Keith Glein
Undocumented small star mark stamped in the seal.
The float measures about 3 inches in diameter.
This float has excellent provenance. It was beachcombed on Kunashir Island, Russia by Olga & Dmitry Solova.
Undocumented mark that's a mirror image of WP #295.
This mark has 'Ma マ in a Box'.
A handful of these have been found recently but these are still pretty rare.
This float has excellent provenance. It was beachcombed on Kunashir Island, Russia by Olga & Dmitry Solova.
Rare wide version of mark WP#160 'Nemuro'.
This float has excellent provenance. It was beachcombed on Kunashir Island, Russia by Olga & Dmitry Solova.
Dark Green Seal on a large float that's 29 1/2 inches in circumference or 9 1/4 inches in diameter.
Green seals are not common. Green seals on large floats is quite rare.
This float has excellent provenance having come from the ex-Col. Rich Richardson collection.
Near perfect mark of WP #11 'Kawaguchi' or Rivermouth in a triangular configuration.
The float measures 4 1/4 inches in diameter.
This float has excellent provenance having come from the ex-Col. Rich Richardson collection.
Euro float with mark OR #286 'Three Crossed Fishes'.
This dark olive green float is about 5 inches in diameter.
The shape of this float is called a 'Green Roller'.
True to its name it's green in color. Typically, these are light green in color.
This green roller is unusual because it has dark green swirls emanating from the non-seal end giving it a two-tone look.
It measures about 5 3/4 inches in length.
Found on Hokkaido Island, Japan.
Long twisted spindle inside of a 5 inch float. It spans across the float from the seal to the base.
This float has fine amber green swirls that emanate from the base of the float.
There's also a beached spindle stuck on the outside of the float.
Found on Hokkaido Island, Japan.
Beautiful honey amber gold 2 1/2 inch float.
This float has a partial WP #10 Rivermouth mark.
Found in Japan.
Stretched Tohoku Roller that measures 6 7/8 inches in length.
Stamped with a WP #252 Single Dot mark.
This float shows signs of use. It has some minor chipping of the seal. There are also a couple of burst bubbles.
Stretched Tohoku floats are uncommon.
This is a large version of WP #272 'Ki' キ. It's an uncommon mark.
Stamped on a 2 1/2 inch float.
This float is out-of-round and appears to be an older float from it's crude construction.
Found in Japan.