How would you like to enjoy your evening aperitif in a real White Star
crystal cordial? I take special pride in bringing you only original
high quality memorabilia and am proud to offer the first piece of White Star crystal
I have had on the site. This cordial comes from the collection of a highly
respected collector. In the pre-war period, as we know from pieces
salvaged from Titanic, the logo on each piece of crystal was etched not frosted.
In the postwar
period, frosting was the rule thus dating this example to that period.
The archival photograph shows a cordial in use in Olympic's smoking room
around 1920. Stands
about 3" tall. It has always been tough to find real
White Star crystal, and that is not a trend I expect to change! Has a small
chip on the base. See photo
for detail. $250.
(Archival photo from National Monuments Record.)
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32153 White Star Side Plate
One of the first pieces of china in my personal collection was a White Star Line side plate just like this one. This plate is made of fine-bone china and is in excellent condition with the usual utensil marks. Plates like these were on the table when the diner was first seated. See archival photo of Olympic at left. The pattern we all know so well and made famous by its use on Titanic. Back marked by the supplier Stoniers and with the usual registry numbers. This plate certainly makes a better investment than the stock market these days! $645.
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32255 White Star Saucer
We know from a few well documented sources that the White Star line often gave superfluous items to local organizations or churches. A cache of these saucers was discovered in the basement of a school in Liverpool in the early 1990's. Unfortunately, the cups were not discovered along with them! This pattern was used on Titanic, and both cups and saucers have been recovered. In fact, the only cups in this pattern I have ever seen have been recovered from Titanic. Common thought now says that, because of the size of the saucer, this was more than likely deck service for bullion. $295.
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Made by Elkington, this sauce dish measures nearly 7" across and stands over 2" high. This is the LARGER sized version. Excellent condition with no plate loss and typical use marks. Date marked 1920. Fantastic engraved White Star burgee. I just love owning these larger items of silver because all are marked on the base with the full company name. Like to own a slice of history? $275.
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Luxurious cotton coverlet as used on board Olympic. Measuring 85" long x 61" wide (7 feet x 5 feet), this bedspread is huge. Linens from White Star are very hard to find, but for one to turn up in this condition is particularly rare!
Dated 1930, which is woven into the pattern, this is in fantastic condition. The tiniest of spots, which is hardly worth mentioning! Apologies for the dark photos, but leaving them this way shows more of the pattern detail. The coverlet is actually a crisp snow white and superb.
For one in use on board Olympic, see archival photo at left taken about 1920.
An incredible opportunity. $1,250.
(Archival photo from National Monuments Record.)
Very rare deck plan for second class on the Adriatic. White Star was really packing the passengers in with cabins four deep in some cases. Lots of detail such as barber's shop and chief second-class steward's cabin marked. Oddly enough, the lounge is nothing more than a booth and a table on a staircase landing. Ten bathtubs for all of second class! Second class was considerably improved on Olympic, and it shows on this plan! Measures about 13" x 10. Very good condition with some age spots and a mark on the back where attached to an album page. $95.
Because of the collapse in passenger figures brought about by the new American immigration quotas, all the steamship lines were struggling to fill berths in the 1920's. The old second class, now rebranded as "tourist third," came into being around 1926.
This plan, dating to February of 1928, folds open to over 27" x 21". This is one of the last "old-style" deck plans, which were replaced by the Art Deco style IMM plans that were introduced the following year. Four photos. Good condition with some tearing and damage to folds. Some passenger notes. $85.
We all love a deck plan, especially one in such good condition! White Star put all their hope in tourist-third class in the late 1920's. The depressed nature of transatlantic shipping demanded it. Passenger figures did come up some and had it not been for the depression things might have been very different for the company. Adriatic and the rest of the Big Four were at the forefront of the tourist-class "revolution."
Super fold-open color-coded deck plan for tourist third on the Adriatic. Mint. From the Frank Braynard Collection. $95.
Glass paperweight of the type sold in the ship's gift shop. Measures a full inch thick and four inches long! Some scratching to the top otherwise excellent condition. $85.
