This is a rare 18 inch float.  It measures a full 54 inches in circumference.

I acquired this float from a widow who's husband had served in the military in Japan.  I was told that he brought this float back with him after WWII in 1946.  It had been sitting in their closet undisturbed for almost 70 years before I purchased it.

The float was heavily netted and it was difficult to tell much about it from the pictures except for it's size.  But I love 18 inch floats, so the gigantic size was enough for me.

You can imagine my surprise when this float arrived and I removed the dirty old crumbling thick net and found this pristine float with these beautiful blue swirls.  Just thinking about that moment still brings a smile to my face.  It's what most of us float collectors dream of.

The blue swirls emanate from the seal button and spiral entirely around the float to it's base.  The blue swirls just seems to keep going and going.

This float is in excellent condition without even one flea bite chip on the seal button.

It also has tons of bubbles in the glass.

This float is truly an awesome display float!!!