Japanese Glass Floats 2" Netted Lot of 10 Aqua Authentic
Description
- “Jewels of the Sea” Many millions of glass floats were hand-blown in Japan from the early 1900's until about 1960. Often they were marked as they were made, Kanji symbols were used to indicate a town of origin, a business, or a boat. Some are still in gear sheds and net piles...an unknown number are floating somewhere in the ocean. Boats, heavy-laden with their catch of fish, were lightened by cutting the heavy glass balls off their nets and tossing them into the sea. These beautiful works of art were sturdy laborers – attached to fishing nets, working in rough seas, banging together or against the boat, as the catch was hauled in each day. Most will have nicks around the seal button, some will have scratches or scuffs. If these beautiful jewels could talk, the stories they could tell, of faraway places, adventures at sea, passing ships in the night, exotic journeys over thousands of miles.
Japanese GLASS Fishing FLOATS 2" Netted LOT-10 Aqua Buoy BALLS Antique Vintage Netted Japanese Fishing Floats Lot of 10 Artisan-Blown Glass Round w/ Seal Buttons Diameter: Approx. 2 inches Aqua Blue-Green Many with Tiny Bubbles in Glass Authentic Marine Salvage
Reviews
A**R
NOT AS PICTURED
I'd rate these as a zero if I could. The whole thing is a fraud; these are clearly not genuine fishing floats.They came out of a factory yesterday. They are identical. Each has a thin black cord around it and a small loop for hanging it -- like a Christmas ornament. And when the balls are assembled in a bowl, the cords are virtually invisible, so all you have is a bunch of blue balls. At least if the cords or twine were a light color as pictured, you'd get an interesting contrast. But not with with these. So, the bottom line is that they are WAY TOO EXPENSIVE for fraudulent merchandise!
M**Y
Beautiful Floats
These arrived one day early & were very well wrapped. The description says they're used & in good shape. I would describe them as being in "very good" shape. I cut off the netting & washed them thoroughly. Then I displayed them in a big glass bowl combined with some larger size floats. I love them.
R**L
Great for nautical decor
These balls are just like the ones I've picked up on the beach in Hawaii. They are authentic and work well with a nautical decor
C**R
Lovely Accents
These are perfect for coastal lanai. Relatively affordable and awesome accent color.
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