In an uncataloged size of 14 1/4" in length and in shiny excellent condition with only a few age lines and slight age discoloration to spots of varnish. In bright white and red with black stripes and the original red top ball. Dating from the 1950's, this important piece from the Ideal Fishing Float Company of Richmond, Virginia, was originally purchased from a long time employee of the company. The gentleman was employed for decades as a float painter, over the years occasionally painting examples for himself, using stock and custom colors, and producing floats in non-catalog patterns and sizes, such as this example. The original bobbers made by this individual are some of rarest known and certainly the most coveted by serious collectors.