Fun Stuff

1960s deck plan for the beautiful Leonardo da Vinci of the Italian Line.  Excellent condition.

Second-class passenger list for the Normandie’s voyage from Le Havre to New York via Southampton.  Sailing date was July 7, 1937.  1,112 passengers on board.  Back shows where it had been attached to an album.

Salvaged silver coffee pot from the ill-fated Empress of Ireland.  It amazes me how the silver on the inside of the lid is still intact and shiny after all those years at the bottom of… read more ›

“Empresses of the Atlantic.”  First-class brochure for the ill-fated Empress of Ireland and her sister Empress of Britain.  They were the pride of Canadian Pacific’s fleet before the war.  24 pages (every single one of… read more ›

I’m really opening doors for you now!  Doors that don’t exist anymore, that is, perhaps out outside of some Turkish farm house.  Key tag with key from on board the ss United States.

A first-class side plate.  7″ in diameter.  Very good condition with crazing as can be seen in the photos and the typical staining from decades under the St. Lawrence.  Really quite excellent considering the state… read more ›

Like everything else for this famous ship, obtaining high-quality Lusitania material is a rarity.  Items from her are tough to find and also jealously kept in collections.  After all, why let go something increasingly tough… read more ›

A second-class passenger list for the RMS Cedric’s crossing from Liverpool to New York, Valentines Day, February 14, 1906.  Captain Cameron in command, and the surgeon is W.F.N. O’Loughlin of Titanic fame.  The cover is… read more ›

Sought-after candy tin for the RMS Queen Elizabeth.  I had a few for the QE a while back, but you cleaned me out.  I have another one now after a long period without so grab… read more ›

A fine chair that I haven’t had in stock for a number of years.  Cunard spent a fortune on the high-quality solid sycamore used in these comfortable dining-room chairs.  The chair has been completely restored… read more ›

Remarkably rare catch-all from the RMS Queen Mary.  What makes this so outstanding is that it dates to the pre-war period of 1936-1939.  After the war, the style of many of the bakelite fixtures from… read more ›

This brochure is how the Thorp family chose their accommodation on the RMS Lusitania. Running 20 pages, the brochure is a time capsule of Cunard in 1914-1915.  Mentioned are the famous Cunarders Lusitania, Mauretania, Aquitania… read more ›

What an unusual item and a rare survivor!  A steward’s call plaque from a first-class cabin on board the Queen Mary.  See one in use in the archival photo.  Rarely seen.  Mount it next to… read more ›

“De Luxe Atlantic Service” brochure produced by White Star for the Majestic, the Olympic, and the Homeric. Running 24 pages, there are 18 color renderings, mostly interiors of the three liners, including six images for… read more ›

Passenger list for the famous French liner Ile de France.  CGT really loved this cover for their passenger lists, using it for a very long time!  This list is for her voyage from New York… read more ›

Fascinating and informative passenger information booklet for cruise passengers printed quite late in the ship’s life.  This one is dated March, 1967.  I really enjoyed reading it as the details are fascinating.  In very good… read more ›

Tourist (second) class menu from the ss Normandie’s August 2, 1936, crossing.  No caviar, but the food looks predictably delicious! Very good condition.

A set of unused matches from her final voyage to Long Beach in 1967 and a pack of tissue paper also unused–“for your personal use.”  Both items from her last trip.

So would you or wouldn’t you sail on this cruise?  That was the question prospective passengers were faced with when choosing to sail on this ss Normandie voyage.  The 1938 cruise had been popular enough… read more ›

One of the best items I have ever had from the United States!  A compete set of general arrangement plans, which come directly from a former employee of Gibbs & Cox.   The deck-plan sheets measure… read more ›

A friend of mine once characterized the type of people who could afford first-class on the ss Normandie as “the privileged class, enjoying their privileges.”  I love the picture that paints in my mind.  The… read more ›

Do you wish you could have been a member of the Normandie driving club?  Here is your chance.  Imagine pulling up to the French Line pier in New York in your 1935 Dusenberg for your… read more ›

Hard to find demitasse cup and saucer in the pattern used on board the Normandie.  Made by Haviland and in excellent condition.

Gleaming woodwork, vast space, and your own dining table were hallmarks of the Caen Suite.  Postcard unused and in excellent condition.

