Found this lovely ship in a light bulb at estate sale yesterday. First Baltimore clipper, Ann McKim. Beautiful.
About 9" tall, 4" across.
But I can't find info on how it was made, since it's vertical with hole (with screw end removed) on BOTTOM, not side. How was this done?!
Also, I didn't see any other vertical examples online, only bulbs on sides. Are these rare? Circa what year? Estate sale house had lots of deep sea fishing gear, I think it was built by fisherperson whilst idling away, waiting for a bite....
This seems super rare - is it worth much? The one flaw is the lighthouse fell over in a storm and is loose on the sea, rolling in the surf...
Thanks in advance for any info on construction and value.
