Record #:

9118

Author(s):

Lasley, Jim

Abstract:

Captain Thorvald Peders of Wilmington has been aboard sailing ships since becoming a U.S. citizen in 1914. Today, Peders spends his time building miniature ships and sliding them into bottles, a hobby he picked up while at sea. The miniatures are made with old-fashioned tools including pocketknives and sewing needles. Peders works with pine and mahogany, and his work reminds him of the years he spent on the ocean.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 44 Issue 2, July 1976, p12-13, il

Subject(s):

Ship models in bottles--Wilmington; Peders, Thorvald, Shaw (Ted), 1930-1993