These were taken off of a bed headboard that was in my brother's old bedroom when he was a kid. They are REALLY nice and have been sawed in half and slotted to easily incorporate them into your furniture project. The spindles are a total length of 17.5" each but the visual section measures approximately 14". As seen in the pics a couple of the spindles have small splits from removing the mounting screws on the backside, but does not affect appearance or future mounting. Shipped USPS Priority Mail.