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Bottle 427 - Schooner Suspended in Bulb

Date Added: June 23, 2006
This is a model of a 2 masted schooner built in a Phillips 40 watt light bulb. The schooner is built as a whole hull model. The bottom of the hull is red and the upper half black. The ships has 2 masts and both masts are built in 2 sections. The rigging is black thread and nicely done. There is a single large cabin on deck. The ship is mounted on 2 parallel strips of wood that span the middle of the light bulb. The light bulb is screwed in a round wooden plinth. This ship is one of several made by Marcel Escurat in the 1960's while he and his family lived in Paimpol in Bretagne, France.
Type
Schooner
Maker
Escurat, Marcel
Category
Light Bulb
Made Where
Paimpol in Bretagne, France
Bottle Size
4 1/4" x 2 1/4"
Bottle Type
40 w Phillip Light Bulb

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