Japanese Glass Floats with Christina Sawka from Reverse.Gem
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Join Christina Sawka from Reverse.Gem on a tour through the Asahara Glass Factory in Japan. You will learn about the history of glass floats that came from this factory 100 years ago, along with a demo on how floats are created and rope nets are woven. Christina will giveaway a float during the Session 5 Q&A on 11/27/21 so watch and listen carefully during the video as you will need the correct answer to bring home a float! Details and session registration at www.bit.ly/beachcombingfest.
This video was part of the 2021 Beachcombing Holiday Marketplace & Festival on November 27, 2021. Learn more at www.bit.ly/beachcombingfest
Music by Tobjan. Listen at / tobjanmusic and follow on Instagram @Tobjanmusic.
Thank you to all the Beachcombing Club members, especially the Gold and Silver members who made this project possible. GOLD: Kristina Braga, Jacqueline Caldaro, Lori Christofferson, Emma Claughton, Karen Cooper, Christine Crawford, Madeleine Fontillas Ronk, Lisa Foy, Sharon Grant, Jodie Greene, Laurel Holubik, Kimberly Jennings, Mary Johnstone, Betty La Salla, Julie Lynn, Jennifer Matos, Anne Mauro, Joseph Murray, Laura Peters, Lisa Pringle, Cynthia Raffaele, Jason Sandy, Svea Scholten, Crissy Smith, Christine Solorio, Pamela Sprinkle, Angela Swartz, Becky Thielbar, Chrystal Thorson, and Glenn Tolle. SILVER: Joanne Blanchard, Ginger Bowman, Marylyn Broomhall, Candy Chamberlain, Deirdre Clark, Adrienne Creemers Van Dun, Karen Davis, Maria Dover, Kimberly Drake, Amy Dries, Barbara Fletcher, Brendan Keeley, Marie-Anne Norcross, Janice Piazza, Kim Robinson, Heike Schneider, Linda Schnell, Asheley Simpson, Diana Smith, Scott Smith, Janice Thomas, Kathy Tiffany, and Michelle Wilkes. Learn more and join the club at www.beachcombing.club.
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I really enjoyed this video, thanks for taking us on the journey.
Just watched this video. When my mother was stationed in Hawaii, she found a Japanese Glass float on the shore up in a dune. It is a prized possession to us even now. She found it in 1957 just after I was born. So I'm now 67 years old and have had it all that time. It is a mossy green glas and is about 40 cm dia. I am willing to bet is is one of Mr. Asahara's Grandfather's floats!
@Beachcombing
10 ай бұрын
That's so cool! What an awesome souvenir!
This was an incredible opportunity to see it all made! Thanks, Christina, for taking us to hear the history and see the process -- it is all ART! I don't care how many times I've see glass blown or done it myself -- It is still magical.
I love those floats.
Great video
This was a great video on this great tradition .A glass float was one of my first beachcombing finds as a child of 8. To me it was a witches ball in which I could see whatever my imagination wished to give me. Loved seeing the moulds too .
Very interesting video, Thanks
That’s very cool you got to experience that first hand!
Fascinating video! I enjoyed watching it all so much. Thanks Christina and Beachcombing Magazine!
Fascinating! Thank you!
Always enjoyed stuff like this it was neat
Amazing video I actually found my first glass float in the mountains of San Jose weirdly enough .... grew up seeing them in movies and stores but never dug deep
Sounds amazing!!! Really looking forward to this video :) We have a float from Christina, so this makes the video even more special ...
This is an amazing video.🤙🏾🤙🏾
The book with the float details is an amazing historical document. Wish you could photograph every page. I would love to visit this place. Thank you
@Beachcombing
Жыл бұрын
I wonder if they would do that! It would be such a shame if it weren't preserved!
¡Genial!
Neither of my glass floats have marks. They are authentic and probably from the early 70’s. I wish I knew where to source the original long line line they were wrapped with but you see it any longer. I am a former commercial tuna fisherman and we would see Japanese long line boats in the Eastern tropical pacific loaded with these balls and they always fascinated me. Now I am living in Japan. Nice video, thank you.
@docwho10th88
Жыл бұрын
Get an appraisal...saw a collection go at auction a few years back.
Show ,Marcos from Brasil
Exactly the same in norway
@Beachcombing
Жыл бұрын
Have you been to a float factory there? Would LOVE to see it!
Did they do larger ones in two halves then connect them...all my 12 inch diameter ones have a seemin them...??
@Beachcombing
Жыл бұрын
Machine-made floats often have the seam. The Pittsburgh Corning Corporation produced two-piece machine-made floats, which were fused together in the middle. Where did you find yours?
@redwood9741
Жыл бұрын
A guy on Prince of Wales island Alaska found seven 12 inch diameter ones on a property he bought in the weeds of the back p yard when cleaning it up ( also eighteen 2 to 5 inch sized ones ) I traded him out of them..but the origin owners we no longer living to ask the back ground on them.
@Beachcombing
Жыл бұрын
@@redwood9741 Very cool! There were several manufacturers in the U.S. that made floats in 2 parts in the mid-20th century! Wonderful collection!
@redwood9741
Жыл бұрын
@@Beachcombing thanks for talking to me about this .. So is there a place I can get more information on this type..or a book ? I am pretty sure they were found here..the people that own the house lived and fished in and next to our island for their whole lives.. I have found 6 glass fishing floats here on the coast in the last ten years myself.. A little back ground on our island..it is the longest and the 3rd largest island in the USA..in a rain forest with the population of only 5000 people on it. Everything here is barged or comes in on a float plane.
@Beachcombing
Жыл бұрын
@@redwood9741 There are a bunch of books, plus you can contact an expert! Email info@beachcombingmagazine.com and I can put you in touch with someone who can help. One of these people is Alan Rammer. Check out a story we did about him at www.beachcombingmagazine.com/blogs/news/beachcomber-interview-alan-rammer. There's a list of books at the bottom of the page.
Пожалуйста перестаньте включать фоновую музыку, она так надоела уже!