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If you are not familiar with the Glass Float News page, please take a look now. A few words of introduction first.....You are now about to read an attempt from me to put together some of the information about Norwegian glass float markings, which I have learned over years.From old fishermen, from books and readings, from own collecting activities, and from a lot of useful information which my collecting friends and visitors has sent me.I assure you; It has taken a lot of time, a lot of searching and a lot of patience to make this document. Though any effort has been made, I make no guaranties that the information is accurate, and I apologize if there should be any mistakes, wrong conclusions and even incorrect information. But I feel it’s time to put something in writing so we can all read it, start a discussion and exchange information and knowledge to the benefit of all collectors. So please inform me of anything that might be changed, corrected or added. If you do have photos of other markings, thats great. Let’s see what we can obtain in the time to come. In fact, I believe this is the only way we can wind up some more information on this subject… The Glass Fishing FloatsDifferent markingsIt is not easy to find any information about the production and use of the old glass floats. What I have here is mostly found on the internet, in local books about the fishing in the old day, information from other collectors, both in Norway and worldwide.As you know there are huge number of markings when it comes to glass fishing floats, and it is often difficult to know who produced them and what glass factorys that actually used the different markings.From time to time I get information and pictures of glass fishing floats, and again and again I see that there are new facts coming up.
Let's take a look at some Float MarkingsThe Vallø Float Marking The AASNÆS Float Marking The H Float marking The LAURVIG Float Marking From collectors all over Norway (and other countrys) I am getting letters and notes about the markings and what factories that produced them. One thing we do know:The inventor of what we know as the real, glass fishing float, is the norwegian merchant Christopher Faye from Bergen, Norway. This was around 1840/1841, and the glass float was developed through cooperation with one of the owners of Hadeland Glassverk, Chr. Berg. The first time these ”modern”glass fishing floats are mentioned, is in the production registry for Hadelands Glassverk in 1841. The registry clearly shows that this is a new type of production. But: It seems like there was some kind of production of Glass Fishing Floats even before that time.In the beginning of the 1800’s, the Schimmelmanns Glassverk (1779 – 1832) produced some sort of glass floats, produced of dark brown and very thick bottles glass. Floats from this production is found in the ground where this factory was located, but are unmarked. Can it be that there has been attempts from other factorys to produce something for the industry from the basis of the bottle production? Can use of bottles as fishing floats been the start of this industry?
More valuable Glass Float MarkingsThe Three Crossed Fishes Float Marking The Societa Art. Vetraria Float Marking The 5 Pyramides Float Marking The Anchor Float Marking The CM Float Marking We hope you did take the time to visit some of these beautiful old, glass float markings, as the old pieces of art they really are.We will add more value to it as more information become available.The old norwegian glassfactories are mostly well known, but their glass fishing float production and markings are unknown to most people. There are long traditions for the fishermen along the coast and fjords of Norway to use the old, real glass floats when fishing with nets, and even today they are quite common to be found in the old boathouses. From time to time I go to these fishermen to buy old floats, and it's always exiting to come home with my catch, to see what's in the bags and boxes. Most floats are common, and many are without any markings. But, and thats the fun, I find amazing and rare glass fishing floats that I have not even heard about before.
Take a look at this little eBook about float markingsA 33 pages, downloadable ebook, packed with useful information about Glass Fishing Float Markings.Part 1 of the book has lots of info about Norwegian Float Markings and about the factorys that produced them.In Part 2 we have included your personal work-book for making notes. Here you have 82 excellent close-up photos of different Glass Fishing Float markings from European Glass Producers.You will find much of the information on the homepage, but here you get a practic "hold-in-your-hand" version if you print it out after downloading. Ordinary price: US $ 9,99 Now you get it for FREE!
There are always something new, and things to add in the ebook about the norwegian floats. A lot of collectors from all over the world has now bought my book, and a lot of them has written to me and told me they liked it. I hope you will too...
Time to see more beautiful, old Float MarkingsThe B Float Marking The B. Float Marking (with the dot) The M Float Marking The F and FG Float Markings As you also might have seen, there are many loose ends when we talk about the early production of glass fishing floats. There are many different markings around, and many of these are unknown from registry, and therefore you will find many interesting theories about these markings.
Lets look at some more Glass Floats and MarkingsThe BRITISH MADE Marking The Scrolled-65 Marking The C.C.A Float Marking The W.D. Float Marking The IE Float Marking Have some Information about Glass Floats to share?6 more Glass Float Markings are Coming up soon.Anyone who has additional information about float markings are welcome to share it with other Glass Float Collectors on this page. Any help with this complicated puzzle is much wanted, and you can email tips and thoughts to us anytime at: bestnorwegian@adsl.no
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