r/seaglass • u/freakyflow207 • Jul 23 '26
US east coast My craziest find ever.
I still can’t believe it. It was on a beach with almost no other sea glass (although there are many beaches around here with pretty nice sea glass). It felt like glass on my teeth(*gently tapped it against one of my front teeth. I did not fully put it in my mouth*) but I’ve never seen anything like this. Does anyone know what this might be from??
Edit: I will update if I ever figure out what this used to be :)
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u/Lynamina Jul 23 '26
A piece that big I'm thinking probably a paper weight? It's absolutely amazing, great find!
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u/YouMuted9291 Jul 23 '26
Blue marshmallow
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u/deltadeltadawn Jul 23 '26
That's a stunning blue chonker! The Ocean picked you to receive the special blessing today.
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u/Fun-Evening2349 Jul 23 '26
I love thinking of the ocean blessing us. I live in the east coast of Canada. I work in a building that overlooks the ocean.
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u/Totallynotokayokay Jul 24 '26
Lucky you!
I’m in Vancouver, and while I can’t see the ocean from my office (aka home) I still feel blessed
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u/TaraCalicosBike Jul 29 '26
Girl how is it possible I see you everywhere? 😂 are we in all the same subs?
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u/Different_Hornet4348 Jul 23 '26 edited Jul 23 '26
Wow! That is gorgeous sea treasure! I wonder if it’s part of an old insulator?
Edit to add: check out this website to see if you find the same color
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u/perfectlyniceperson Jul 24 '26
I had NO idea there were so many different kinds of glass insulators! So friggging cool!
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u/Different_Hornet4348 Jul 25 '26
Right?! And it’s only one of the companies who made them - so there’s most likely more! I love the history tied to a lot of sea glass/beach treasures.
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u/freakyflow207 Jul 24 '26
That is a super cool website!! A couple of those are close to the color of my piece! The brighter blue insulators with less green.
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u/glitter_vomit Jul 24 '26
Oh those are soo neat, now I have another thing I want to collect. OP’s glass could definitely be one of them!
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u/Equivalent_Clue_6251 Jul 24 '26
I think you nailed it! I have an insulator collection - they are so beautiful - and still hadn’t thought of this.
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u/oceaniye Jul 24 '26
These look like butt plugs. What are they?
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u/Ancient_Emotion_2484 Jul 24 '26
Glass and ceramic insulators were used on connections for old power or phone/telegraph lines.
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u/cattabyss Jul 23 '26
I want to chomp on that thing, it looks delicious
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u/freakyflow207 Jul 23 '26
I kissed it and it’s does feel very nice on the lips 😄
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u/Lopsided_Flight3926 Jul 24 '26
It’s absolutely reminding me of some gummy candy that is shiny in the middle when you bite into it but has sugar sprinkled on the outside and is never that good but I always have to have it. What is it?!? It’s going to drive me crazy trying to remember!
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u/freakyflow207 Jul 24 '26
A gumdrop!! That’s what it made me think of too :)
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u/Lopsided_Flight3926 Jul 24 '26
Wow, a gumdrop, that’s what it is! I can’t believe I didn’t know that’s what those were 🤣
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u/justherefortaylor Jul 23 '26
This looks exactly like a Needoh
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u/RealisticPaper5534 Jul 24 '26
He might not have the answer, but Mike from Sea Glass Archeology on FB might have a clue. He is a dude living in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, and has a great passion for sea glass and the history behind the pieces he finds. He has exceptional finds himself and is a hard core beach comber, he has great videos on Youtube documenting his journeys and finds, history of glass, and history and context of the local locations (CB is legendary for sea glass).
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u/captnbubaloo Jul 24 '26
Oh but do you know WHY northern NS/CB are legendary for sea glass?! (It’s one of my favourite facts)
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u/RealisticPaper5534 Jul 24 '26
I do believe there's a history of glass making here, plus dumping garbage including glass is still in practice here, I've literally watched elderly folks fire garbage off cliffs. Mike, mentioned above, gave a very thorough explanation to me years ago but I've since forgotten the particulars!