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Wow! Original Underwood & Underwood press photo of Adriatic. According to the blurb on the back, this is her final departure from New York. Lots going on in this image and interestingly canvas has been draped down her open prom decks. She also still has her compass platform, even though Olympic's had been removed by the mid-1920's. Weird wooden sheds are on her forecastle. What they are, I can't tell you, but they don't look like they could stand an Atlantic storm! Measures 9½ x 7½. From the Frank Braynard Collection. $175.
Cabinet photo card of a White Star liner we don't see anything for. Broadside of Athenic at Gravesend. Measures about 6½" x 4¼" Very good condition. $65.
Near-mint October 15, 1910, passenger list for the Baltic. Commander Ranson in charge and Mr. Carnegie, and family on board. A full list with many maids and valets. Cover similar to that used on Titanic. Mentions Olympic and Titanic as "building." $135.
Press photo of the Baltic arriving at Liverpool with General Pershing on board, June 7, 1917. She is painted grey and has a lot of interesting war additions, including a name board under the bridge that appears to read "Baltic, Liverpool." All her boats are swung out, and she has an additional crow's nest on the forward mast, which is higher than the funnels. She's coming up to the Landing Stage where two men dressed in suits are standing on a baggage "chute" which reads "White Star." 10" x 8". Very clear. Frank Braynard Collection. Excellent condition. $185.
Souvenir brass ashtray from her on-board post-war gift shop. Measures 3½" square. No damage to the enamel, but some of the original lacquer is tarnished but could easily be polished to a high shine. $65.
Dated June, 1949, this is the best brochure done for Britannic by Cunard White Star. Covers both first and tourist classes in full color. She looked very inviting even in tourist class. Lots of White Star silver is set on the tables. Compare these 1940's interiors with her pre war style. Cunard White Star made shocking changes resulting in Britannic looking much more like Queen Mary or Mauretania inside. Eight pages with 15 color photos. In absolutely mint condition. Looks like it just came off the printing press. $95.
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These Stratton compacts have a very interesting design. When you open the lid, there's a patented mechanism that pops open the inner cover as well, as we are told by the original sticker on the inside. Also has its original Stratton powder pad and screen. In very good condition with no wear to the ship on the front. Very light scratching. Measures 3" in diameter. A really great souvenir from White Star's final survivor. $125.
Original Cunard White Star publicity photo of the first-class lounge on Britannic. What's interesting is that the chair on the far right-hand side of the photo comes from the Queen Mary's Ballroom, which was removed after war. Cunard had a habit of moving furniture from one ship to another as needed. Photo measures 10" x 7½". Excellent condition. From the Frank Braynard Collection. $45.
Stratton-style enamel pin dating from the 1950's. In great shape and not often seen for Britannic. These are much more common for Queen Mary or Queen Elizabeth. One of the best souvenirs for the last surviving White Star liner. Excellent condition. $75.
Lovely ships wheel pin with crossed US and UK flags. Most likely from the 1950's. I have often wondered why Cunard never built another motor vessel. Britannic gave great service and sipped fuel oil compared to similarly sized fleet mates. She burned about 90 tons a day versus Queen Mary's 1050 tons a day! Excellent condition. $45.
Mint condition double house flag spoon for Britannic and dating to the 1950's. Does anyone out there have all of these spoons for the entire Cunard post-war fleet? $65.
Dated August 1, 1912, this rare music programme lists the selections played after luncheon and dinner. If pre-war White Star is more collectible than post-war White Star, then 1912 must be the most sought-after date! Near mint condition with a touch of staining on one corner. $65.
First class (now called Cabin) has been "tarted up" with a few sort of unusual Art Deco touches in her Edwardian rooms. The changes look a bit odd! Interesting to see her first-class interiors with an inexpensive (and ineffectual) attempt to modernize them. By this time her lounges are looking increasingly old fashioned.
I really like the "new" IMM Art Deco plans. Full of photos and color coded. Pages coming loose but still attached. Otherwise excellent. From the Frank Braynard Collection. $95.
