Glass Float
I was looking at some older photos and ran across a photo of a green glass float. I cropped it quite a bit for this image. I took this on on nearby Bailey Island. They often are made of recycled glass and the process is done quickly resulting in bubbles of air trapped in the glass.
Glass floats, glass fishing floats, or Japanese glass fishing floats are popular collectors' items. They were once used by fishermen in many parts of the world to keep their fishing nets, as well as longlines or droplines afloat.
Large groups of fishnets strung together, sometimes 50 miles (80 km) long, were set adrift in the ocean and supported near the surface by hollow glass balls or cylinders containing air to give them buoyancy. These glass floats are no longer being used by fishermen, but many of them are still afloat in the world's oceans, primarily the Pacific. They have become a popular collectors' item for beachcombers and decorators. Replicas are also being manufactured. (wikipedia)
Glass Float
I was looking at some older photos and ran across a photo of a green glass float. I cropped it quite a bit for this image. I took this on on nearby Bailey Island. They often are made of recycled glass and the process is done quickly resulting in bubbles of air trapped in the glass.
Glass floats, glass fishing floats, or Japanese glass fishing floats are popular collectors' items. They were once used by fishermen in many parts of the world to keep their fishing nets, as well as longlines or droplines afloat.
Large groups of fishnets strung together, sometimes 50 miles (80 km) long, were set adrift in the ocean and supported near the surface by hollow glass balls or cylinders containing air to give them buoyancy. These glass floats are no longer being used by fishermen, but many of them are still afloat in the world's oceans, primarily the Pacific. They have become a popular collectors' item for beachcombers and decorators. Replicas are also being manufactured. (wikipedia)