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2. Bohemian glass - Wikipedia

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   One of the glass items for which the Czech nation is still well known is the production of "druk" beads. Druks are small (3mm-18mm) round glass beads with small threading holes produced in a wide variety of colors and finishes and used mainly as spacers among beaded jewellery makers. [6]

3. Preciosa (corporation) - Wikipedia

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   During the Cold War, Preciosa closely collaborated with the Communist regime.From the 1960s to the 1980s, Preciosa was an integral part of Věznice Minkovice [], a labor camp set up by the Communist government in 1958, now known as one of the most brutal Communist prison camps in Czechoslovakia; it was even nicknamed "The Red Hell" or "Minkau" (after the Nazi concentration camp in Dachau) by ...

4. Moser (glass company) - Wikipedia

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   Moser a.s. is a luxury glass manufacturer based in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic (previously Ludwig Moser & Sons in Bohemia, Austria-Hungary).The company is known for manufacturing stemware, decorative glassware (such as vases, ashtray, candlestick), glass gifts and various art engravings.

5. Crystalex - Wikipedia

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   Crystalex is the largest Czech producer and the world's leading manufacturer of drinking glasses. The company own prestigious trademark Bohemia Crystal. The main production plant is in Nový Bor, the second is in Karolinka. Original Karolinka plant was built in the 19th century, when the greatest development of glass production took place.

6. Glass bead making - Wikipedia

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   Lampworked dichroic glass bead showing thin film application Furnace glass beads. A variant of the wound glass bead making technique, and a labor-intensive one, is what is traditionally called lampworking. In the Venetian industry, where very large quantities of beads were produced in the 19th century for the African trade, the core of a ...

7. Packers' WR Christian Watson out for season after ... - AOL

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   NFL Network's Ian Rapoport added that Watson, a second-round draft pick in 2022, suffered additional damage and his ability to begin next season — the final one of his rookie contract ...

8. Russia tells its citizens: avoid travel to the West - AOL

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   MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia said on Wednesday that relations with Washington were so confrontational that Russian citizens should not visit the United States, Canada and some EU countries in coming ...

9. List of glass artists - Wikipedia

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   5 Czech Republic. 6 Estonia. 7 Finland. 8 France. 9 Germany. 10 Hong Kong. 11 Israel. 12 Italy. 13 Japan. 14 The Netherlands. ... Irving Amen (1918-2011), stained ...