Bottle Ships
Description
- Media Type
- Image
- Description
- The building of model ships is a rather old tradition that has been practiced for over 4000 years. However, the art of model ship-making in bottles began much more recently due to the poor quality of early bottles. The first examples appeared around 1850, and they have remained a popular pastime for sailors and hobbyists ever since.
The top two bottles are both representations of the Nova Scotia schooner the “Bluenose.” They were both made by Parker M. Leney.
The bottom left is a ship called the “Lizbeth” which was crafted by a German Merchant Seaman that was a prisoner of war at the Erie Peat Plant during the Second World War.
The bottom right ship is a bottle containing a warship and a black submarine that was made by a group of German prisoners of war who worked at the Erie Peat Plant during the Second World War. The bottle was made for Ivan Staag, who delivered bread for Wrights Bakery to the POW camp. - Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- 975.40.1A & 997.13.1 & 990.8.1 & 990.8.3
- Copyright Statement
- Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
- Recommended Citation
- Image courtesy of the Port Colborne Historical & Marine Museum
- Terms of Use
- Please contact the PORT COLBORNE HISTORICAL AND MARINE MUSEUM for any reproductions of photographs within the website.
- Contact
- Port Colborne Historical and Marine MuseumEmail:archives@portcolborne.ca
Website:
Address:280 King St. Box 572
Port Colborne, ON L3K 5X8
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