Dark green rollers are not as common as one might think.  This dark green Hokkaido roller has some fine green swirls in it, too. 

It measures about 6 inches long. 

I got three of these dark green rollers from Greg Forker in Hawaii.

Dark green rollers are not as common as one might think.  This dark green Hokkaido roller has some green swirls in it, too.

It measures about 6 inches long.

I got three of these dark green rollers from Greg Forker in Hawaii.

Earless Rollers are extremely rare.  So far, only six of these unique floats have been identified.

As the name implies, these small floats don't have ears.  One end of the roller is sealed and the end appears to be flattened on purpose.  The reason why they were flattened on one end is not known but they can stand on end because of the flat end.

I purchased this float from Shannon at the 2021 Beachcombers Fun Fair.  It has excellent provenance since Shannon bought it from Woody Woodward who found it in Northern Japan.

Small Jumbo Rollers are rare and highly collectible.  I've been told there may be around 20 of these floats. 

This small jumbo roller is extremely rare since it's the only unmarked one known to exist in collections.

It measures about 9 5/8 inches in length and is almost 2 1/2 inches wide.

These small jumbo rollers appear to be made from two different molds.  It's believed they were produced by Daiichi Glass Company in Hakodate, Japan.

I purchased this float from Shannon at the 2021 Beachcombers Fun Fair.  It has excellent provenance since Shannon bought it from Woody Woodward who found it in Northern Japan.

'Made in Czechoslovakia' is classified as mark OR# 203 by Olaf Raabe in his book European Glass Flishing Floats.

This 5 inch float is a dark green color.

Tiny 1 3/4 inch glass ball with a partial stamp of WP #10 'Rivermouth' mark. 

This netted float was purchased from Greg Forker in Hawaii.

Tiny 1 3/4 inch glass ball with a partial stamp of WP #10 'Rivermouth' mark. 

This netted float was purchased from Greg Forker in Hawaii.

Tiny 1 3/4 inch glass ball with a partial stamp of WP #10 'Rivermouth' mark.

This netted float was purchased from Greg Forker in Hawaii.

Mark WP #128 is Nemuro under a roof with the Sa サ symbol.

This is one of the rare marks in the 'Sa サ Series' of marks.

It measures about 3 inches in diameter.

Mark WP #44 is comprised of the symbol 'Naka' 中 under a roof.

This version of the mark has Naka 中 at a right angle oreintation to the roof.

This float measures 3 inches in diameter.

Very rare version of Kanji Roller WP #155 'Miyako Yama Ka'.

There are only 3 known example of kanji roller WP #155 in the smaller (standard) size.  Most of them are in the skinnier 7 inch size.

This kanji roller is a beautiful blue-green color that has more of a bluish tint.

There are two minor 'smiley face' cracks in one of the ears.  This is a fairly common occurence in kanji rollers.

I was told an interesting story from the seller who received this float as a gift from an elderly man on Kodiak Island.  This elderly man told the seller that he had found the kanji roller during WWII.  He was just a boy at the time and his father was away with the Marines in the Pacific campaign.

It's hard to find mark WP #235 'Batsu' 伐 in this smaller 3 inch size float.

All symbols of this intricate mark WP #235 appear to be on the seal.

This float has excellent provenance. It was beachcombed on Kunashir Island in Russia by Olga & Dmitry Sokova.