2007-03-23 18:54:13 · 5 answers · asked by ? 2 in Games & Recreation ➔ Hobbies & Crafts
I have several great websites for you to look at:
http://seafarer.netfirms.com/2-hist.htm
http://science.enotes.com/how-products-encyclopedia/ship-bottle
http://www.shipbottle.ru/english/tips/article6.shtml
Have fun reading about it - this is fascinating stuff!
2007-03-23 18:58:17 · answer #1 · answered by jessleighj 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Great question, it intrigued me...and from what I found the answer is not cut and dry.
They seem to think that the history of ships in bottles (amongst other things) parallels the development of clear glass bottles (Bottles being too dark and cloudy to see thru previously).
The oldest known ship in a bottle is a model of a Netherlands Poon-schip - a small one-masted freighter with lee-boards. The ship hangs suspended from the bottle's stopper with two wires or threads and is dated 1795. It is now in the Rotterdam Maritime Museum.
The link below is very informative and has some neat pictures.
2007-03-23 19:09:53 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
History
The oldest existing Ships-in-the-Bottle were made around 1760. These are intricate professional pieces. Apparently, they were made from commercial workshops specializing in the construction of ship models to serve as gifts for kings, admirals, and other important people.
Dating back to 1850, Ships-in-the-Bottle were constructed by sailors on board the tall ships. At this time beverage bottles were made from clear glass and became available to the public. After a sailor had finished his favorite drink, possibly on a wide, calm sea, the empty bottle in front of him served as inspiration. Since the tools and materials available on board were limited, the first examples of maritime craft are of a rather crude and simple design. These old models, however, exude a special and unique charm in spite, or just because, of their simplicity.
Often the sailors chose to copy their own ship and, if in a harbor, also the scene around them was placed in the background. In this way, these models became sources of contemporary history. Nowadays, most of the Ships-in-the-Boottle are put together on land. There are clubs and fairs where ideas and new construction techniques are shared.
2007-03-23 22:27:19 · answer #3 · answered by myview 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the link below will be able to tell you all you need to know about ships in bottels good luck
2007-03-23 19:00:34 · answer #4 · answered by Batfink 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
because ship sink in water and to protect it they keep in bottle
2007-03-23 18:56:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