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title: "Secrets of Ships in Bottles"
price: "€ 28.31"
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# Secrets of Ships in Bottles

**Price:** € 28.31
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

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- **What is this?** Secrets of Ships in Bottles
- **How much does it cost?** € 28.31 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Description

This vintage book contains a fascinating and detailed guide to constructing ships in bottles, with information on technique, materials and tools, rigging, and much more. Complete with simple, clear instructions and handy, detailed illustrations, this book is ideal for those with an interest in making bottle ships, and it would make for a wonderful addition to collections of model-making literature. The chapters of this book include: “The Bottle”, “Uses of a Drawing”, “Preparing the Hull”, “Deck Fittings”, “Making the Masts”, “Deckhouses and Lifeboats”, “The Rigging”, “Laying out the Sails”, “Finishing the Model”, and “A Ship in a Globe”. Although old, the information contained within these pages is timeless, and will be of considerable utility to the modern reader with an interest in model ship building. This book is being republished now in an affordable, modern edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on model building.

Review: Easy to follow and a good choice of how to ... - Book arrived quickly and as stated. Easy to follow and a good choice of how to do it.
Review: Missing pages - Appears to have pages and figs missing so a bit confusing.would have preferred a complete copy so as to facilitate making the model.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | 3,244,619 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 83,477 in Hobbies & Games 164,063 in Home & Garden (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 3.9 out of 5 stars 20 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Easy to follow and a good choice of how to ...
*by R***N on 19 July 2017*

Book arrived quickly and as stated. Easy to follow and a good choice of how to do it.

### ⭐⭐ Missing pages
*by D***H on 25 November 2024*

Appears to have pages and figs missing so a bit confusing.would have preferred a complete copy so as to facilitate making the model.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A cracking book.
*by E***6 on 3 March 2014*

First purchased Peter Thornes book in the sixties which is now a bit worn out. This updated version is well worth the money and gives excellent info, reccomend it strongly.

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*Last updated: 2026-07-31*