Glass Fishing Float in Green 14"

Glass Fishing Float in Green 14"This is a vintage glass fishing float that weighs 7 to 9 lbs. & is between 13 and 14 inches wide including the netting. It was hand blown into a two piece mold & has a glass plug sealed in the bottom of the float. Most of these were used in commercial long line fishing in coastal Asia from the late 1950"s on. They are even strung with commercial long line. Some floats have a dimple , some have a slightly rough texture and some have bubbles inside the

The light has the original bulb sockets but can be easily rewired with new bulb sockets

The cage unscrews for easy access to change the bulb

It is made of copper and brass construction with two glass fresnel lenses

If these break they actually implode and make a very strange sound

When lit up this is a stunning light

This is a bronze marine dock piling light marked Nelson Electric Div of Sola Basic

They are very robust lights weighing approximately 14 lbs

This light works great on dock pilings

The color of the float is dependent on the color of the glass bottles the were ground up to make the float

1 1/4" high and 1 1/2" wide at the base

and is 6" wide with a 4" dial

It weighs just over 2 lbs