Neither of my glass floats have marks. They are authentic and probably from the early 70’s. I wish I knew where to source the original long line line they were wrapped with but you see it any longer. I am a former commercial tuna fisherman and we would see Japanese long line boats in the Eastern tropical pacific loaded with these balls and they always fascinated me. Now I am living in Japan. Nice video, thank you.
Machine-made floats often have the seam. The Pittsburgh Corning Corporation produced two-piece machine-made floats, which were fused together in the middle. Where did you find yours?
A guy on Prince of Wales island Alaska found seven 12 inch diameter ones on a property he bought in the weeds of the back p yard when cleaning it up ( also eighteen 2 to 5 inch sized ones ) I traded him out of them..but the origin owners we no longer living to ask the back ground on them.
@@Beachcombing thanks for talking to me about this .. So is there a place I can get more information on this type..or a book ? I am pretty sure they were found here..the people that own the house lived and fished in and next to our island for their whole lives.. I have found 6 glass fishing floats here on the coast in the last ten years myself.. A little back ground on our island..it is the longest and the 3rd largest island in the USA..in a rain forest with the population of only 5000 people on it. Everything here is barged or comes in on a float plane.
@@redwood9741 There are a bunch of books, plus you can contact an expert! Email info@beachcombingmagazine.com and I can put you in touch with someone who can help. One of these people is Alan Rammer. Check out a story we did about him at www.beachcombingmagazine.com/blogs/news/beachcomber-interview-alan-rammer. There's a list of books at the bottom of the page.
This was an incredible opportunity to see it all made! Thanks, Christina, for taking us to hear the history and see the process -- it is all ART! I don't care how many times I've see glass blown or done it myself -- It is still magical.
Just watched this video. When my mother was stationed in Hawaii, she found a Japanese Glass float on the shore up in a dune. It is a prized possession to us even now. She found it in 1957 just after I was born. So I'm now 67 years old and have had it all that time. It is a mossy green glas and is about 40 cm dia. I am willing to bet is is one of Mr. Asahara's Grandfather's floats!
This was a great video on this great tradition .A glass float was one of my first beachcombing finds as a child of 8. To me it was a witches ball in which I could see whatever my imagination wished to give me. Loved seeing the moulds too .
Amazing video I actually found my first glass float in the mountains of San Jose weirdly enough .... grew up seeing them in movies and stores but never dug deep
I love those floats.
Fascinating video! I enjoyed watching it all so much. Thanks Christina and Beachcombing Magazine!
Sounds amazing!!! Really looking forward to this video :) We have a float from Christina, so this makes the video even more special ...
That’s very cool you got to experience that first hand!
Always enjoyed stuff like this it was neat
Great video
Neither of my glass floats have marks. They are authentic and probably from the early 70’s. I wish I knew where to source the original long line line they were wrapped with but you see it any longer. I am a former commercial tuna fisherman and we would see Japanese long line boats in the Eastern tropical pacific loaded with these balls and they always fascinated me. Now I am living in Japan. Nice video, thank you.
Get an appraisal...saw a collection go at auction a few years back.
Exactly the same in norway
Have you been to a float factory there? Would LOVE to see it!
Did they do larger ones in two halves then connect them...all my 12 inch diameter ones have a seemin them...??
Machine-made floats often have the seam. The Pittsburgh Corning Corporation produced two-piece machine-made floats, which were fused together in the middle. Where did you find yours?
A guy on Prince of Wales island Alaska found seven 12 inch diameter ones on a property he bought in the weeds of the back p yard when cleaning it up ( also eighteen 2 to 5 inch sized ones )
I traded him out of them..but the origin owners we no longer living to ask the back ground on them.
@@redwood9741 Very cool! There were several manufacturers in the U.S. that made floats in 2 parts in the mid-20th century! Wonderful collection!
@@Beachcombing thanks for talking to me about this ..
So is there a place I can get more information on this type..or a book ?
I am pretty sure they were found here..the people that own the house lived and fished in and next to our island for their whole lives..
I have found 6 glass fishing floats here on the coast in the last ten years myself..
A little back ground on our island..it is the longest and the 3rd largest island in the USA..in a rain forest with the population of only 5000 people on it.
Everything here is barged or comes in on a float plane.
@@redwood9741 There are a bunch of books, plus you can contact an expert! Email info@beachcombingmagazine.com and I can put you in touch with someone who can help. One of these people is Alan Rammer. Check out a story we did about him at www.beachcombingmagazine.com/blogs/news/beachcomber-interview-alan-rammer. There's a list of books at the bottom of the page.
¡Genial!
This was an incredible opportunity to see it all made! Thanks, Christina, for taking us to hear the history and see the process -- it is all ART! I don't care how many times I've see glass blown or done it myself -- It is still magical.
Show ,Marcos from Brasil
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Just watched this video. When my mother was stationed in Hawaii, she found a Japanese Glass float on the shore up in a dune. It is a prized possession to us even now. She found it in 1957 just after I was born. So I'm now 67 years old and have had it all that time. It is a mossy green glas and is about 40 cm dia. I am willing to bet is is one of Mr. Asahara's Grandfather's floats!
That's so cool! What an awesome souvenir!
This was a great video on this great tradition .A glass float was one of my first beachcombing finds as a child of 8. To me it was a witches ball in which I could see whatever my imagination wished to give me. Loved seeing the moulds too .
Fascinating! Thank you!
I really enjoyed this video, thanks for taking us on the journey.
Very interesting video, Thanks
Amazing video I actually found my first glass float in the mountains of San Jose weirdly enough .... grew up seeing them in movies and stores but never dug deep
This is an amazing video.🤙🏾🤙🏾
The book with the float details is an amazing historical document. Wish you could photograph every page. I would love to visit this place. Thank you
I wonder if they would do that! It would be such a shame if it weren't preserved!