A fantastic and extensive brochure for the ss Europa of 1930.  They were proud indeed.  This is a “guide through the ship and her appointments.”  Every part of the ship is covered and all classes,… read more ›

Ultra-rare, solid-bronze medallion for the ss Imperator of Hamburg America Line.  Dates to her maiden voyage.  Imposing portrait of the Kaiser on the reverse and a fine image of the ship on the front.  Marked… read more ›

One of the best brochures ever done for Berengaria.  With 24 pages with 18 full-page images of her first- and second-class public rooms, it is amazing to compare the interior of her and her sisters… read more ›

Ah, 1897 what a year.  It was the year of Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee, but at the same time, German competition on the Atlantic became a major threat.  The threat to England’s dominance of the… read more ›

Introduction into service brochure produced for the North German Lloyd Bremen of 1957.  All color renderings so the ship wasn’t even complete yet.  “Printed in Western-Germany.”  I don’t think I have ever seen it mentioned… read more ›

Fantastic and extensive info and photos of the lovely RMS Queen Elizabeth.  Very few companies (not even post-war Cunard) produced such lavish launch brochures as Cunard themselves did in the 1930s.  Their three big ships… read more ›

A very stylish chair from RMS Queen Mary’s third-class smoking room.  In as-found condition.  Complete with the original markings and storm tie downs, which so often go missing once furniture comes off an ocean liner…. read more ›

Cute souvenir framed portrait reverse painted on glass and backed with butterfly wings.  In very good condition.  Typically, there is some slight deterioration of the butterfly wings.  Not bad you will love it trust me.

Put the RMS Queen Elizabeth on your desk to brighten your day every time you look up!  A cute souvenir framed portrait of her reverse painted on glass and backed with butterfly wings.    In… read more ›

The famous enamel ship’s wheel lapel pin produced for all the great liners.  These came in white, light blue, and dark blue.  This white one for RMS Queen Elizabeth is my favorite because it shows… read more ›

Cute enamel cuff links from the RMS Queen Elizabeth’s on-board gift shop.  In great condition and still on the original card from the manufacturer.  These were supposedly purchased onboard the QE2’s maiden voyage by the… read more ›

One of the hardest-to-find pieces of Maddockware.  If, like Cunard, you had to serve appetizers to 800 expectant first-class passengers and do it quickly, these dishes were the answer to your prayers.  The idea was… read more ›

Popular Stratton enamel lapel pin in the shape of RMS Queen Elizabeth.  This was sold in her on-board gift shop.  Comes still attached to its original backing.  Excellent condition and measures about 1½” in length…. read more ›

Sought-after asparagus dish as used on the RMS Queen Mary, RMS Queen Elizabeth, RMS Caronia, and all of the Cunard post war fleet.  These, however, came from the famous restaurant One 5th Ave in New… read more ›

Elkington Plate sugar bowl dated 1956.  This comes to us from One 5th Ave, the restaurant in New York City which was famously done up with fittings from the RMS Caronia; so from the Green… read more ›

A rarely seen photo of RMS Olympic off the Dardanelles, I believe, early in the war as a troop ship.  She’s impressive to say the least.  I would hate to be the fellow who had… read more ›

Haven’t had these in stock in ages.  The Maddock bread plate as used on board the RMS Queen Mary, RMS Queen Elizabeth, and throughout the rest of the fleet.   In excellent condition with a small… read more ›

I have always considered White Star’s Teutonic to be the first ocean liner.  She was more reliable (and some say safer) because she had twin screws and didn’t need sails.  She was also big enough… read more ›

Very unusual photographic book for the beloved ss France of 1962.   Probably produced by CGT for use by travel agents to show prospective passengers the various level of cabin categories.  Hardback with 18 images of… read more ›

Here’s a brochure you don’t see very often.  Called “the Stateliest Ship Now in Being,” the Queen Mary was Britain’s entry to regain supremacy on the Atlantic.  Probably dates to the late period of her… read more ›

What can I say?  One of the finest carpets from the Queen Mary I have been fortunate to offer.  This carpet came from the granddaughter of a couple who traveled on their honeymoon in the… read more ›

Unusual cut-away for the ss Normandie.  Your favorite French Line ship is surrounded by nearly 24 interiors renderings, meaning that it certainly dates to before the maiden voyage.  Great cover art!  Something CGT was really… read more ›

Very nicely done brochure for the 75th anniversary of the French Line in 1939.  28 pages with lots of illustrations and photos on board.  Some are even in color.  Great condition with some dirt on… read more ›

Great brochure produced in 1922 about the history of Cunard.  32 pages with 13 color paintings of various Cunarders through the years and underneath each is a list of statistics of the liner.  In the… read more ›

A fold-open flyer for the new Cunarder Saxonia.  Dates to before the maiden voyage because all the illustrations are color renderings–nine in total.  She went on to be converted to the cruise liner Carmania and… read more ›

