Here we have a lovely Old Bakelite/Misketa prayer bead strand that was carved many years ago, THIS IS NOT THE NEWER IMITATION BAKELITE. This is very Old Germen Misketa Bakelite early 1900's, i shaved it early 2016 to get ride of the ugly burn marks that were put on it as a design. Now the natural color and patina is shown. We made tassels with the Australian Shilling & Six Pences and put one of those on. The beads are made from old Bakelite/Misketa, you can see the lovely patina wh...en held, the tassel is made from 925 sterling silver. This strand makes a lovely clicking sound when played with and the beads are a nice size. It has been tested with Simichrome, Hot Water, or just Rub and Smell, it passes all the tests. Guaranteed satisfaction, You will love this strand and the way it feels in the hand, this will be a great gift, starting off a collection or an addition to your existing collection. The dimensions are : BEADS - 12.5mm-13mm x 12.5mm IMAM/PRIEST BEAD - 29mm TASSEL LENGTH - 100mm TOTAL STRANDS LENGTH - 365mm TOTAL WEIGHT - 88grams You are more than welcome to come and inspect the beads before buying. I have been collecting and carving my own beads for many years now. I have a wide range of beads, so if there is something that you are after let me know because i can't put my whole collection up. If you have material that you would like carved into beads or a strand that needs to be repaired either a missing bead, imam or the tassel, please don't hesitate to message me and i can try my best to help you out, thanks.