1920s Folk Art Ship in a Bottle Whimsy with Village, Signed B. Nielson cat with wings and thought these two pattern-intensive

and thought these two pattern-intensive

and the CPR illustration

but I've never seen

true jet black of those gorgeous spades

carved wooden pins for nails I believe and it looks to me as if there is at least one small carved bone pin used (visible in a hole at the top (documented in detail photo

1920s Folk Art Ship in a Bottle Whimsy with Village, Signed B. Nielson cat with wings and thought these two pattern-intensiveI'll never wrap my head around how one could possibly make a ship in a bottle like this they always seem like miracles to me! This perfectly preserved, beautifully executed large one features a four mast ship with tiny American flag flying at the stern end, and a village of tiny carved and painted wooden houses, church, and lighthouse in the background. The Illinois Glass Company bottle dates I believe specifically to 1924, with the use of the "I"