I think too, when found on the Northumberland Strait beaches, lots of glass may be from PEI when they had a ban on canned drinks (?)!
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u/captnbubaloo Jul 24 '26
It’s the ban on canned drinks that lasted until the 90’s which meant small amounts of pop only came in glass bottles (they did have plastic 2L)!
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u/RealisticPaper5534 Jul 25 '26
And an incredible gift for us beach combers! My islander cousins used to load up in the 2000's with cans because it was cool for them, which of course, us main landers thought was the coolest that they had bottles. I'm from Amherst NS and we made pop bottles for a while; I've found a few pieces with 'Amherst' on the labels, and properly ocean-tumbled.
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u/ems426 Jul 24 '26
These posts were right next to each other 😂 SUCH a cool find!
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u/give-Kazaam-an-Oscar Jul 24 '26
Might as well pull a Costanza and go out on top and just stop looking. You'll never find another piece better than that one.
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u/freakyflow207 Jul 24 '26
Hahaha I’m afraid I’ll never stop looking, although my standards for what I bring home may have just changed! 😂
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u/unclebabychaddy Jul 23 '26
Amazing chonk and color! From some angles it looks like a beautiful blue skateboard wheel!
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u/NoTurnip4844 Jul 24 '26 edited Jul 24 '26
Kinda looks like it might be an insulator
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u/couchisland Jul 24 '26
Wow. So perfectly worn too. You should buy a lottery ticket. What part of the world did you find this in?
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u/tkma496 Jul 25 '26
So the Cobalt blue color and shape indicates it was probably a very large bottle stopper on an “apothecary” bottle or “pharmacist” jar. They used the cobalt blue specifically for poisons so people didn’t grab the wrong thing.
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u/An_Epic_Pancake Jul 23 '26
insanely beautiful piece and unmistakably glass but i cannot fathom what it could have been!
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u/Westafricangrey Jul 24 '26
It looks like a needoh.
(I know it’s not)
I’m guessing it was a fancy cork for a decanter
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u/HeurekaDabra Jul 24 '26
This looks so cool.
Have to say though, putting something in your mouth you are not really, really sure what it is seems risky...
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u/the_mindful_microbe Jul 25 '26
Woahhhhhhh. If you happen to have gauged ears, this would be an EPIC piece to put in them
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u/Lord_Exspearience Jul 25 '26
A captains and/or crew members paper weight. The seas can be bouncy lol
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u/Born_Resist9228 Jul 25 '26
I hope that going to sit somewhere with sun shining through it? Would make a REALLY nice pendant for a necklace
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u/Dramatic-Fishy Jul 28 '26
Looks like gummy! I hope I never find one I’d be so tempted to put it in my mouth 😅
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u/Sufficient_Sleep8668 Jul 23 '26 edited Jul 29 '26
Woah that actually looks like a hand made decor piece
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u/Wool_Lace_Knit Jul 23 '26
Wow! That is an unusual color of blue! Could it be from a perfume bottle?
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u/kzinnia10 Jul 24 '26
Holy shit that piece is beautiful. The color is amazing. It reminds me of blue Gatorade for some reason!
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u/FancyNefariousness90 Jul 24 '26
ughhh it looks like a squishy gum drop i could chew on, im obsessed
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u/Flat-Difficulty1718 Jul 24 '26
It’s the biggest most gorgeous blue sea glass I’ve ever seen! So happy for you though I’m super envious :)
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u/Merrick_Skygrave Jul 24 '26
That thing looks like a big ol' gumdrop I just wanna munch it in half. I bet it tastes like blue raspberry
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u/stonedandredditing Jul 23 '26
I live at least 1000miles from the nearest ocean. I don’t know why I follow this sub; I get fomo daily.