One of my favorite things about Cunard’s brochures from the 1920s is that they give us a look inside their smaller, more intimate ships as well as their larger liners, especially in their lower classes…. read more ›

Made of bone china, this attractive sugar bowl was produced by Copelands for use on board ships of the Cunard White Star fleet.  I have a tough time keeping these in stock, especially one that’s… read more ›

Unusual brochure for pre-war tourist class (second class) in French.  Folds open like one of the old postcard folders.  No date listed but is certainly from before the QM entered service because the illustrations for… read more ›

Very nice little brochure for first class on board the Cunard White Star liners of the 1930s.  Lots of photos that I have not seen before.  22 illustrations.  Certainly dates to before the Queen Mary… read more ›

If any of you have read a Fielding’s Guide from the 1950s, you know that Fielding had a bit of a problem with the Ile.  He liked to tell it as he saw it, calling… read more ›

After some teething problems during her first year of service, the Flandre found a loyal following.  In a reference to her early problems, travel writer Temple Fielding said of her: “Now many travelers swear by… read more ›

Lipsett letter opener for the ss Normandie, one of the most important items I have ever sold for her!  When the French Line’s (CGT) Normandie was broken up, Lipsett (the company which scrapped her) was… read more ›

Glass from the on-board service of the ss United States.  In excellent condition with an etched logo.  These are the water goblets that were used in the dining rooms.  Stands about 4.75” tall.  Very rare…. read more ›

Rarely seen salad bowl from the ss United States.  These come to us direct from the auction in 1984.  Our friend Mr. Fielding of Fielding’s travel-guide-book fame said if you wanted good food on the… read more ›

Several years ago, I was called to help clean out the Dr. Forbes estate.  This process took a few years and was never really finished.  At the last minute, plans changed within the estate, and… read more ›

An interesting pamphlet of dimensions for all the first-class staterooms on board the ss United States.  This is the USL showing off and being proud of their new flagship.  I am certain this was found… read more ›

Side plate as used on board the ss United States.  Made by Lamberton china and comes to us directly from the 1984 auction of the ship’s fittings.  The auction catalog marks these, using original manufacturer’s… read more ›

Nice little bowls in the Graystar pattern as used on the ss United States.  These come to us direct from the auction in 1984.  No chips, cracks, or crazing and made by Lamberton.  In the… read more ›

The French Line always did impressive brochures for Normandie, and this one has superb graphics.  A very rare gold information book for first-class passengers.  Runs over 60 pages.  Tex is in both French and English…. read more ›

Post card booklet for the ss Normadie.  The French love these booklets, but they never seem to have caught on for the British lines.   Contains 15 printed post cards ranging from the bridge and… read more ›

The French loved post card books, and they produced many different kinds for each of their ships.  Among the parts of Normandie illustrated in this one are the winter garden, chapel, swimming pool, theater, tourist-class… read more ›

Fold-open brochure for Canadian Pacific’s transatlantic service.  When open, it measures about 28.5″ x 18.  23 photos and renderings, most in color.  The graphics on the cover are great!

A jig-saw puzzle of one of the most beautiful liners ever built.  I’ve put it together, and unlike so many puzzles that are this old, it is complete.

Wonderfully illustrated brochure for tourist class on the fleet of NDL liners–Bremen, Europa, Columbus, Berlin, Dresden, General von Steuben, and Stuttgart.  38 photos on board all of the mentioned ships, many of which you never… read more ›

Wonderfully illustrated brochure for third class on the fleet of NDL liners–Bremen, Europa, Columbus, Berlin, Dresden, General von Steuben, and Stuttgart.  29 photos on board all of the mentioned ships, many of which you never… read more ›

Cabin-class deck plan for the ss Liberte.  13  photos.  When opened, it measures almost 31″ in length.  Excellent condition.

First-class deck plan for the ss Liberte.  She was certainly CGT’s finest ship in the immediate post-war era.  It’s a fascinating look at the layout of what used to be the North German Lloyd flyer… read more ›

Tourist-class deck plan for the ss Liberte.  It’s surprising how small her tourist-class accommodation was.  8 photos and dated 11-15-50.  When opened, it measures 31″ in length.  Excellent condition.

