Olympic Deck Plan, Tourist Third, 1931

Ultra rare tourist-third-class deck plan for the White Star Liner RMS Olympic, dated June, 1931.  In very good condition and measures about 23" x 34.5". Did you know many Edwardian liners became four-class ships late in their careers?  White Star Line were pioneers in the late 1920s, coming up with novel ideas to try to sell former immigrant cabins which…

Empress of Britain (1930) Model Van Ryper

Van Ryper started his ship-modeling business in 1933 in Martha’s Vineyard. The idea was straight forward — make handmade models in a very recognizable style. The name is famous, and the models are outstanding. But being 80-90 years old now, they are quite rare. This is a Van Ryper model of Canadian Pacific Line's RMS Empress of Britain of 1930.…

Telephone, 1st-Class Cabin

"You can telephone to any part of the world whilst at sea."  Can you imagine being in the middle of the North Atlantic and sitting in your cabin on an ocean liner talking to people back home?  It must have seemed like the  height of modern technology in the 1930s.  While you might have been able to call any part…

Chair, Second-Class Cabin

A comfortable cabin chair from second-class cabin D-149 on the Queen Mary.  Crafted from solid mahogany, what makes this chair stand out above all other pieces of Queen Mary furniture available for sale is the fabric, which I am astounded to say is the original Cunard covering, which may be from the 1947 post-war refit.  I am sure the British…

Britannic (1914) Woodwork, First-Class Smoke Room

Britannic was to become more important than ever to White Star Line's future in 1914 and 1915, but as we know, it was not to be.  Her interiors were largely completed, however, and much was installed before she became a hospital ship.  Her first-class smoking room was not installed when she sank in 1916, and that is fortunate for us…