ROPE OF 8 VINTAGE FISHING.CORK,HERRING NET FLOATS . GT. YARMOUTH. For Sale

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ROPE OF 8 VINTAGE FISHING.CORK,HERRING NET FLOATS . GT. YARMOUTH.:
$23.27

THIS IS A COLLECTION OF SOME 8 ,VINTAGE CORK, NET FLOATS. REMOVED FROM OLD HERRING NETS FROM DRIFTERS FISHING OUT OF GREAT YARMOUTH.THREADED TO A LENGTH OF VINTAGE NET ROPE ; THE ENDS LOOPED FOR HANGING PURPOSES.THEY WERE, ORIGINALLY, DIPPED IN "CUTCH" , A PRIMITIVE PRESERVATIVE SOLUTION MADE FROM BOILED UP TROPICAL VEGETATION AND WHICH GIVES THEM A DISTINCTIVE COLOUR AND AROMA. GREAT AGE-DEVELOPED PATINA.THESE VINTAGE FLOATS HAVE BEEN INDIVIDUALLY FORMED AND AS SUCH ARE NOT OF UNIFORM SIZE BUT GENERALLY AVERAGE 7 CMS. DIAMETER AND 4.6-5.5 CMS. THICKNESS.
PLEASE SEE THE ( STOCK) PHOTOGRAPHS AND USE THE PHOTOGRAPHIC ENLARGEMENT FACILITY FOR FURTHER DESCRIPTION AND DETAIL.GENUINE VINTAGE ITEMS NOT MODERN DAY IMPORTS ITEMS WHICH MAKE GREAT INTERIOR DISPLAY ITEMS. NOW INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO SOURCE.PLEASE NOTE THE PRICE IS FOR ONE STRING OF EIGHT FLOATS.POSTAGE DISCOUNT AVAILABLE ON MULTIPLE PURCHASES.(POSTAGE QUOTED IS U.K. MAINLAND ONLY)
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