Italian Internee-Made Ship in a Bottle
Date made: 1940-1946
Maker: Italian Internee
Description: Model of 3-masted vessel (9 barque), in mineral-water bottle, 'Ahoy' name tag Lanzardo Luigi in neck so probably made by Italian prisoner-of-war.
label on base - Mrs M Vondy, Aust Farm, Andreas Road, Ramsey. 29.4.46.
Ancestry HO 396 index confirms the name as Luigi Lanzardo. He does not appear on the 1939 Register so was not resident in the UK.
Measurements: overall: 7.5 x 31 x 7.5 cm
Materials: glass
Object name: ship in a bottle
Collection: Social History Collection
ID Number: 1966-0381