Prayer Beads Tesbih Marbled Vintage Czech Catalin Superior Carving Collector's

You are presented here with an exceptional Prayer Bead Strand that is entirely hand carved by a master Bead carver in the traditional Ottoman style.

Close up pictures show the main beads and separators and the very skilful carving whereby the ring is carved within the whole mass of the material thus being emprisoned by it. This is called a "captive ring". There are 5 captive rings on this strand.

Close up of the pictures show the beautiful shape of the beads, which, with the main bead carving are of typical old ottoman carving.

CARVING OF THIS STRAND IS OF SUPERIOR QUALITY AS MAY BE SEEN FROM CLOSE-UPS


Description :

1) Material : Vintage Czechoslovakian CATALIN of Beautiful Brown and Beige marbling - often called DIBS BI TAHINA - meaning molasses with tahina as it is remisniscent of this sweet food.

PLEASE READ DEFINITION OF CATALIN HEREBELOW

2) Tassel : Of same beads - very rare and elegant
3) General : 33 Beads of " compressed elongated sphere " shape called BEYZI.
4) Bead size : 12 x 9 mm ( millimeters)
6) Length : 38 cm overall
7) Weight : 21 grams

5 CAPTIVE RINGS

PICTURES ARE AN INTRINSIC PART OF THE DESCRIPTION - Please use the zoom feature.

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CATALIN

Catalin is a brand name for a thermosetting polymer that was popular from the 1930s. It was developed and trademarked in 1927 by the American Catalin Corporation, when the company acquired the patents for Bakelite.

Catalin is a phenol formaldehyde resin, and can be worked with files, grinders and cutters and polished to a fine sheen. Catalin is produced by a different manufacturing process, a two-stage process, than other types of phenolic resins. Catalin is transparent, near colorless, rather than opaque. Unlike other phenolics, it can be produced in bright colors or even marbled. This fact has made Catalin more popular than other types of Bakelite for consumer products.

Catalin is heavy, quite greasy in feel, and as hard as brass. It is heat resistant and does not soften under boiling water. Like Bakelite, it gives off a distinctive phenolic odour when heated.

The Catalin used in this tesbih is VINTAGE - from old blocks made in Czechoslovakia and dating pre WW2
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