Keith Glein
Beautiful Amber Gold 14 inch float.
Lots of remnants of barnacles on this authentic working float.
Found in Japan.
This Beer Bottle Brown colored float measures 14 1/4 inches in diameter and is 46 inches in circumference.
It has a nice seal button with no chips and the edge is completely smooth to the touch.
Found in Japan.
I think this is a Swedish 'Dog Neck' float.
It measures 7 inches in diameter.
It also has an attractive sun-turned pinkish tint.
Found in Estonia.
This cranberry colored float measure 4 1/4 inches in diameter.
Unsure of this float's authenticity but there are some small chips on the seal button and some scuffing.
This 2 1/2 inch Blue Dot float has a nice seal. There are no chips on the seal button; not even a flea bite - it's completely to the touch all the way around.
There's also a partial maker's mark of WP #171 'Asahi' 旭 x 2.
This float has excellent provenance having come from the ex-Col. Rich Richardson collection.
This 3-piece molded float has interesting markings. The two top pieces have mirror images of the same mark. One side has 'l0' and the other side has '0l'.
Although it's a common mark, it appears to be undocumented.
Because these are custom hand-made wooden molds, both of the two top parts of the mold usually have the same matching symbols.
This float also has some nice amber swirls streaking through it.
Typically, these 3-piece floats are thought to be of Korean origin but a considerable amount of these were made in Japan, too.
This Blue Dot float is pretty chipped up but it has a clear bold stamp of WP #56. This mark is one of the roof marks.
It's common to find this mark on blue dots.
Found on Hokkaido Island, Japan.
This beautiful mark is WP #257 'Seihokei Hon' 本, which means book in a square.
It has a light blue seal button with a blue nubbin.
This float was found on Hokkaido Island, Japan.
This is a 3 inch float with WP #120 mark. It's one of the Sa サ series marks, Sa サ with Z. The stamp is clear and complete.
It is said to be an uncommon mark, one of the trademarks of the Sasa Glass Company.
This float has excellent provenance having come from the ex-Col. Rich Richardson collection.
Clear and complete stamp of WP #52 'Ki' キ under a Roof. This is the smaller version of the mark.
Float measures 2 1/4 inches.
This float has excellent provenance having come from the ex-Col. Rich Richardson collection.
This 6 inch float has many interesting characteristics.
First, it has a Pie Crust Seal indicating this float is probably from Taiwan.
There's an inclusion in the glass that appears to be a big kiln stone.
A faint amber swirl seems to be emanating from the inclusion.
There's also net pattern frosting over half the float.