Unbroken Home: West Virginia Scenes Inside Glass Bottles ©2009 Ole Bye

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	Bottle #1 Description: Coal camp house and church with railroad tracks and mountains. House is Minden, WV prototype; church is from Skygusty, WV. Bottle size is about 1 L, about 10" long. Specks in glass are air bubbles - this is a vintage lacquer bottle. Price: SOLD
	Bottle #1, slightly different view
	Bottle #1 with West Virginia cherry stand hand-made by Donn Ketchum Customs(Included).
	Bottle #2 Description: Mining camp scene with small tipple, loaded railroad cars, a row of houses, and a railroad line curving into a tunnel. Houses are based on Minden, WV prototype; tipple is based on Elmore, WV prototype. Bottle size is 2.5 L, about 10" long. Price: SOLD
	Bottle #2, close-up
	Bottle #2, view through railroad tunnel.
	Bottle #2 with West Virginia walnut stand hand-made by Donn Ketchum Customs(Included).
	Bottle #3 Description: A view of the New River below the New River Gorge Bridge including rafters. Bottle is about 2 inches long. Price: SOLD
	Bottle #3 with West Virginia cherry stand hand-made by Donn Ketchum Customs (Included).
	Bottle #4 Description: Model of a sycamore tree in springtime made from dry weed branches standing next to a creek. Includes oak driftwood stand by Donn Ketchum Customs (not pictured). Bottle is 5 inches tall by 2 inches wide Price: SOLD
	Bottle #5 Description: Church, outhouse, and railroad tracks. Church is a model of a prototype in Skygusty, WV. Includes a mahogany stand by Donn Ketchum Customs (not pictured). Bottle is 4 inches long by 2 inches high Price: SOLD
	Bottle #5 with mahogany stand by Donn Ketchum Customs.
	Bottle #6 Description: An old barn on a West Virginia hill farm in Fall. Barn is an interpretation of one in Burke's Garden, VA, but similar to many in WV. Includes a custom walnut stand by Donn Ketchum Customs (not pictured). Bottle is about 5 in. long by 3 in. high. Price: MISSING
	Bottle #6, close-up.
	Bottle #6 with custom walnut stand by Donn Ketchum Customs.
	Bottle #7 (New River Bridge) Description: The famous New River Bridge across the New River Gorge, built to 1:6060 scale. Includes a custom wood stand by Donn Ketchum Customs (not pictured). Have a look at the WikiHow article on the construction of this bottle. Bottle is about 12 in. long by 4 in. high. Price: $3200
	Close-up of Bottle #7
	Bottle #7
	Bottle #8 (Coal Camp Houses) Description: Four company-owned coal camp houses on a hillside, with yards and railroad track. Houses based on originals at Cranberry, WV, and scale is 1:384. Includes a custom wood stand by Donn Ketchum Customs (not pictured). Bottle is about 10 in. long by 5 in. high. Price: $2750
	#8: Close-up of coal camp houses.
	#8: Close-up showing coal camp houses and yard details.
	Bottle #9 (Cumbres Pass, CO) Description: Shows the summit of 10,015 ft. Cumbres Pass on D&RGW's narrow-gauge route. Includes railroad section house, water spout, and railroad tracks, generally as they appear at the actual location. Scale is Zn3, or 1:220. Bottle is 1 gallon, about 15" long. Price: SOLD
	View showing section house with receding railroad track.
	Close-up view of section house.
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