This float has the small version of the mark WP #24 'Shi' シ or 'Smiley Face'. 

This float measures 3 inches.

Found by Paul Umlauf in the Aleutian Islands in Alaska.

This 14 inch marked float measures about 45 inches in circumference. 

It's marked with WP #7 'Se' セ from the Otaru Glass Company. The type of stamp used is the typical kind.  It's a small sized stamped that was deeper pressed into the glass on the seal button.

The float itself is very light for its size which is the result of the millions of tiny bubbles in the glass.

This float was originally acquired in Hawaii around 1945 by a woman that was stationed there as a nurse at the Army hospital near Pearl Harbor.  She brought it back with her to Wyoming when she retired from the service.  I had the opportunity to purchased this wonderful float from her estate.  Beside having an interesting provenance, this float is just really nice!

Authentic netted Japanese glass fishing float with a double bubble. 

It's a 5 inch float with an inner ball that measures about 5/8 inch wide. 

As you can see, the seal is open to the hollow sphere inside the float.

This float has excellent provenance having come from the ex-Ramon Fulton collection.

Truly exceptional 4 inch Blue Swirl float.  One of the finest I've seen. 

Dark cobalt blue swirls migrate from seal and the swirls become lighter as they spiral through the float. 

This float is quite heavy for its size and has thousands of tiny bubbles in the glass. 

Just a beautiful float!

Acquired in Koloa, Hawaii. 

Striking dark cobalt blue swirls throughout this float. 

The float has WP #80 '1' stamped on it and is 3 1/4 inches wide. 

It was found on Hokkaido Island in northern Japan.

This 5 inch float is stamped with WP #16 'Tokui' 特. 

It's a pre-WWII float that displays quite nicely.

Excellent provenance having come from the ex-Ramon Fulton collection.

This float is stamped with WP #3 Kita 北 or FF.

Love these 5 inch marked floats.

Excellent provenance having come from the ex-Ramon Fulton collection.

WP #130 Sa サ in a triangle configuration.

This old textured 3 1/4 float may have a few chips but that only shows it was a hard worker.

This float is stamped with two different sizes of mark WP #21; one large mark and three smaller marks. 

The large mark is over 1/2 inch tall.  The small marks are less than 1/4 inch.

The is 3 1/2 inches in diameter.

This is one of my favorite floats. There's a lot of good things happening in float.

First, it has a perfect stamp of WP #289 mark.  This mark appears to be a variation of the Tokui 特 symbol.  Walt Pich states that this is an older mark and this float definitely looks old. 

Next, it has a side spindle that spirals around the float.  There are also lots of swirls in the glass. 

Then, the float has a crude construction that makes it a little out-of-round and it has tons of bubbles. 

Finally, this float is 5 inches in diameter which makes it excellent for displaying.

It has solid provenance having come from the ex-Ramon Fulton collection.

This maker's mark is similar to WP #180 in many respects. It appears to be a roof mark with a line above the roof, so it looks like a 'K'.  

It also differs from WP #180 because it's stamped on a 3-piece Korean float (i.e. not a 2 1/2" size float Japanese float).  It's stamped on the seal. 

This float was found by Paul Umlauf on a remote Aleutian beach in Alaska.

Beautiful spiral spindle inside a marked float. 

The spindle is free standing and runs from top to bottom. 

The maker's mark is a variation of WP #138 'DG in a Box'.  In this version, there is a period after the 'D' but the period after the 'G' is missing.   

The float is 3 1/4 inches in diameter.

It's quite rare to find a spindle float with a clear and complete maker's mark.

This float was found by Paul Umlauf on a remote Aleutian beach in Alaska.