - 1750,
24". Leon & Gadsden Counties, FL. Venetian cane drawn
white/light blue beads. Great ground
tone....................................................$110.00
EARLY SPANISH TRADE BEADS, FL,
Mission Era, 1600 - 1750,
24". Leon & Gadsden Counties, FL. Venetian cane drawn, medium
globular beads of a dark blue color. Very
Attractive........................................$125.00
EARLY SPANISH TRADE BEADS, FL,
Mission Era, 1600 - 1750,
22". Leon & Gadsden Counties, FL. Dutch wire wound barrel,
light turquoise and dark green. First ones we have seen with this
color scheme. Nice...........................$175.00
ELMORE COUNTY, AL, c
1680 - 1760, 22". Strand of Dutch wire wound large beads, quartz.
Various shades of blue used by both French and English traders in the
area. Ex-Edmund Hannum Collection, Ardmore, OK (old tag). Massive
beads.........................$150.00
ELMORE COUNTY, AL, c
1680 - 1760, 21". Strand of Venetian cane drawn tubular blue
beads. 1/2" - 5/8" in length. Quite large beads. Ex-Edmund
Hannum Collection, Ardmore, OK (old
tag).................................$140.00
MONROE COUNTY, TN, c
1760, 22". Strand of large red English trade beads of various
sizes, 1/4" - 1/2". Great ground action lends for a
milky-white appearance. Excavated in Tanasee town, Monroe County, TN.
Cherokee site. Ex-Edmund Hannum Collection, Ardmore, OK (old tag).
Great set..................................$185.00
MONROE COUNTY, TN, c
1760, 21". Strand of white quartz-colored large beads. English in
origin. Excavated Tanasee town, Monroe County, TN. Lots of wear and
ground action. Ex-Edmund Hannum Collection, Ardmore, OK (old
tag).......................$150.00
MONROE COUNTY, TN, c
1760, 20". Strand of rust and white large trade beads. English in
origin. Excavated Tanasee town, Monroe County, TN. Great ground
action. Ex-Edmund Hannum Collection, Ardmore, OK (old
tag)...........................$150.00
MONROE COUNTY, TN, c
1760, 21". English trade beads of dark blue tubular beads.
Excavated at Tanasee Town, Monroe County, TN. Large beads measuring
5/8" to 1" each. Ex-Edmund Nannum Collection, Ardmore, OK
(old tag).........................$150.00
 ALABAMA
QUARTZ COLORED TRADE BEADS,
c 1750, 22" restrung necklace
of probably Dutch glass beads that resemble quartz. 1/4" or
slightly smaller beads. Excavated in Alabama (Coosa, Elmore, or
Tallapoosa Counties - no specific site
given)......................................$135.00
 ALABAMA
LARGE BLUE TUBULAR BEADS, c 1730 - 1750, 22" 1/2 to 1/4
large tubular glass blue beads that are probably English and very
similar to the smaller versions found at the Fort Moore site in
Savannah town. These are darker blue and heavier. Excavated from a
Alabama site within these counties - Coosa, Elmore, and Tallapoosa -
no specific site given..........................$150.00
 ALABAMA
SMALL SPANISH BEADS, 17th Century, 22" restrung set of
multi-colored Spanish beads. All colors of the rainbow. Excavated in
Coosa, Elmore, or Tallapoosa County in Alabama. Nice
colors......................$125.00
 ALABAMA
SMALL BLUE SEED BEADS, early 18th Century, 22" restrung,
dark to medium blue seed beads. Excavated in Coosa, Elmore, or
Tallapoosa County Alabama - no specific site
given.......................$85.00
 ALABAMA
LARGE SHELL STYLE BEADS, early 18th Century or possibly
earlier, 22" restrung necklace of shell beads. Different hues of
ivory and white. Excavated in Coosa, Elmore, or Tallapoosa County
Alabama. No distinct site given.............................$145.00
 ST.
JOHN'S COUNTY, FL, 17th Century, 30" restrung strand of
blue to green Spanish trade beads. Old tag states dug in St. John's
County, Florida. Globular trade beads, tag states 1630 - 1670,
scarce.......................$195.00
 ST.
JOHN'S COUNTY, FL, middle to late 17th Century, 32"
restrung strand of dark blue Spanish beads. Old tag states dug in
October 1960. Different hues of blue, un-
common.......................$195.00
 CATLINATE
BEADS, 18" necklace, also known as Minnesota pipestone.
These beads are often carved into pipes. Traded extensively through
the Great Lakes. Popular in the Northern States and
Midwest.................$150.00
SUPERB JESUIT RING, WARREN
CITY, IN, c 1720. Wea
Indian site, Warren City, Indiana. Round placque ring with ornamental
XX with other decorative trim. Complete and intact from an early 18th
century Indiana site. Near perfect..........................$325.00
JESUIT TRADE RING, WEA SITE,
WABASH RIVER, IN, 18th
century Indiana, Wea Indian Site. Along the Wabash River, Indiana.
Complete brass ring with a large leaf and flower. Lovely green patina.
Usually worn in multiples and a favorite of the Eastern Indian tribes
when given to them by the Jesuit missionaries. Very
fine....................$325.00
BRASS INDIAN TRADE KETTLE,
c 1780 - 1820,
3.75" X 7.0". Brass
pot with iron bail. Completely intact as the iron bails tend to break
off on most. Typical style traded to the Indians. Ex-New York
Collection.......................$195.00
 CHERRY
HILL SITE, NY, DUTCH
TRADE SMALL KETTLE,
late 17th
Century, 6" wide mouth
bulbous sides, imported Dutch brass. Small kettle excavated near the
Cherry Hill, NY site. Typical style traded to the Indians. Rare, so
early.........................$150.00
SENECA INDIAN SITE, IRON
STRIKERS, 2" -
3" flint strikers. Excavated from a Seneca site, New York. Never
cleaned, oxidized but in fine condition........................$9.00
 INDIAN TRADE
SILVER BROOCH, 2.5" round silver brooch. Circles and
diamonds punched out designs. Some decorative engraving, as it should
be - very thin silver. Some minor bends that could be straightened but
100% in tact and good body to the silver (sometimes leached out by the
ground minerals). Excavated from an Ottawa site in Michigan. Getting
impossible to find authentic trade silver........$425.00
 BEAUTIFUL
EARLY INDIAN CLOTH POUCH, late 18th Century - early 19th
Century, 5" X 5 1/2", dyed orange fabric with pattern of
cross with decorative trim. Both made of seed beads - seed beads on
back, drawstring to close. Very fine condition and very
attractive...................................$395.00
 BEAUTIFUL BEADED INDIAN FABRIC
BELT, late 18th Century - early 19th Century, 3" X
24". Based on the antique cloth base, seed beads of red, blue,
white, and gray. Sewn in an attractive flower design. Some loss of
beads at one end, but otherwise fine condition. Seneca in origin from
an old New York collection...................$350.00
 SUPERB RELIGIOUS
MEDAL, 1750 - 1770, large portrait of the Madonna, verso
shows St. Peter in a rough sea. Superb details. 1" overall
with intact eyelet. Lovely brown patina to highlight the details.
Difficult to improve on. Site
unknown...................................$195.00
 LARGE EXCAVATED
RELIGIOUS MEDAL WITH FACE OF CHRIST, .75".
Bronze medal
with hook intact. Face of Christ with sun rays verso a Saint holds a
banner. Excavated from an Indian site in Ohio.
Excellent.................$175.00
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