We thought this was a bottle, because of the screw neck, but it's completely sealed.
The texture is uneven, as though it's been rolled in a cloth while still hot.
What am this thang? It had some of the yellowish crud on it that says "Tsunami debris," but we dunno.
Going to troll around the interwebs and try to find out.
And now we know. A nice gentleman named Stu Farnsworth, who knows about floats emailed me:
"Hi Donna;
Thanks for your note, pretty easy one here. This is a Toilet Bowl flange used in the holding tank for the water pressure. Early ones were glass some like this were totally sealed and many think they are Glass Floats. It is possible it could have been used for that if it was found on the Beach because the family operations would use anything that floats that would hold up their nets.
This could very well be something from the Tsunami if it was found on the beach because lord only knows what is going to show up. Hope this helps."
Thanks for your note, pretty easy one here. This is a Toilet Bowl flange used in the holding tank for the water pressure. Early ones were glass some like this were totally sealed and many think they are Glass Floats. It is possible it could have been used for that if it was found on the Beach because the family operations would use anything that floats that would hold up their nets.
This could very well be something from the Tsunami if it was found on the beach because lord only knows what is going to show up. Hope this helps."
Houses used to stand on the beach. As the river sands re-align and release their buried objects, we've been pulling out and disposing of everything from old piping to toilets to actual tin-foil to ancient tires.
I dunno if a glass toilet float is worth anything, but it's interesting!
