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- Q5263538 description "British artist".
- Q5263538 description "British artist".
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- Q5263538 abstract "Dennis (Des) Newton (10 May 1942- 30 January 2009), was a noted maker of model ships in bottles, holding the world record for the smallest whisky bottle in which two ships were inserted. Newton appeared on Blue Peter, placing a Blue Peter badge in a bottle.Newton, born in Barrow-in-Furness when the town was still Lancashire, England grew up with boats and eventually became a welder in the towns shipyards. He said that because he was small, he was always the one "picked out to weld the inside of the rudders and masts and other nasty places were no other person could reach."Newton also placed a model Royal Yacht Britannia in a bottle for the Queen, noting that the model was a "very difficult one", citing details such as Royal standards and "glazed cockpit screens on the royal barge". Newton worked as a "ship in a bottle" demonstrator at the Merseyside Maritime Museum for over 20 years.In 1989, Newton was awarded the Lifeboatman statuette for his services to the RNLI. Des and his wife were jointly made Life Governors of the RNLI.".
- Q5263538 birthDate "1942".
- Q5263538 birthYear "1942".
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- Q5263538 deathDate "2009".
- Q5263538 deathYear "2009".
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- Q5263538 dateOfBirth "1942".
- Q5263538 dateOfDeath "2009".
- Q5263538 name "Newton, Des".
- Q5263538 shortDescription "British artist".
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- Q5263538 comment "Dennis (Des) Newton (10 May 1942- 30 January 2009), was a noted maker of model ships in bottles, holding the world record for the smallest whisky bottle in which two ships were inserted. Newton appeared on Blue Peter, placing a Blue Peter badge in a bottle.Newton, born in Barrow-in-Furness when the town was still Lancashire, England grew up with boats and eventually became a welder in the towns shipyards.".
- Q5263538 label "Des Newton (model maker)".
- Q5263538 givenName "Des".
- Q5263538 name "Des Newton".
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- Q5263538 surname "Newton".