Uncommon to find WP #234 ‘Heaven Mark’ on a 12 inch float.

The mark is stamped on the seal button not on a separate ID Seal.

I've never seen a float like this before on eBay or Facebook.

This float has excellent provenance having been purchased from Ken Busse.

Ken told me a funny story about how this float was found "up a creek" on the Columbia river far away the ocean.  How it got away from its owner and in this creek is a mystery.  Maybe a victim of a flood?

This Giant Tohoku float measures about 9 1/2 inches long.

It's in a blue-green color.  The most common color for giant tohoku's is clear, so this blue-green color is a bit uncommon.

This float has excellent provenance having come from the ex-Col. Rich Richardson collection.

This Flat Bottom Roller is in the standard size; it's about 7 1/2 inches in length.

Very fine blue-green color to the glass.

This float has excellent provenance having come from the ex-Col. Rich Richardson collection.

Green Chrome float is one of the five colors that makes up a set of chromes.

This float has excellent provenance having come from the ex-Sheldon Doughty collection.

Red Chrome float is one of the five colors that makes up a set of chromes.

This float has excellent provenance having come from the ex-Sheldon Doughty collection.

Yellow Chrome float is one of the five colors that makes up a set of chromes.

This float has excellent provenance having come from the ex-Sheldon Doughty collection.

Orange Chrome float is one of the five colors that makes up a set of chromes.

This float has excellent provenance having come from the ex-Sheldon Doughty collection.

Blue Chrome float is one of the five colors that makes up a set of chromes.

This float has excellent provenance having come from the ex-Sheldon Doughty collection.

I believe this may be the only full set of five colorful chrome floats in their original box.

Here's the story of how I got this box of chromes:

I had heard rumors that a well respected collectors may be looking to sell a set of chrome floats in their original box.

I'd seen Walt Pich's set of snakeskin floats in their original box and was intensely jealous (ha ha).

I asked Walt to introduce me to the potential seller if they showed up at the 2020 Beachcombers Fun Fair.  Unfortunately, Walt couldn't make the Fun Fair due to an urgent health issue, so he told me that the guy's name ... "Sheldon".

As destiny would have it, I was standing in line to pay my admission when someone in the crowd raised their voice and said "Hey Sheldon".  My radar went up.  My heart began to race.  My true float hunt had just begun!

I followed the guy who answered to the name Sheldon and introduced myself.  I asked about the illusive 'Box of Chromes' I had so much desired.  We went out to the parking lot and transacted one of those historic 'parking lot deals'.

Sheldon sold me one of his two boxes of chromes.  Six months later I heard the horrible news that a wild fire in Oregon had destroyed Sheldon's home and all of his belongings; leaving only one box of chromes.

Smaller 3 inch float with a Green Seal.

Green seals don't seem as popular with collectors as blue seals but they are probably less common.

This float has excellent provenance having come from the ex-Aaron Krogh collection.

It's pretty hard to find large floats with green colored seals.  This float measures about 11 inches in diameter.

The green seal is almost 3 1/2 across at its widest.

This float has excellent provenance having come from the ex-Aaron Krogh collection.

Beautiful yellow gold Biot float.

Biot's are classified as OR #36 according to Olaf Raabe.

This float has the hallmark bubbles seen in all Biots.