Keith Glein
This 2 1/2 inch float has the large stamp of WP #52 mark. WP #52 is 'Ki' キ under a Roof mark.
There's a sizable chip on the seal.
Found on Hokkaido Island, Japan.
Rare float with a substantial free standing Ribbon Spindle. This is one of the finest examples of a ribbon spindle that I have seen.
The float itself is quite heavy for its size, which is 4 inches.
This authentic glass fishing float was found on Hokkaido Island, Japan.
I think this thick ribbon spindle float is truly incredible!
This Double Bubble float is 3 3/4 inches in diameter with an inner ball that's almost 1 inch wide, at its widest.
The seal has an opening to the inner bubble.
There's also an inclusion near the seal button.
This was found on Hokkaido Island, Japan.
Nice 3 1/2 inch Blue Swirl float.
This float has a light green color seal button. The Green Nubbin adds a nice contrast to the blue swirls.
It's stamped with a clear and complete WP #81 '2' mark.
There are also some frosting with net patterns.
This authentic Japanese glass fishing float has beautiful blue swirls throughout.
There are also lots of ridges and swirling in the glass.
This float is 4 inches; which is a desirable size for collectors of blue swirl floats.
It was found on Hokkaido Island, Japan.
Rare Side-to-Side Spindle inside this 4 inch float. What makes the free standing spindle so unusual is that it goes side-to-side rather than from the seal to the base of the float.
This is the only one I've ever seen in a regular glass ball that goes side-to-side. There are spindles in tri-mold float that go sideways.
There are also a couple of lightly stamped WP #21 marks on the seal button.
Found on Hokkaido Island, Japan.
This float has nice blue swirls around the equator.
It measures 3 1/2 inches in diameter.
It was found on Hokkaido Island, Japan.
Deep cobalt blue seal button on this 2 1/2 inch float.
The blue seal is 1 3/4 inches at its widest.
This glass ball is clear in color and is mostly frosted.
It was beachcombed on the coast of northern Japan.
This great looking stamp of mark WP #375 'Fuku Sakana'.
This mark is part of the Island series and originated from Rebun Island.
It's stamped on a 3 1/2 float.
This float has excellent provenance having come from the ex-Col. Rich Richardson collection.
Classic Blue Dot float that's 4 inches in diameter.
This float has excellent provenance having come from the ex-Deborah Hillman collection.
This 5 inch float has maker's mark WP #320 'lO. In this example, the mark has been sucked into the sunken seal a little but it's still quite visible.
According to Walt Pich in his book Glass Ball Marks, "At least six of these are in local collections all 6 are 5-inch floats with the mark on the seal button." In recent years, more of these 5 inch floats with mark WP #320 have been showing up on eBay. Case-in-point, this float was acquired in 2008. I also picked up another one of these in the last couple of years.
Found on Hokkaido Island, Japan.
Rare mark WP #110 is a Kanji Star in a Box on the Shoulder of the float.
This is a 2-piece molded float that's 3 inches in diameter.
It's an authentic glass fishing float that was found in Hokkaido Island, Japan.