Glass Floats

Decorate with costal style! Glass fishing floats capture the spirit of finding a treasure on the beach. These spheres replicate vintage blown glass fishing floats of a bygone time. Before plastic, fishermen around the world used blown glass balls to buoy fishnets. Highly decorative, we make them new in a colorful array for display in…

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A Beachcomber’s Treasure

Simple and beautiful with a surprisingly practical and sustainable history: the Fishing Float. A Collectible with a Past Sturdier than they appear, glass fishing floats (sometimes called Japanese fishing floats) were – and occasionally still are – used to stabilize fishing nets in the open waters by fishermen. Back in the day (say, 50 to…

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Glass Float Sizes

Our blown glass floats come in three approximate diameters: 2.75″, 3.25″ and 4.25″. The smallest size is pinch-sealed closed. The medium and large sizes are sealed with raised glass stopper buttons. Color choices are nearly infinite with opaque and transparent shades available. Made in the spirit of Japanese Fishing Floats, these sturdy spheres are decorative…

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