Medium Ship-in-Bottle Whaler CHARLES W. MORGAN (Moby Dick) 375 cc square Gilbeys Gin Bottle (19x8 cm)
This Ship-in-Bottle is handmade (our own production) and inserted through the bottleneck! It is properly fixed at the glassputty "ocean" and can be easyly transported. The cork is sealed with real sealing-wax.
This Ship-in-Bottle is constructed in the so-called "perfect hair system." (PHS) All the " strings" of the rig are made of real animal and human hair. The model is first built and completely finished outside the bottle. Then, each mast, including sails etc., is removed again. After that the hull is inserted into the bottle. Then each mast is individually added and all is glued into place.
This technique makes it possible to reproduce fine details because pressure on the rig is minimal and more delicate materials can be used. Also the hull and superstructure can be larger since they take up the entire diameter of the bottle neck. Building models in this technique is rather time consuming and requires great skill. This explains for the difference in price as compared to models of traditional design.
Do not hesitate to ask us for individual modifications like custom names, flags and engravings.
