Keith Glein
This is a large Sun-Turned Japanese float.
These are quite rare and highly collectible.
It measures 34 inches in circumference or about 11 inches in diameter.
It also has a considerable amount of water inside with no visible means of getting into the float.
This pie seal was part of a 3 float lot that I purchased from Japan.
The float measures about 4 inches in diameter.
This pie seal was part of a 3 float lot that I purchased from Japan.
The float measures about 4 inches in diameter.
This pie seal was part of a 3 float lot that I purchased from Japan.
The float measures about 4 inches in diameter.
This tri-mold float has mark WP #67. It's the common 'IIII' four hash mark.
The float is a nice dark brown color.
It also has net pattern frosting on the top half of the float.
This float has both Blue Swirls and Amber Swirls emanating from the seal.
It's an unusual 8 1/4 inch size float.
This float has mark WP #2 which is Kita 北. It's also known as FF to beachcombers.
The float measure 7 inches in diameter.
These Corning floats are American made.
They have a unique bi-mold construction. This style of float were also used to hold scientific instruments.
These are heavy duty floats made with thick high quality glass.
This float measures about 6 inches in diameter.
Duraglass is an American made float.
It's a machine produce float with bi-mold construction.
This float measures about 5 inches in diameter.
This Euro float has the Anchor mark 'BY5'.
It may have been produced in France or Germany.
It measures 5 inches in diameter and has tri-mold construction.
Mark WP #41-A is a rare mark.
The mark is comprise of an encircled Itarii 伊 symbol with the symbols Sa サ and Do ド above of the circle.
This mark has only been found on Sado Island.
All of the floats with mark WP #41-A are heavily worn; this float is not an exception. It's has many scratches in the glass and lots of remnants of sea life.
The ID seal has some major chipping on the bottom of it but just the bottom of the circle is missing. All points of the Itarii 伊 symbol are showing. Fortunately, the Sa サ and Do ド symbols are also clearly visible. These symbols are often mis-stamped, partial, or even missing on some of the other examples of WP #41-A I've seen.
This float is 44 3/4 in circumference or about 14 1/4 inches in diameter. It's larger than the 13 inch size described in Walt Pich's 'Glass Ball Marks' book. I'm not sure how or if that effects it's rarity.
It also has excellent provenance having been found by Kala & Aragon Ellwanger on Sado Island, Japan in 2019.