rosary-based low-tech crypto?

I'm sure everyone here is familiar with Bruce Schneier's Solitaire.
Solitaire assumes that the secret police will allow a deck of cards,
and then uses the deck of cards as a crypto device.

I believe a specially-built rosary (circular string of beads) could
store one bit per bead, while allowing the user to toggle any bead. By
holding it carefully, I believe one could simulate a shift register.

Would someone here mind designing a low-tech cryptosystem that uses
this device?

Gratefully,
Johnicholas

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