Hi,

Thanks to everybody that has responded about my hexagonal glass tube 
question ...

Since I posted my original question, another piece of this material 
has come out of the processing.  Given the setting - a mid-nineteenth 
century residential farmstead - I was especially glad to receive 
Olive's input.

As you may remember, this pieces are clear, hollow, hexagonal glass 
pieces, more than one inch long, and only about 0.1 inch outside 
diameter.  My thoughts were that it was just too light a gauge for 
anything very functional, and it certainly was more bead-like looking.

Although I have no examples on hand, I can easily visualize the 
pieces as decorative "bangles" around a oll lamp.

Thanks to all,

Mark
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Mark C. Branstner, RPA
Historic Archaeologist

Illinois State Archaeological Survey
Institute of Natural Resource Sustainability
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Champaign, IL 61820

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