Ship in a bottle medium

Ship in a bottle, medium size: 9 cm.

How the ship gets inside the bottle

The classic method involves building the masts with hinges and strings, sliding the folded ship through the narrow neck, and raising the masts once inside. 19th-century sailors spent their time on long sea voyages doing this—which is where the craft originated.

Small, but expressive

9 centimeters: it fits on the edge of a bookshelf, the corner of a desk, or the bottom shelf of a display cabinet. It is the kind of object a guest will pick up and ask how it was made.

Size: 9 cm