Her second-class layout is odd, even by "Big Four" standards. Her lavatories, of which there are only three, are huge. All sorts of detail like the musicians cabin are noted. Passenger has written a few notes. Apparently his crossing on the Haverford or Philadelphia would have cost $115; whereas, Celtic would have cost him $160. Dated January, 1921. Measures about 12" x 9". Very good condition with a fold at one corner. $95.
Dated October 22, 1910, from Liverpool to New York. Olympic and Titanic are mentioned twice as "The Largest Steamers in the World -- Building." Identical lists were used in second class on board Titanic. Extensive sailing schedule. Hambleton in command. I've never had a passenger list with this cover before. Very good condition. $125.
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Hand-tinted photo of the tragic grounded Celtic off Roche's Point at the entrance to Cobh (Queenstown) Harbor in 1928. Because of the bad weather, the pilot could not board, and as the captain brought the ship in closer to create a lee, a sudden gust of wind caught the ship and drove her onto the rocks. Try as they might, she could not be refloated and was scrapped on the spot. To the best of my knowledge, this is unpublished. Measures 8½" x 6½". From the Frank Braynard Collection. $85.
Snapshot taken of Celtic after the grounding. Oddly, this image is printed backwards.
The sad irony of Celtic's demise was that she was carrying 30 survivors of the Vestris, and so in less than a month, they experienced their second shipwreck. If you have ever been to Roche's Point, you have seen the extreme rocky nature of the lighthouse's perch. Apparently, Celtic hit the rocks with such force as to break glass aboard. She was so badly holed that it was noticed that the water in her boiler rooms was tidal.
Measures 4" x 2½". From the Frank Braynard Collection. $65.
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Two very rare images of the Celtic being scrapped. On December 19, 1928, White Star abandoned her to the breakers, and the salvage started the following day. Breaking up was extremely hazardous considering her location, and the demolition was not completed until 1933. Two amazing snapshots of the liner being dismantled taken from the s.s Stuttgart in 1930. It's amazing to see waves breaking over the ship and water pouring off her decks.
They measure 6" x 3½". From the Frank Braynard Collection. $195 for the pair.
Unusual color-coded plan for the Doric for her cabin accommodations. Measures about 26" x 22". Good condition but some age holes at the folds. Dates to the 1920's. Good old Doric. To my knowledge the second and last ship to have Britannic-style gantry davits. Like so many of the White Star ships, Doric left service after the Cunard White Star merger. It's often said the only thing wrong with White Star ships was the color of the funnels! Travel agent stamps on front and back. $75.
Emergency Station plan for the Doric. As denoted by the color, this one originally hung in a tourist-class area. Shows her with her large Britannic-style gantry davits. Probably dates to the late 1920's as first class is now listed as cabin class. These plans are amazing for their detail. Almost every aspect of the ship is covered. Excellent condition on heavy paper. A few small holes at the folds. Measures 25" x 16". $115.
You don't see much White Star Line material for Georgic because she was only in service as a White Star liner for about two years. Modern cruise lines have learned a thing or two from transatlantic companies. White Star was so skint that they couldn't afford to finish Georgic so the government of Northern Ireland had to step in and make open-ended loans in the name of "job protection" to get her finished. Finland has recently done the same thing with the Oasis of the Seas.
7 photos and dates to August of 1933. Near mint condition. $65.
I love being able to say this for any item but particularly White Star souvenirs: Mint condition! This souvenir spoon must date to the early 1930's. 5" in length. No damage to enamel and no loss of silver plate. White Star's last ship and a highly collectible one at that! $125.
Stunning color cut-away of White Star's Majestic. In many ways, Majestic was a forerunner to ships such as Normandie (with divided uptakes, every public room being double height, etc.). White Star cut-aways are a rarity, particularly ones in full color. Eight photos, and when open, measures about 28" x 5". Dates to the early 1930's. Produced by the Liverpool Printing and Stationery Company. Would frame beautifully. In near-mint condition. $325.
