What is the origin of glass globes tied into fishing nets (lakeside decor)?

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What is the origin of glass globes tied into fishing nets (lakeside decor)?

Serious responses only please...I'm trying to learn the significance of often-colored, softball-size-ish glass balls that are strug into fishnets and often seen hanging on boathouses and such.

2006-10-24 09:19:04 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture

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1. They are floats, of course.
http://search.ebay.co.uk/net-float_W0QQfcclZ1QQfclZ4QQfnuZ1QQfsooZ1QQfsopZ1
http://antiques.listings.ebay.ca/Maritime_Fishing-Nets-Floats_W0QQsacatZ37968QQsocmdZListingItemList

2. Read about their development here.
http://www.notis-artglass.gr/forum/viewtopic.php?t=80

2006-10-31 02:12:38 · answer #1 · answered by ♫ Rum Rhythms ♫ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