Keith Glein
Gigantic 61 inch in circumference float. It's 19 inches in diameter.
Beautiful honey amber gold color.
Probably never fished and made for the tourist trade. That being said, I've only seen 2 floats this size in this honey amber color.
This beautiful cobalt blue float is a 'Blodgett Blue'.
It has a green eye and measures 3 inches in diameter.
Here are some comments by Alan Rammer about Blodgett Blues:
"Stuart Farnsworth knew Effie Blodgett and her husband (his name eludes me at the moment) when they lived in Klipsan Beach in the 70’s. He went to their house a number of times and they had a number of these 3” floats with a green dot in the center of the sealing button. They found them all one winter in either 1952 or 1953 and never saw them again. This is how the term Blodgett Blue came to be. I have met other old timers from the Seaside to Long Beach area who had these floats and they agree they came in for a very brief time in the 50’s. As mentioned before the 4” is a rare one. I have asked Stu for more info and will report back. Stu took me to her house in Klipsan Beach one time and although not home we could see these blue beauties through the window. She shared with Stu how the beach was divided between the McGough’s, the Tinker’s and she and her husband. Fascinating stories of a bygone time. I never met her myself but Marie McGough told me the same stories when she and I visited."
"Bill and Margaret Gammon of Seaside, Oregon had mine blowing stories of their finds when on some nights he had to leave her on the beach to protect their treasures while he drove the first haul home. I still have her notebook she shared with me before her passing. I still have her notebook she shared with me before her passing. One of my all time favorites was their finding two jumbo rollers on the same night. On another night she found all 5 of their Blodgett Blues. They never saw them again."
Lovely Blue Swirls float that's about 3 1/2 inches in diameter.
This float has a green eye.
There's an undocumented mark that looks like a 'Backwards 1' stamped on the edge of the seal button.
It also has tons of bubbles and some tiny inclusions.
Found in Japan.
WP #116 'TO in a Diamond' stamp on a 3 inch float.
It's the smallest of the TO stamps.
The 'T' is sucked into the seal.
This is one of the small green TO's.
Excellent provenance have been acquired from Ken Busse.
Danish Kastrup float that measures 8 inches in diameter.
Classified as OR #252.
This float has an unusual 'squares' pattern over the entire surface.
It appears these floats were produced in the early 1960's since they were displayed in the Danish exhibition at the 1962 Seattle World's Fair.
This float has excellent provenance having come from the ex-Thor Bisbjerg collection.
WP #257 'Seihokei Hon' 本 or 'book in a square' stamped on a blue seal.
Nicely netted float that was used for octopus fishing.
Found in Japan.
Double Ball inside of a 6 inch float.
The inner ball measures a gigantic 2 1/8 inches across.
Nicely netted float.
Found in Hawaii.
Undocumented roof mark. It has 'Dai 大 under a Roof'.
Nice clear and complete stamp.
It measures 4 inches in diameter.
This float has excellent provenance having come from the ex-Col. Rich Richardson collection.
Rare mark WP #186 that has one of the lines in the Yo ヨ symbol chipped off. In this mark the Yo ヨ has a hash line above the symbol.
This float is a little squished and measures about 3 1/2 inches in diameter.
Found in Japan.
Unique Northwest Glass Company float that's embossed with a single letter "N" on the seal.
It's rare to find these with "NW".
This is the only known example with just the letter "N".
It's a 4 inch float in the common NWG amber brown color.
Old net is coming apart but it add a little character.