Bead measurements: 15x16mm with a 4.5mm threading hole.
Quantity per pack: 10
Circa: 1970-1980
This bead comes from really old stock. We made a rather large bead haul around 2006 and these were amongst the goodies, and they were quite old back then!
The beads are very lightweight, and have slightly visible joining seams around the centre of the outside of the bead, going around the circumference. They are hardly noticeable.
These have a matte finish, and they look to me like they have been hand painted/stained somehow - the colour finishes just inside the holes.
Beads with large holes big enough for thick rope to pass through are really hard to come by! But here at Bead Shack we have quite a range of large holed beads!