Keith Glein
Double Sausage float as known as a groove sausage. Measures about 5 inches long.
Sourced from Hokkaido Island, Japan. Acquired from Kyo Antiques in Ocean Grove, Australia (Ogkyo).
Classic float with cobalt blue swirls. The blue swirls are mostly in the base of the float.
This float measures 3 inches in diameter.
Trimold float embossed with mark WP #78. This mark is a simple Yama 山 symbol. Mark is classified as uncommon.
It's a standard trimold float that measures 3 1/2 inches in diameter.
This undocumented mark is a bit of an enigma. I haven't been able to confirm this mark yet but it looks like it could be the Japanese symbol チ.
It's a smaller float measuring about 2 1/2 inches in diameter.
This float originally came from Japan. It was part of a large container full of floats that Michelle & Shane Konkle brought over from Japan in 2021.
This appears to be mark WP #370. It looks like this could be a Nu ヌ symbol with Ichi 一 underneath it.
This float measures 8 5/8 inches in circumference or about 2 3/4 inches in diameter. I've seen other examples of the mark in the 2 3/4 inch diameter size.
This float originally came from Japan. It was in a large container full of floats that Michelle & Shane Konkle brought over from Japan in 2021.
Mark WP #45 is one of the rare roof marks. The stamp is comprised of the symbol 'Ta タ under a roof'.
This float measures 44 1/2 inches in circumference, so it's a 14 inch float.
I purchased this float in Japan in 2021.
This kanji roller is embossed with mark WP #151, which is 'Miyako Maru Ya'.
Mark #151 is the small version known as the 'small cartouche'.
The shape of the kanji roller is the standard type and measures about 6 inches in length.
Very rare Russian bi-mold float with the "2." mark.
These "2." marked floats have the seal button at a unusual 30 degree angle from the orientation of the embossment.
The seal button is also quite small. Similar in size to a first generation tri-mold float.
These floats appear to be quite old, perhaps they were precursors to the tri-mold manufacturing style of float.
This Purple colored float has the Kita 北 mark which is classified as WP #2.
These brightly colored Hokuyo floats are almost always reproductions made in the 1960's for the tourist trade.
The FF stamp on this float is a bit unusual in that it's not the typical bold font but it has the 'pencil thin' lettering style.
It does show some signs of use and there's a small chip on the seal button.
This is a highly collectible Amber Gold float that has a unique oval shape.
The glass ball measures 9 1/2 inches tall and is 11 inches wide making it an ellipical or oval shape.
I've seen a handful of other floats that are identical to this one.
Purchased in Japan, so I believe they are of Japanese origin.
Beer Bottle Brown float that measures 12 inches in diameter.
These beer bottle brown glass balls seem to be less common in the 12 inch size than they are in the 14 inch size.
Purchased this float in Japan.