Village Craftsmen

170 Howard Street 

Jim Goodwin's "Ship in a Bottle"

Jim Goodwin has been a geologist and an educator, but now devotes his time to preserving this maritime art form and giving demonstrations at museums and maritime festivals.  Since his debut here at Village Craftsmen Jim has been recognized both state-wide and nationally for his work.

Although we typically keep a substantial selection of Jim's ships-in-bottles in stock, we do not know in advance exactly what he will send us.  Bottles and sizes may vary from those pictured.  Consequently, ordering from this page is different from other pages.  Please scroll down to view the items Jim makes.  

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Addie Henry	Queen Anne's Revenge
Anna R. Heidritter	Ranger
Blackbeard's Adventure	Richard S. Spofford
Black Squall	Schooner Carolina
Carroll A. Deering	Snap Dragon
Ephraim Williams	SS Minnow
George W. Wells	The Wilbur & Orville Wright Flyer
Ida Lawrence	Thomas W. Lawson
Outer Banks Lighthouses	Windfall

Queen Anne's Revenge 

The feared pirate Blackbeard owned this intimidating 3 masted ship. It was 80 feet long and housed dozens of cannons. In the spring of 1718, this ship was lost in the shallow sound waters near Beaufort, NC. Only recently did divers discover the wreckage. 

George W. Wells

The first six-master ever built was launched on August 4, 1900 at Camden, Maine.  She was the fastest of the large Maine schooners, making better than 14 knots (16 mph).  While en route from Boston to Florida, the 2970 ton ship was hit by hurricane winds off Hatteras which took all 28 sails.  The largest sailing ship wrecked on the NC coast drifted into the breakers between Hatteras & Ocracoke on September 3, 1913.  All 15 crewmen, 3 women, & 2 children were rescued.  The Wells was later burned, reputedly over salvage rights.

Carroll A. Deering

Sighted off Diamond Shoals January 31, 1921 with only two cats on board, this ship was nicknamed the "Ghost Ship of the Diamond Shoals".  Mysteriously, all sails were set, food on the table & cook stove, but all boats were gone.  Believed to be set adrift by a mutinous crew who left the ship prior to a storm.  Jinxed by (1) launched on a Friday, April 4, 1919, (2) christened with flowers, & (3) had cats--the only survivors.

Outer Banks Lighthouses 

From left to right:  Currituck, 1875.  Bodie Island, 1872.  Hatteras, 1870.  Ocracoke, 1823.  Cape Lookout, 1859.

Ephraim Williams 

The 491 ton Williams was loaded with lumber bound from Savannah to her home port of Providence, R.I. when she encountered a storm off Frying Pan Shoals.  Lifesavers from the Cape Hatteras & Creeds Hill stations rescued the crew of 9 on December 22, 1884.  Rescuers claim that it was the worst seas that they  had seen.  Seven Gold Lifesaving Medals for exceptional bravery were awarded to the rescuers.

Anna R. Heidritter

Built in Bath, Maine as the COHASSET, she burned to the waterline January 22, 1907 while in Baltimore Harbor.  Rebuilt in Maryland as the HEIDRITTER she was launched in 1910.  Captain Bennett Coleman commanded her since 1919.  While carrying log wood from Charleston to Pennsylvania she hit a storm off Ocracoke & was washed ashore on May 2, 1942.  With her back broken, the crew lashed themselves to the masts.  All crew were saved.  Captain Coleman died in an auto accident in NJ May 12, 1942, little more than a week after being rescued.

Richard S. Spofford

A center board schooner wrecked off Ocracoke, NC on December 26, 1894.

Windfall 

The traditional two-masted schooner "Windfall" sails from Ocracoke's Silver Lake most days during the summer months. 

Snap Dragon 

85 Ft. on deck, 6-8 guns, 25-100 crew.  Originally the ZEPHYR.  Beaufort, NC. Preeminent 1812 privateer captained by Otway Burns.  His 3 cruises along the Atlantic captured 42 ships valued at $4 million & successfully engaged British ships of equal size.  Burns retired and was a state legislature.  Burnsville, NC is named for him.  The Snap Dragon, under William Graham, was captured off Nova Scotia on her 4th cruise.  Became a British privateer and then later a British merchant.

Blackbeard's Adventure 

The fast, shallow draft, Bermuda sloop was popular with many pirates.  A gift from Teach's pirate mentor Benjamin Hornigold in 1717, the 8 gun sloop was on all of Blackbeard's exploits.  The sloop was captured by Lt. Maynard after Blackbeard was killed in the battle at Ocracoke Inlet, November 22, 1718.

Schooner Carolina

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Launched in 1874, L=101', W=24', Dt= 8.7'.  While on passage from Washington, NC to NYC, she became grounded off of Hatteras Bar on April 16, 1889.  She was floated after many attempts on May 13, 1889 with all crew and cargo safe.

Built in Camden, NJ, 1879, the Lawrence was spotted off of Ocracoke on Dec. 4, 1902 by Keeper James Howard of the U.S. Lifesaving Service. 
 

Named by show's producer Sherwood Schwartz for 1961 FCC's chairman Newton Minnow- who called TV "Americas vast wasteland".  There were actually 4 Minnow boats used on the show.  #1 was used in the stranded beach scenes, #2 was a rental used in Honolulu Harbor opening scenes,
#3 was seen leaving the Harbor in the opening, & #4 was a built set prop used in the lagoon scenes.  Minnow #3 sank in a storm,  but was raised, restored & is owned by Scotty Taylor of Vancouver Island, B.C..  The 40' "Wheeler" boat,  originally built in Carson, NY, can be publicly viewed at Schooner Cove Marina in Vancouver.

Pirate Charles Vane's Ranger

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The 12 gun brigantine Ranger was the flagship of Charles Vane from Aug. 1718 to March 1719. In Sept. 1718, Vane was at the week long Pirate Bash hosted by Blackbeard on Ocracoke Island.  In March 1719, the crew charged Vane with cowardliness and voted "Calico" Jack Rackham captain.  Calico Jack also had the two female pirates Mary Reade and Anne Bonny on board.  The ship was lost a few months after Calico Jack took command.

Black Squall

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While en route to New York City from Cuba with a load of sugar, the Black Squall wrecked at Ocracoke Inlet on April 8, 1861.  Records indicate that another brig with the same name, built in Maine in 1856, was totally lost at Ocracoke on March 26, 1861.

Addie Henry

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Built at New Bern, NC in 1864, the Addie Henry was 78 feet long and weighed 69 tons.  She was a lumber schooner,  grounded briefly at Hatteras Inlet on January 18, 1893.

The Wilbur & Orville Wright Flyer (1.75 L Bottle)

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The Wingspan: 40' 4", Length: 21' 1", Height: 8' 0", Empty Eight: 750 lbs, Motor 12 H.P., 4 cylinder.  Wright designed between 10:30 am & noon on December 17, 1903, the historic first four powered flights were made at Kill Devil Hills, NC.  The 1st flight lasted 12 seconds & covered 120 with Orville.  The 2nd flight covered 175 ft, and the 3rd flew 200 ft.  Wilbur on the 4th flight covered 852 ft in 59 seconds.  The flyer was awarded a patent in 1906.