Vintage Japanese GLASS FISHING FLOAT.. Rare Poacher's Wrapped (#96)

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Vintage Japanese GLASS FISHING FLOAT.. Rare Poacher's Wrapped (#96)

This float is approximately 15 inches in circumference including net and wrapping. (see note below regarding the circumference measurement)*. It is made of hand blown glass and has been netted and wrapped with fine twine. This is a very rare Japanese fishing float that is known as a “Poacher’s Float” because it was used to poach on other fishermen’s grounds or otherwise unlawfully fish. The twine wrapping would help hide the glass floats reflections in both daylight and at night from boat lights. This float was designed to avoid detection! This is a Japanese fishing float was actually used and has spent much of its life at sea. It has been picked out of hundreds of beachcombed and Japanese fishing floats to offer because of its unique qualities and characteristics. Its thick heavy glass contains impurities, inclusions and bubbles that are intrinsic to the Japanese manufacturing process. It is in good and sound condition with the normal wear one finds on fishing floats that have survived years of use in the ocean. This float is made of glass that has been wrapped with fine twine to cover the glass and then netted (see photos). Every vintage float is different and this one has many beautiful unique features (see photos).

*NOTE: The distance around a sphere, or in this case a float, is known as the circumference.

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