Glass balls ?

[mojjax]

I found these in a bottle dump . They are hollow ...... 3 1/2 " in diameter . They look old , there are a few tiny bubbles in the glass . Thanks for any info !

 

[72cheyenne]

I agree, fishing floats.

 

[mojjax]

Thanks Much !

 

[GL]

Fire extinguisher grenade?

Floats sound more plausible.

 

[kieser sousa/rip]

Possibly....http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witch_ball My Mom collected wich balls and I still have one of hers here somewere.

 

[kuger]

Ah...net floats,those bring back memories!I used to work on a beach in Calif,and one week those floats washed up,it was crazy!We would go up the beach and pick them up as we went then turn around and pick more up as they washed in.We got some that were shaped like rolling pins,round ones from the size of oranges to the size of basket balls!!!

 

[ray in ny]

They could be old-time targets for trap/skeet shooting--before the current type of clay pigeon was developed, they used to use glass balls. If that is what they are, my guess is that they are fairly old and pretty rare, being unused.

 

[Montana Jim]

mojjax... I thought you said you had balls of steel?

 

[Mainedigger]

Mojjax...I agree with all of the above on them being old net floats.....they look old and handmade and are collectors items and some are very valuable!! Sweet find, Congrats!!

 

[mojjax]

mojjax... I thought you said you had balls of steel?

Yes , I still have my steel ones , I have some iron ones too, and some marble ones , and some rock ones . I guess you could say I have alot of balls !

 

[mojjax]

Ray's Idea about trap shooting targets sounds intriguing , but SWR float idea sounds more likely (they were found just a few miles from the coast) Thanks!

 

[civil war hunter]

If your name is on the gust list no one can take you higher.
Everyone says i got big balls of fire.
I got big ball
I got big ball
shes got big ball
dirty big balls
but we got the bigest balls of them all.

 

[mojjax]

If your name is on the gust list no one can take you higher.
Everyone says i got big balls of fire.
I got big ball
I got big ball
shes got big ball
dirty big balls
but we got the bigest balls of them all.

YEE HAA !

 

[Mainedigger]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YUuyzQDmjY

 

[civil war hunter]

Thanks for the video but my computer has this thing were it ways " sorry this video has been deleted" or " Sorry an error has accord please try again later"
Or even" This video has been copied by MGM" and some others.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YUuyzQDmjY

 

[jsandin]

I got obsessed with fishing floats after a trip to Hawaii where I bought one at a flea market in Maui for 10 bucks. It has a Japanese character pressed into the part where the glassblower sealed it off.

I have a book on float collecting. It says that glassblowers in Japan would occasionally blow smoke into a float before sealing it. Collectors have reported breaking floats that have washed up on the beach, and seeing smoke come out.

My favorites are the ones with the heavy rope netting still attached. There are lots of fake ones out there. Real ones tend to be heavy, seamless, and patinated.

 

[Mainedigger]

Thanks for the video but my computer has this thing were it ways " sorry this video has been deleted" or " Sorry an error has accord please try again later"
Or even" This video has been copied by MGM" and some others.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YUuyzQDmjY

Huh...works fine for me....

 

[Monty]

An old western ballad, "Big Ball's In Cow Town",..... let's all go down. I never could figure out just what that meant, and I guess I never really wanted to either.Bob Wills wrote it, a local country and swing band. Monty

 

[BuckleBoy]

I think they are Ben Wa Balls.

 

[Mainedigger]

I think they are Ben Wa Balls.

The pontils would hurt....