The Doughnut float sold on Ebay almost two years ago sold for exactly 4877.77 And although the prices paid for most floats has dropped, the rare floats (and this one is well documented as being rare ) have seen a dramatic price increase. Recently a dumbell float sold for 8500 and others like the JMS and other European floats sell for quite high prices.
Nov 12, 2009
Doughnut Glass Fishing Float by: Anonymous
Hi Joe,
I forwarded your question to Stu Farnsworth, and below is his reply.
David (editor) ------------------- Hi David,
The Doughnut Float was produced by Northwest Glass Co out of Seattle in 1949. Only 11 were known to be made I know of 7 in collections. So the fact there are four or possibly more if the production was higher {which I am sure was not} puts this at a nice find.
One sold about 4yrs ago for $3,900.00 but that was the first one up on Ebay since then the price has gone down {because of the economy} to around $2,500.00 which would be for the Beer Bottle Brown one and it would have to be marked on the bottom of the Glass embossed with markings used by Northwest Glass Co.
The clear one without markings around is pushing $2,000.00. These prices are from the big guys and they all have one now. I would expect one to bring in all honesty on Ebay in the current Market around $1,300.00 to $1,800.00 but that is all speculation until one comes up.
The fact that only 11 were made puts it pretty rare. Although there are rarer Northwest Glass Floats but only a few of us know about those.
One is called the Crab Float which looks something like a Crab and I only know of two. They were made around the same time as the Doughnut Float as an experimental Float.
One other is a Grapefruit sized Free Blown Northwest Glass Float in Clear and Beer Bottle Brown it says NORTHWESTERN GLASS CO. On the Seal Button between 1933 and 36.
These are quite rare even though thousands were supposed to have been made I have only seen three in my 34 years of collecting.
