If you are looking for a really fun bead, this could be it! Also, navy blue is so very hard to find in a bead, isn't it?!
The bead has a slightly visible seam running around the outside edge of the bead at the widest part, which is totally lost in the design. There are 8 etched white lines into the bead from the centre going outsides, on both sides of the bead. They almost remind me of something from a circus!
Unfortunately this bead is not part of a family of sizes and shapes. We received only this bead in our bead haul we did many years ago, when we bought up a warehouse clearance.
Circa: 1970
Measurements: 8mm from hole to hole x 12mm wide with a 1mm threading hole
Quantity per pack: 25 beads
