Post #360407 by Polynesiac on Sun, Feb 10, 2008 3:08 PM

the ones that OA had made were from a company that specifically made the floats with holes in them and sand blasted them - so (as far as I know) none of their fish float lamps were actually used in the fishing industry. skip, you're right about many of the lights being plastic - it's a much more forgiving material than glass when drilling.

Real fishing floats are relatively easy to find - they pop up on Ebay quite regularly with the larger ones going for some serious coin. HOwever, if you are patient and a good hunter, they occasionally slip through at a low price (especially if they are untied!). Unfortunately they are also easier to find on the west coast because they still wash ashore in alaska, washington and oregon with some regularity, tho the quantity is dwindling.

If you are seriously interested about collecting vintage fishing floats - bk's book reference is a very good one. There are also resources for north american made fishing floats, european, and scandanavian ones too (they have a REAL cool rope pattern on them and cool anchor markings).