Huge fold-open deck plan for first class. Seven photos of her interiors. You can tell by the plan that she was huge -- cabins, public rooms, etc. All were extremely large and spacious, especially for a pre-war ship. Very detailed even down to deck chair locations, and all her berths are marked in red. Just like the typical pre-war style plans made for Olympic and Titanic. Opens to 46" x 41". A large plan for a large ship! In great condition with some of the usual separation holes at the folds. Likely dates to the early 1920's. $235.
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Second-cabin plan for this former HAPAG liner. Dated March 22, 1929. Has seven images of the liner. Staples missing although that makes it easier to scan. Some wear to the bottom edges of the pages. $75.
Megantic, the long-serving sister to the ill-fated Laurentic of 1909, was a test bed for the Olympic and Titanic. This deck plan is for her "Winter Cruises De Luxe." Four images and dates to November, 1923. On the plan is a list of "important features," including "no fueling en route and perfect...heating throughout." She had a large amount of cabins with (what I call) "Aquitania lights," which allowed light into interior cabins. Such luxury! Measures 38" x 25". Near mint. $85.
The word "rare" does not do this brochure justice. I am proud to be able to offer such an outstanding piece of White Star history to you.
16-page full-color pre-war brochure for this most famous of White Star liners. 13 full-color images, one to a page, and one double-page spread. For first class, this brochure showcases the à la carte restaurant, reading and writing room, smoking room, verandah café, Turkish Bath, swimming pool, dining room (the double-page spread!), staircase, and a suite stateroom. For second-class, the renderings include the dining room, library, a stateroom, and Boat Deck. The caption on the staircase is "a superb piece of workmanship." I'll say!
Some dirt on cover, but the contents is perfect. No tears, loose pages, etc. The only thing that could make this brochure better, is the single word "Titanic"! If you collect for Olympic, you could look for years and years and never even be offered a pre-war color brochure for her at any price. Here is your chance! $1,275.
32333 Olympic Cut-away
Wonderful sepia cut-away of the Olympic. Printed on both sides. One side is the cut-away, the other side shows photos of various liners in the IMM fleet, including several of Olympic. Dates to the 1920's and opens to 39" x 9". Excellent condition with some slight tears at a few seams. If I didn't have one already, I'd keep it for myself! Would be great framed! Excellent condition. $195.
Unused and extremely rare gummed sticker for mail posted on Olympic. I know Frank Braynard visited Olympic in 1933. Because this comes from his collection, one wonders if he obtained it as a souvenir on board. Measures about 2" long. Excellent condition. A small quantity available. $30.
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John Maxtone-Graham describes Olympic's lines as "yacht-like." He suggests that the ship often appears to be smaller than her great size would suggest. I tend to agree with this. However, this snapshot of her taken in Southampton really shows off her great bulk, her funnels towering over the cranes and even people close to the camera appearing like ants. Exceptionally sharp Unpublished and taken in the early 1930's. Measures about 4½" x 2½". Mint condition. $195.
Didn't White Star have lifeboat problems, particularly with Olympic? Everything got replaced over time -- more boats, different rafts and much of the equipment used to launch and retrieve them. This photo showcases many of the changes made to Olympic's boat deck, but in many ways it's hauntingly familiar to that rusting wreck on the Atlantic floor. Behind the passenger on the left-hand side, you can see the electric winch made famous in the Ballard footage. Near-mint condition. Incredibly clear and unpublished. Written on the back is "Easter, 1928." Measures over 4" x 2". $195.
Dramatic original press photo of Olympic in the floating dry dock in Southampton. Measures about 8" x 6". Very clear and very close! This is not a postcard. $125.
Large and very clear photo of Olympic taken in the very early 1920's. An original Edwin Levick print. Many of her post-Titanic changes (aside from her double nested lifeboats) are evident in this photo. For example, the wind scoops on her bridge wings. Written on the back is "not this photo" and stamped on the front edge is "s.s. Olympic ext 55." Measures 9½" x 6½". From the Frank Braynard Collection. In excellent condition. $175.
Wear your collectibles! White-enamel lapel pins are the most popular, and it's not hard to see why. They stand out on a dark suit much better than blue or green. Crossed US and UK flags on this Olympic pin, dating from the 1920's. Fantastic rope-like border. Excellent condition with two small hairlines in the enamel which does not detract and are hard to see unless the pin is held very close to your eye.
