Keith Glein
Love these 7 inch marked floats. Great size for displaying.
This one has WP #7-A Maru Se ㋝ or 'Otaru T' maker's mark. Perfect stamp.
Striking Blue Swirl float that goes completely around the equator of the float.
Light green seal button.
This float measures 3 1/2 inches in diameter.
Found on Hokkaido Island, Japan.
WP #300 'Ue 上 with Ichi under Roof' stamped on a 2 1/2 inch float.
WP #300 is an uncommon stamp on 4 inch floats. This example is 2 1/2" in diameter, so I'm assuming it could be more rare.
Perfect stamp with all points clearly represented.
This glass ball was found in the Tohoku region in Northern Honshu Island, Japan.
Light cobalt blue seal button.
4 inch float with lots of bubbles plus a little frosting.
Excellent provenance having come from ex-Jerry Wightman.
Classic example of a 4 inch Blue Dot float.
This float has excellent provenance having come from the ex-Jerry Wightman.
Thick spindle with a slight curve and twist.
This is a 4 inch float that's a light green color.
Found on Hokkaido Island, Japan.
Tiny roller that's only 4 3/4" long and 1 1/2" wide. This type of float is appropriately called a 'Micro Roller'.
This one is a little longer than the typical length of 4 1/4".
It also has barnacle remnants.
Found on Hokkaido Island, Japan.
5 inch float with a deep cobalt blue seal. Five inches seems to be an unusual size for Blue Dots.
This float has a small stone imbedded into the glass.
It also has tons of bubbles.
Excellent provenance having come from the ex-Jerry Wightman collection.
Undocumented maker's mark that is quite similar to WP #208 but it has an additional sidebar.
This kanji symbol is Sei 正 which means 'true'.
It has excellent provenance having come from the ex-Jerry Wightman collection.