SET OF 4 SMALL VINTAGE JAPANESE GLASS FISHING FLOATS

 3 ROUND ~ 1 ROLLING PIN

ROLLING PIN IS 5" LONG, 

LARGEST GREEN BALL IS 4" ACROSS

SMALLEST BALL IS 2 1/2"

THE BLUE BALL WITH THE BROKEN NET IS 3 1/4"

YOU CAN SEE HOW THE WATER AND ELEMENTS HAVE

ETCHED THE GLASS OVER THE YEARS WHEN THE NETTING

WAS COMPLETE, NET HAS DETERIORATED WITH AGE

ALL ARE IN GOOD CONDITION

WE LIVED DIN THE CENTRAL PACIFIC IN THE 70'S AND

CAME HOME WITH A FEW OF THEM.

Handmade from recycled glass, often salvaged sake bottles, 

These glass floats are becoming more scarce

but some are still afloat in the world's oceans, primarily the Pacific. 

They have become a popular collectors' item for beachcombers and decorators 

They were made in the early 1900's

ASK ANY QUESTIONS

WILL BE LISTING A FEW LOTS OF ASSORTED

SMALL GLASS BALLS THAT WE HAVE ALSO, SEPARATE LISTINGS

AND ONE LARGE FLOAT WITH NET.