Found these tonight....

[BoltonBullfinch]

I found these tonight, stuffed down the back of a drawer. Left as they are nearly all of them will not be fishable, so do I restore them or leave them in the back of the drawer.

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[Nigel Rainton]

They look good to me, why are they not fishable? Don't restore any Harcork, they are collectable in original condition.

[BoltonBullfinch]

They look good to me, why are they not fishable? Don't restore any Harcork, they are collectable in original condition.

There are holes in a lot of the float and there are deep cuts in the bodies and the varnish is cracked and missing.
What are harcork floats.

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[Nigel Rainton]

The orange float on the far left looks like a Harcork, have a look at the dark green stem at the bottom of the float. It will have a transfer saying "Harcork". It's just a design / brand but for some reason people collect them.

[BoltonBullfinch]

I will never use the big old floats, so maybe a framed display in their untouched condition would be a idea.

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[Baskey]

The orange float on the left is an auger never miss, red band above a green base there are two others in the group lovely cork body floats. They will make a first class display

[Baskey]

I'll correct myself it's auger nevamiss day-glow

[Barbelseeker]

Hope that you are not keeping fairies locked up in that drawer, can see the faint writing of "help" near the stems of the floats

[Tonytoned]

Good luck Sir and what a nice surprise finding them too.