ANTIQUE UNCOMMON #203 SIGNED GLASS FLOAT, LT GR, 10" C. Start Price USD 42.99 Current Price USD 42.99 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Friday, September 26, 2008 End Time Sunday, October 26, 2008 Location Redmond, WA See more about 'ANTIQUE UNCOMMON #203 SIGNED GLASS FLOAT, LT GR, 10" C.' Description THIS MYSTERIOUS AND LOVELY HAND BLOWN GLASS FLOAT EXHIBITS THE QUALITIES OF HAVING BEEN AN AUTHENTIC "REAL" WORKING FLOAT. IT SHOWS IMPERFECTIONS OF AGE AND USE. IT HAS GOOD WEIGHT AND IS HEAVY IN THE HAND, FULL OF SWIRLS AND BUBBLES. THE SEAL BUTTON IS VERY NICELY FORMED AND PRESERVED, WITHOUT THE USUAL ROUGH EDGES AND CHIPPING FOUND ON MANY. THE SEAL BUTTON IS A 'DOUBLE' WITH THE 2ND OR INNER PORTION RAISED, SIGNED & STAMPED WITH WHAT, THE EXPERT - WALT PICH HAS DESCRIBED AS A "5". IN HIS BOOK - GLASS BALL, A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE FOR ORIENTAL GLASS FISHING FLOATS - ON PAGE 138, HE SAYS, "One of the most confusing marks is this symbol, which resenbles a "5". Other drawings of the mark make it appear like a "C" with a horizontal line beneath it. ...although every version appears to have been struck from the same stamp, each is a bit different." He states the floats were originally found in northern Hokkaido. MOST IMPORTANTLY - HE RATES THE MARK, SIGN OR SYMBOL AS "UNCOMMON", #203. PLEASE REFER TO THE PENCIL RUBBING I DID IN PHOTO #4. INDEED IT RESEMBLES A "5" OR A "C" WITH LINE DRAWN UNDER IT. I AM NOT AN EXPERT SO I LEAVE THE EVIDENCE SHOWN IN PHOTOS, & MY RESEARCH TO YOUR GOOD JUDGMENT. IT IS INDEED A PRETTY, AND FASCINATING FLOAT. MEASURING 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER WITH NO BREAKAGE, CRACKS OR CHIPS, THIS WILL MAKE A MARVELOUS CONVERSATION PIECE FOR YOUR COLLECTION. PHOTO #6 SHOWS A BEAUTIFUL "TEAR-DROP" OR BUBBLE PROTRUDING FROM THE INSIDE OF THE SEAL BUTTON. THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST AND BEST WISHES! ***** ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ SHIPPING: USPS PARCEL POST - WHICH IS REASONABLE IN COST AT $5.97 (+ INSURANCE $1.70) BUT SLOW, SLOW, SLOW! (ALLOW UP TO 9 DAYS SHIPPING CARRIER PLUS UP TO 5 DAYS ON MY END TO GET IT OUT TO YOU.) OR USPS PRIORITY MAIL - MORE EXPENSIVE AT $8.90 (+ INSURANCE $1.70). THE ITEM IS TOO PRECIOUS NOT TO INSURE AND I FIND SHIPPING CARRIERS TEND TO BE MORE CAREFUL WHEN ITEMS ARE INSURED. IF YOU CHOOSE THE LESS EXPENSIVE SHIPPING, KINDLY DO NOT DING ME FOR 'SLOW' SHIPPING! IN ANY CASE I WILL DO MY BEST TO GET IT OUT TO YOU AS SOON AS I CAN! IF YOU OBJECT TO THE SLOWNESS OF SHIPPING, OR THE COST, PLEASE DO NOT BID. WHETHER YOU CHOOSE TO BID OR NOT - BEST WISHES! ***** (NOTE: FOR INTERNATIONAL, KINDLY EMAIL CITY, COUNTRY AND ZIP CODE FOR A SHIPPING QUOTE & THANK YOU!) _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ITEMS SHIP INSURED. PAYPAL PREFFERED. SORRY, NO CERT CHECKS OR M/O - EBAY HAS ELIMINATED THIS OPTION AS OF OCT 20TH. PAYMENT MUST BE RECEIVED IN FULL W/IN 5 DAYS OF AUCTION END. DON'T BID UNLESS POSITIVE FEEDBACK OR CONTACT. ITEMS SHIP W/IN 5 DAYS FROM PAYMENT. DO MY BEST FOR SOONER! BUT PARCEL POST IS SLOW! PLEASE ALLOW UP TO 2 WEEKS! IF YOU HAVE CONCERNS, PLS EMAIL. I MULTI- TASK, BUT WILL ALWAYS ANSWER W/IN 1-2 DAYS. PLEASE LEAVE POSITIVE FEEDBACK. I ENJOY DOING SAME. THANKS & BEST WISHES! Place a Bid!