I wore this pin to dinner on QE2's Farewell to the British Isles cruise in 2008. Everyone loves souvenirs for Olympic so I suspect this will not stick around long. $475.
October 20, 1910. Launch day at Harland & Wolff. One of White Star's and Harland & Wolff's proudest moments. The black hull under construction on the left is her ill-fated sister Titanic. Very crisp and in very good condition with some slight bumping to the corners. Note the name board set up in front of the ship. Postally used. $195.
Touching the River Lagen for the first time, Olympic is in her natural element. She was at this point undergoing the most stress she would ever experience in her career, and I think it would have been fun to ride her down into the river. Thomas Andrews must be anxiously watching from somewhere near by. Just think of the history she went on to take part in. Real photos of her launch are quite scarce. Unused and in excellent condition. $195.
At the time Olympic and Titanic were built, this was the only dry dock in the world capable of holding them, and even then, just barely. The door to the dock had a special "Olympic and Titanic setting" to give those much needed extra few feet to these two massive liners. Olympic and the floating German crane can be seen in the distance. Real photo card. Unused and in excellent condition. $250.
A tight squeeze! This must be the last dry docking before departing Harland & Wolff because she appears almost complete. The photographer in the foreground on the left past the policeman may be R.J. Welsh, who was Harland & Wolff's official photographer and who documented the construction and fitting out of all Harland & Wolff ships from 1894 to the first world war. Of all the jobs at the shipyard I am most envious of Welsh. Think of the access he had to all the great liners built by Harland & Wolff. Look at all the people watching her! Extremely clear real photo. Unused. $250.
Great close-up real photo card of Olympic entering the Thompson Graving Dock. She's massive! Very clear photo, and you can even see the loos hanging over the port side of the forecastle for the workers. Excellent condition with a slight blemish to the sky not affecting the ship. Rare like all construction cards. $250.
In my opinion, this is the best ocean-liner post card ever produced. The coloring, the lighting, and the two largest steamers in the world passing at sea -- What could be better? White Star commissioned Montague Black to paint this superb view of the two ships passing, which (as far as I know) is the only company-produced art of the two sisters together. This card dates to after Titanic's sinking. How would you like to own the original of *this* painting?? $175.
Iconic image of Olympic compared to the tallest structures in the world. Really gives you an idea of her enormous size. Unused and in excellent condition. I just love the colors used as it really makes Olympic stand out. $175.
Extremely rare real photo card of Olympic taken during her brief pre-maiden voyage visit to her home port of Liverpool. The first thing that jumps out at me about this card is that it has to be lunch time on June 1, 1911. Look at all the smoke coming from her fourth funnel, which was the galley exhaust. Not often do we know the day and time of a photo. White Star's tender Magnetic is tied up to Olympic's starboard side.
Used with a great message on the back about Olympic having sailed to Southampton the prior evening. You have see this card in person to appreciate how sharp and clear the photo is. Excellent condition. $195.
Very early arrival shot of her packed with passengers. She cuts a very dashing figure. Definitely dates to the first year of service. Very clear real photo. Both the B Deck and D Deck first-class gangway doors are open. A far as I know, this is unpublished. $175.
The damage to Hawke as a result of the collision and the end of a naval officer's career are represented in this photo. Her old-fashioned but potent 19th century ram-type bow at least proved its effectiveness this one time. What a mess! Used and postmarked September 28, 1911. Very good condition. $125.
Popped rivets. Torn steel. And a second-class corridor? All combined to make this one the best Hawke collision photo post cards I have ever seen. You actually looking into Olympic and down one of her second-class corridors. You can even see part of a Compactum. Unused and never been published. $250.
Fascinating real photo showing the extensive damage to Olympic's stern quarter after her collision with the cruiser Hawke. Note the divers working. Interestingly, the photo is so clear that you can see a shattered porthole near the waterline. Unused and in excellent condition. $200.
