Keith Glein
Clear and complete stamp of WP #137 'G.D'.
This is a common trademark of Daiichi Glass Company.
This float measures 2 1/2 inches in diameter.
This float has excellent provenance having come from the ex-Ramon Fulton collection.
Perfect stamp of maker's mark WP #17 'Ao'.
This float is 6 inches in diameter.
It's quite heavy for its size and has tons of bubbles.
Found on Hokkaido Island, Japan.
This float has excellent provenance having come from the ex-Ramon Fulton collection.
Nice example of WP #16 'Tokui' 特 stamped on a 5 inch float.
Found in northern Japan.
This float has excellent provenance having come from the ex-Ramon Fulton collection.
Nice centered stamp of WP #7 Se セ.
5 inch float.
This float has excellent provenance having come from the ex-Ramon Fulton collection.
Huge 18 inch float that measures a full 56 inches in circumference.
This float has WP #3 Kita 北 or FF stamped on the ID seal. It's pretty unusual to see the ID seal connected to the pontil seal button.
The dark green color is also uncommon. Most of the 18 floats I've seen are standard blue-green (as you'd expect).
Huge size, unusual ID seal, and uncommon color. There's a lot to like in this float ... and I mean a lot.
The condition of this float is exceptional. It came with a very thick old net that did a great job of protecting the glass from damage and wear.
Found in Hawaii.
Double Spindles are pretty rare ... well, extremely rare. Both of these parallel spindles are free standing.
This float has an unusual grey/green color. It measures about 3 3/4 inches wide.
There is a chip on the side of this float but there are no cracks in the glass and it does not effect its integrity.
It was found on Hokkaido Island, Japan.
Double Bubble float with an opening in the seal. The inner ball measures 3/4 inches across.
This float has faint amber swirls throughout that gives it an unusual amber cast.
The glass also has a lot of swirling to create a wonder texture effect.
The float measures about 6 wide and was found in northern Japan.
This float has excellent provenance having come from the ex-Ramon Fulton collection.
Perfect stamp of maker's mark WP #234 'Ame', commonly known as the Heaven mark.
Hard to find this mark with all the points of all the symbols clearly showing.
It's a 5 inch float that was found on Hokkaido Island, Japan.
This float has excellent provenance having come from the ex-Ramon Fulton collection.
This is the tiniest marked float I've ever seen.
It's only 5 3/4 inches in circumference and 1 3/4 inches in diameter.
It's stamped with WP #173 'Betsu' but not all of the stamp fit on the seal button (i.e. it's missing one of the vertical lines).
WP #173 is a common mark and tiny floats are fairly unusual but finding the combination of a marked tiny float is exceptional.
If you love tiny floats, this float is an absolute gem!
This float has excellent provenance having come from the ex-Ramon Fulton collection.
Nice clear stamp of WP #7 'Se' セ (commonly known as Otaru T). The 'T' on this float is larger than most I've seen on small floats.
This float is about 2 1/2 inches wide.
This float has excellent provenance having come from the ex-Ramon Fulton collection.
Bold WP #3 'Kita' 北 or 'FF' stamped on a small float.
This float measures 6 3/4" around and 2 1/4" in diameter.
It's an unusual light green or olive color.
Excellent provenance having come from the ex-Ramon Fulton collection.
Unique float with Blue Swirls and Inclusions.
This is an excellent example of inclusions (embedded foreign objects in the glass). The embedded objects appear to be kiln stones.
What makes it remarkable is that the inclusions have actually produced the cobalt blue swirls.
This 3 inch float has WP #81 '2' stamped on the seal button.
Found on Hokkaido Island, Japan.