DSiemens Posted April 26, 2019 Report Share Posted April 26, 2019 Well I had my first opportunity at ship in bottle repair. It was entirely different than I expected I'd do with a ship in bottle repair but I got it back together. I should have got a picture before I got it back together but when the gentlemen brought it over the mizzen main sail was floating around the bottle totally detached. I had to maneuver it in place and glue it down. Took two hours but I did it. Funny thing with glass ships. There no wiggle room. John Zuch, cog, exwafoo and 9 others 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chasseur Posted April 26, 2019 Report Share Posted April 26, 2019 Nice job! Are the sails brass? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSiemens Posted April 27, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2019 The whole thing is glass. Its a glass blown ship in bottle. I'm not sure how it all came together. The bottom of the ship is fused into the bottle it self. The sails are all glass. It looked like the glass is fused together when its still hot. The bottom sail was fused to the sail above it. To much bumping around broke the two apart leaving a loose sail. I was able to get it back in place and glue it where it was fused originally. James w rogers, exwafoo, JesseLee and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exwafoo Posted May 4, 2019 Report Share Posted May 4, 2019 Good for you taking on the challenge. I wouldn't have gone anywhere near it. Too much fragile glass in there to cause more damage. Well done Alan Donald, JesseLee and tazam0827 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lin879 Posted May 22, 2020 Report Share Posted May 22, 2020 Hi there, We have a family trinket which is a gass ship inside a bottle/vessel. During a house move even though we thought we packed it well, it got knocked and the ship has broken away from the base of the bottle. Is there any way it can be fixed? Many thanks Lin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSiemens Posted May 23, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2020 If its a clean break the glass can be glued back in place so long as theres an opening to get inside. Its tricky but not impossible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neville broster Posted December 4, 2020 Report Share Posted December 4, 2020 nevbroster@live.co.uk can any body give me a phone number of a person who would repair a ship in bottle [quite old] bottle cracked/broken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neville broster Posted December 4, 2020 Report Share Posted December 4, 2020 does any one repair ship in bottle phone number please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSiemens Posted December 6, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2020 Neville I sent you an email yesterday. Lets see what we can do to help you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Posted January 26, 2021 Report Share Posted January 26, 2021 On 12/6/2020 at 3:52 PM, DSiemens said: Neville I sent you an email yesterday. Lets see what we can do to help you. Hello there, I have a jetty scene in a bottle. I have broken the bottle. I was wondering if you could advise someone to replace the bottle. I do not care if it is plastic & glued. It has some sentimental value. I can provide photos. Many thanks Howard Bowles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSiemens Posted January 27, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2021 On 1/25/2021 at 8:37 PM, Howard said: Hello there, I have a jetty scene in a bottle. I have broken the bottle. I was wondering if you could advise someone to replace the bottle. I do not care if it is plastic & glued. It has some sentimental value. I can provide photos. Many thanks Howard Bowles Post some photos. If your willing to go the plastic route maybe we can talk about doing some form of case you could do yourself. Also if your comfortable with giving your very general location like city and state/province let us know what area you live. We are far and few between but its possible there may be some one near you that can help. If that doesn't work private message me. I've done a few repairs now and maybe we can work something out. Donald 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Char Posted June 28, 2021 Report Share Posted June 28, 2021 Hi, not sure if anyone is still active on this forum but my boyfriend has a similar glass bottle that he recently broke and it was very sentimental to him. Would you know of anyone who would be able to fix it? It is in quite bad condition, I’m unable to attach an image however will be happy to email one if I get a response :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy_man Posted March 30, 2022 Report Share Posted March 30, 2022 Hi there, I was wondering if anyone might be able to point me in the direction of someone who can repair a ship in a bottle with a broken mast. Thank you! IgorSky 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exwafoo Posted April 9, 2022 Report Share Posted April 9, 2022 Not sure where you live, however Alan Rogers in the UK does repairs sometimes. Try messaging him via the 'Ship in Bottle Builders' or the 'European Association of Ships in Bottles' Facebook forums. Al IgorSky 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberta Posted September 12, 2022 Report Share Posted September 12, 2022 I'm looking for someone to restore a very old ship in a bottle, it is almost all intact, minor repairs but the bottle is so dirty inside you can hardly see the ship. It was originally from Norway pre WW2 or older . I'm located in Edmonton AB ca. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tombzy Posted January 7 Report Share Posted January 7 Hi I have a ship in glass bottle that my mom damaged some years back by breaking the neck of bottle,it's really of sentimental value to me as my mom passed away and I really would love to have it repaired Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseLee Posted January 15 Report Share Posted January 15 On 1/7/2024 at 7:54 AM, tombzy said: Hi I have a ship in glass bottle that my mom damaged some years back by breaking the neck of bottle,it's really of sentimental value to me as my mom passed away and I really would love to have it repaired Wish I had a way to do this too. I have one with a broken bottle that I wish there was a way to repair but I think mine is broken into too many pieces to repair at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuthC Posted May 1 Report Share Posted May 1 On 4/26/2019 at 12:45 AM, DSiemens said: Well I had my first opportunity at ship in bottle repair. It was entirely different than I expected I'd do with a ship in bottle repair but I got it back together. I should have got a picture before I got it back together but when the gentlemen brought it over the mizzen main sail was floating around the bottle totally detached. I had to maneuver it in place and glue it down. Took two hours but I did it. Funny thing with glass ships. There no wiggle room. I have the exact same glass ship-in-a-bottle! It belongs to a friend and I was storing it for her...and it fell. The ship has broken from its "mooring" to the bottle, and one or two sails have shattered. Are you in the Toronto area by any chance? I would love to show it to you to see if you would be able to at least "moor" it again and remove the shattered sails. JesseLee 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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