The Worlds Major Historical Advances
in Bead Display

  • The Bead: There are drilled teeth and other objects found at Repolusthöhle, Austria, that may be as much as 300,000 years old.
  • The Bowl: While the origins of the bowl can be traced back far earlier than the bead, its use in bead display is quite a recent phenomena traced back some 200,000 years. This is documented in cave paintings of the earliest primitive bead stores.
  • The Strand: Beads had been displayed on leather in the form of a necklace for 300,000 years. The use of the necklace as a display strand happened quite surreptitiously can be traced back over 150,000 years ago.
  • The Hank: The "modern" bead has its origins as far back as 45,000 years ago. With the appearance of early traders and nomads came the invention of the Hank. It was actually named after the most famous bead trader of the time.
  • The Peg: Sometimes referred to as a dowel, the peg owes its infamy to the invention of the Hank and we believe the peg appeared very soon after the worlds first Hanks.
  • Lucite Bin risers and Revolving Displays: Lucite was invented in 1931 by DuPont. Both Lucite and Plexiglass were in complete production by 1936, but it was not until the 1980's that we see the first primitive bead display systems using the product.
  • The Beadcage Brand Bead Bin: Ergonomically designed for all hands including those with arthritis or large fingers. The Beadcage Brand Bead Bin is a masterpiece of simplicity and modern art design. The Beadcage Brand Bead Bin would be at home in any major art gallery in the world. For its simple artistic contemporary design, The Beadcage Brand Bead Bin has received acclaim as one of this centuries best engineered.