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Post #324538 by bigbrotiki on Thu, Aug 9, 2007 4:37 PM

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They are called "Glass Float Lamps". Originally made from Japanese glass fishing floats!

...which used to get torn from the nets during storms on the Japanese coast, from where they floated to Hawaiian shores, where they were beachcombed by locals and used as decor for homes and bars. :)