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Bottle 56 - Gloucester Schooner and Annisquam Lighthouse

Date Added: June 23, 2023
This is the first model made by this maker in 1980. The schooner was patterned from plan in a book by Cmdr. Don Hubbard. It is a 2 masted schooner with 7 sails. The are 2 deck cabins and stacked lifeboat. It sails on a sea of blue. The decanter bottle has a Turks head knot around the neck and rope work around the base of the bottle. The decorative stopper in the decanter contains a model of the Annisquam Lighthouse Station which was located in Gloucester where this style of ship originated.
Type
Gloucester Schooner and Annisquam Lighthouse
Maker
Alvey, Greg
Category
Sailing Ships
Made Where
Owensboro, Kentucky
Bottle Size
11 1/2" x 3 1/2"
Year Made
1980
Bottle Type
Liquor decanter. Square shape

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