Post #749984 by El Jefe on Sun, Aug 30, 2015 8:25 AM

On 2015-08-30 05:29, uncle trav wrote:
Hello everyone. I'm taking a break from the daily grind of life this weekend. Right now I'm in northern Michigan on Grand Traverse Bay. I saw a vintage amber colored fish float with the netting yesterday at an antique store. I didn't take any pics. It has an opening cut in the top and the float is about 18" to 20" in diameter. Perfect to put a puffer fish inside and light it up. The kicker is they are asking $125. Is this a crazy high price for a vintage piece with a hole in the top or reasonable? Finds like this in Michigan are rare. Was just wanting some input on what others think about this and thanks.

Are you sure it is vintage? Do you think the hole was cut by someone after finding the float? I ask because I have never seen a vintage float originally made with a hole. Kinda defeats the purpose of being a float as the float would fill with water and sink. In all of my searching both in the wild and in some books I have I have never seen one with a hole either. Can you find any marks on the float? The vintage ones often have a mark like a number, symbol or character on them somewhere. That's a pretty big float you found and if vintage might not be a bad price. Maybe a little high but not bad. There is a nautical antique store near me that sells the greenish blue ones about the size of a basket ball for $40.00 I think. You would have to cut your own hole. Here are a few sites that might help.

http://www.theglassmuseum.com/fishingfloats.htm

http://www.glassfloatjunkie.com