The challenge of making a ship in a bottle is something that has fascinated me ever since I saw one when I was a child.
That early ship was in a fancier bottle than this humble medicine (?) bottle but the prisoners of war obviously used whatever they could scrounge. It’s amazing what they could create from humble materials.
This one has a more striking backdrop than many, and it’s enlivened by the little castle on the hill behind.
Prisoners of war practiced their skills making tricky objects like ships in bottles
Remember, Bob Henderson is still actively collecting! If you want to get in touch with him please do. You can email him at homefront @ sasktel.net. Do not leave any spaces in the address – I just did that to stop robots from spamming Mr. Henderson.
