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59 Privilegium zur Erzeugung von Stangen, 1864 („Fabbricazione della Canna di Vetro e Smalti, 
scannellata, angolare e a rosetta“); J. Bassano, Privilegium Nr. 8396. - Österreichisches Patent 
amt, Wien 
59 Privilege for making rods, 1864 (“Fabbricazione della Canna di Vetro e Smalti, scannellata, 
angolare e a rosetta”); J. Bassano, privilege no. 8396. - Austrian Patent Office, Vienna 
and the price fixed at 22 kr. per 100 dozen, a price that held until 1897. In 1898 the 
Production Cooperative of Blown Glass Bead Producers (Produktivgenossenschaft der 
Hohlperlenerzeuger) was founded (Winter 1900, p. 69). 
“Even the rocaille used to be a well-paid article, which could bring in a profit. Today things are dif 
ferent. Formerly, 1 fl. was paid for the kilogram. Now, if the refiner gets 25 kr. for the same 
amount, it is enough. The waste products from the silver, that account for 2% of the turnover, 
used to be thrown out with the dirty water; today the baths are utilised and the seed bead pro- 
ducers get 30 to 35 percent of the silver back again. 25 years ago, 10 bundles of 3-cut rocaille 
cost 2 fl., 15years ago 1 fl., 7or 8 years ago they still cost 60 to 80 kr. and now, since the cutting- 
off machine increases the production, 10bundles are sold for 6 'h to 8 V? kr.” (Winter 1900, 
p. 97). 
Price lists from the Ludwig Breit Wiesenthalhütte glassworks in Schwäbisch-Gmünd throw 
light on the post war years (1963); the prices were valid “for loose rocailles in large 
amounts“(art. no. 1004) ex works Schwäbisch-Gmünd. The prices were set according to 
color and size; the cheapest colors were crystal and black; the most expensive were, 
among others, opaque yellow, opaque orange, coral, opaque brown, opaque pink and 
ivory. A few figures for comparison: per kilogram, crystal rocailles cost from DM 12.10 (size 
14/0, or 4/0) up to DM8.50 (size 8/0, or3). Coral-colored rocailles were set at DM20.10 
(size 14/0 or 4/0) to DM 14.30 (8/0, or 3). 
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