We've seen the damage done to Olympic's hull by the Hawke from lots of angles, but this has to be the most unusual. Inside the ship looking out! In excellent condition. Unused. $250.
I've tried to determine if this is a photo taken before or after Olympic's overhaul in the floating drydock in Southampton. I suspect it's before as her hull appears to be somewhat dirty. Despite her age (this picture was taken in the early 1930's), she is still gorgeous, particularly so in this well-composed image.
Interestingly, most photos of ships in the floating drydock were taken when the ship had been raised, not as Olympic is here. Unused and in excellent condition. Unpublished as far as I know. $250.
Super rending of Olympic from a painting by Walter Thomas. Dates to the late 1920's. Curiously, these post cards seem to have been supplied to high-end British hotels for advertising purposes as I have seen many with their backs printed with the hotel's name and address. Very good condition. $20.
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Printed post card showing Olympic brand new at Cherbourg with a tender along side. Unused and for a printed card, quite a lot of detail. $30.
Everyone loves stationary from Olympic. Who can blame them as this sheet most likely sailed with her? Unused fold-over style letter card dating from the early 1930s. Some separation at the perforated, gummed edge. $135.
Ladies and Gentleman, I am proud to offer you one of those rare items that really sets a collection apart. A round prismatic deck light salvaged from the shattered wreck of the White Star Liner R.M.S. Republic. Republic gained fame 100 years ago due to her tragic collision with the S.S. Florida in January, 1909. After summoning rescue ships to take off passengers and crew, her wireless operator Jack Binns was considered a hero.
The pyramid-shaped prisms of glass helped diffuse and disperse light to interior rooms below. These deck lights installed flush to the deck were hangovers from sailing ship days. They were in heavy use up to 1900 but were trailing off in large passenger ships, especially after WWI.
This is an exceptional chance to own an actual piece of Republic. Just think of the Harland and Wolf employees who put this deck light in place very likely put similar deck lights in place on Olympic and Titanic. Amazing to think that during the sinking and the subsequent time on the bottom as the wreck collapsed that the glass never broke! Still more amazing when you think that the glass in the deck lights salvaged from Titanic and Lusitania all appear to have broken in the sinking. A one of a kind opportunity! It is extremely tough to get divers to part with hard-won items brought up from the deep. Who can blame them? The tough conditions, the high expense getting to the site, the equipment costs, not to mention risking your life. This particular item was salvaged in the 1980's.
Note the rectangular prismatic skylights in the archival at left from the forecastle of Lusitania (deck lights marked with red arrows). You will find round deck lights marked "DL" on the top of house plans for Lusitania at left. Also note the last photo of a round deck light on board the Gannett, which dates from the mid-19th century and is on static display at Chatham Dock yard in the UK. Excellent opportunity! $1995.
Archival photo courtesy the Alexander Cheek collection. Archival plan from the collection of the University of Glasgow.
Teutonic was one of White Star's last record breakers. She must have been uncomfortable if you were an officer with that completely open bridge! Taken in New York, and it appears she is outward bound. She cuts a lovely image! Waviness on the top of the photo looks worse than it actually is because of the scanner. There is hardly any waviness at all. Measures about 7½" x 6". Very good condition. From the Frank Braynard Collection. $85.
Shows Adriatic sailing from New York in the 1920's. Slightly bumped corners but otherwise good condition. $30.
If Republic is your ship, here is your chance to get first-class deck plans for her. Very little is ever seen for her, and here she gets top billing as the "new" ship. Her photo also graces the cover. Also included are first-class deck plans and fares for Cretic, Cymric, Canopic, and Romanic!
Dating to 1904, this brochure has 22 pages and 7 photos. Included is your typical passenger information and a fleet list. Baltic, Cedric, and Celtic are billed as the "largest vessels in the world." Was once folded. Otherwise in excellent condition. $195.
Proposed sailing schedule dated July 1, 1882. Covers Adriatic, Germanic, Baltic, Republic, Celtic, and Britannic. Great cover art with Britannic charging through heavy seas with no sails set. Fantastic condition with some separation at fold. Meant for the American market. $175.