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Ships, Folk Art, and Whimsey in Bottles

Bottle 113 - Pamir

Date Added: October 1, 2005
The Pamir anchored in front of a village. The ship has 4 masts and is nicely rigged. There is a German flag from the tallest mast. There are 4 red/white life rafts on the deck. The village rises above the sea and has castle, church, light house, 11 buildings and numerous scrubs. The background of the bottle is painted blue with clouds. There are 3 formed mountains with snowcaps. The bottle is sealed with a cork and a light mounted in the cork to illuminate the inside of the bottle. The bottle rests on a stand with the word "Pamir" and painted anchors on each end. Pamir was a four-masted steel barque built in 1905 by Blohm & Voss, Hamburg, as Yard No. 180. Her dimensions were: 96,34×14,04×7,99 meters [316'0×46'0×26'2] and tonnage: 3020 GRT and 2777 NRT.
Type
4 Mast Steel Barque
Category
Sailing Ships
Made Where
Germany
Bottle Size
20" x 4 1/2"
Estimated Year Made
1970
Bottle Type
3 liter unidentified
Scene
Yes

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