Chasseur Posted December 29, 2015 Report Share Posted December 29, 2015 Here is a nice article about Ray by Zoe Porter ...Jeff http://iconicandvintageblog.com/2014/09/30/snapshot-series-craftsmanships-and-bottled-wonders-ray-gascoigne/ jerry552, JesseLee, Alex Bellinger and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raindog Posted December 29, 2015 Report Share Posted December 29, 2015 Very nice article. Love the poem at the end. Me and my Brother have made a few ships in bottles, and we were both hooked on it by a family heirloom, a ship in a bottle made by our grandad, who was a Merchant Seaman all his life. He made the S.I.B on board one of his ships. He was torpedoed a couple of times, and even at 70 years old he was a hornpipe champion. We have a poster of him, which was used in WW2 to try and make people join the Merchant Navy. A right old Seadog :-) Ray reminds me of him :-) JesseLee and Chasseur 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSiemens Posted December 29, 2015 Report Share Posted December 29, 2015 I would love to see that bottle if you have a picture of it Raindog. Raindog 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raindog Posted December 29, 2015 Report Share Posted December 29, 2015 At the moment my Brother has it, but I'm seeing him on Thursday, so I'll get some pictures of it :-) I estimate it must be at least 75 years old. He was at sea when he did it, so the materials were probably cobbled together from stuff around the ship. Chasseur 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raindog Posted January 1, 2016 Report Share Posted January 1, 2016 Here're some pics...... I like the rigging, it seems quite complex. Quite rustic, but it's lasted quite well over the last 75 odd years. JesseLee, John Zuch and ModelsInBottles 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chasseur Posted January 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2016 I love it especially the tug boat towing it. The scenery really makes the model come alive. The bottle is remarkably in pretty good shape for the age. Considering what was available for tools and art supplies back then he did a really good job of it! You must be proud of your Grand dad ... Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raindog Posted January 2, 2016 Report Share Posted January 2, 2016 Sadly, I never knew him. He died before I was born, but Grandma didn't like him (although, to be fair, she didn't like anyone :-)). Apparently we had a house full of stuff that he'd bought back from his travels (African spears, carved Abalone shells, Turtle shells, Chinese pottery, paintings etc. When he died, Grandma took most of it and burnt it in the back garden! All we had left were the African spears (which I used to throw at stuff when I was a kid), the Abalone shells, and a small amount of Chinese Tea cups and a pot. I suspect he spent most of his life at Sea, and used to just come home now and then and drop off his latest treasures, and to give Grandma a few kids. I get the feeling I'd have loved him, though. And I'm proud of his S.I.B skills :-) Chasseur 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSiemens Posted January 2, 2016 Report Share Posted January 2, 2016 That looks great. I love how a lot of the old sib's included landscapes and buildings. I may have to try that one of these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raindog Posted January 2, 2016 Report Share Posted January 2, 2016 I'm hoping to do that with my current build, DSiemens :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ModelsInBottles Posted January 11, 2016 Report Share Posted January 11, 2016 Great heirloom Raindog! It's got a unique flair to it compared to other SIBs I've seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARUP Posted January 31, 2016 Report Share Posted January 31, 2016 Fascinating! We can only hope our efforts will stimulate others' imagination so that they will continue the craft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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