Bassett-Lowke model of the Cunard ocean liner RMS Aquitania

A large directional sign from a third-class starboard B-Deck corridor on the ss United States.  Looking at the back, each letter is held on with at least two screws.  Boy, did they make things well… read more ›

Unusal craquelure (also known as craquelle) carafe used on board Cunard vessels.  This seems to have been a late addition to the Mary’s service, put on board sometime in the 1960s.  Stands about 6.5″ tall…. read more ›

One of the last patterns ever produced for White Star and dated 08-26.  The date is impressed into the back of the plate.  Excellent condition with no chips, cracks, or crazing with almost no utensil… read more ›

One of my goals at Luxury Liner Row is to find ocean-liner items that make you say “wow!” and this is definitely one of them.  An intact chamber pot salvaged from the wreck of the… read more ›

A phone by GEC and made for the most luxurious ship Cunard ever operated, the RMS Caronia. “You can telephone to any part of the world whilst at sea.”  Can you imagine being in the… read more ›

Some excellent research by White Star china historian Russ Upholster has revealed that the name of this pattern (often inaccurately called “Wisteria” or “Gothic Arch”) is actually “Crown.”  It’s a fitting name because of the… read more ›

Here is something it took me years to find.  A pair of post cards– one mailed from RMS Olympic’s maiden voyage in June, 1911, and one mailed from her final voyage in October, 1935.  Framed… read more ›

A highball glass as used in the dining rooms on the ss United States.  In excellent condition and measuring about 5″ tall.  A few available.

Extremely rare bone china coffee cup and saucer in the pattern used on the RMS Queen Mary and RMS Queen Elizabeth.  Coffee was obviously offered on the great Cunarders but seems to have been drunk… read more ›

A look inside the world’s fastest liner!  Photos of life and luxury on board plus opens to a full-color cutaway with a map showing her record-breaking crossings.  Quite nice and in great condition.  Once you… read more ›

A dinner menu from Caronia’s first trip before the maiden voyage.  A cruise from Scotland to Southampton.  Cunard treated over 400 VIP’s and company employees to this voyage.  Of course, the star guest was H.R.H…. read more ›

Obtaining authentic life rings for any ocean liner is tough.  That’s what makes getting one from such a famous Cunard Line ship like this so special.  Everyone has heard of the RMS Mauretania of 1939… read more ›

I have trouble keeping these in stock since QE2 is so popular. Everyone digs these wheel lapel pins, especially the ones that sport the original QE2 logo.  I get asked about these pins when I… read more ›

Much-desired bronze medallion for the famous paquebot ss L’Atlantique.  The poor L’Atlantique.  We all know the story about her sad demise.  She was one of a number of French ships that caught fire in the… read more ›

Much sought-after, rare bronze medallion produced by Compagnie de Navigation Sud-Atlantique for their famous steamship Pasteur.  These are quite desirable since, as you know, she never really entered her intended service so very few medals… read more ›

This is an example of the first item of White Star Line china I ever obtained for my own collection when I was a young lad and fascinated by all things White Star.  A great… read more ›

Cobalt bone-china demitasse NDL cup and saucer. There is some debate about whether these are in-service pieces or whether they were sold on board in the gift shop of the Bremen and Europa.  I’ll let… read more ›

Very rare sterling-silver souvenir spoon for the ss St. Paul of the American Line.  Marked with the ship’s name in the bowl with a great American eagle in the enamel, which is all perfect.  No… read more ›

Rare luncheon plate made for Cunard White Star Line by Foley in bone china.  Almost certainly from the Queen Mary as it was discovered in Southern California.  Measures 7″ across.  in excellent condition.  Oddly, a… read more ›

Very hard-to-find cereal bowl made for Cunard Line by Foley in bone china.  Almost certainly from the Queen Mary as it was discovered in Southern California.  Measures 7″ across.  in excellent condition.  Oddly, a piece… read more ›

Hard-to-find Cunard Line dinner plate made by Maddock and almost certainly used on the Queen Mary.  This plate measures about 9.75″ in diameter.  In very good condition with typical utensil marks.  Date marked during the… read more ›

Britannic was to become more important than ever to White Star Line’s future in 1912, but as we know, it was not to be.  Her interiors fittings were largely completed, and much of this was… read more ›

Reverse-painted glass paperweight for the ill-fated Cunarder RMS Lusitania.  These were sold in her on board gift shop.  Much sought after souvenir from one the Atlantic oceans most famous ocean liners.  In very good condition… read more ›

A very rare set of four third-class dining room chairs.  Single chairs frequently are offered, but very rarely can you purchase more than one at a time, and it usually takes years to find a… read more ›

A salvaged shard of china recovered from the wreck of the ss Oregon, which sank of Fire Island in March, 1886, after colliding with an unidentified schooner, most probably the Charles H. Morse.  This is… read more ›

A shard of Guion Line china recovered from the ss Oregon.  As you know, Oregon was built by the Guion Line, which could not afford the payments to the shipbuilder; so the liner was repossessed… read more ›

Mosaic floor tiles salvaged from the ill-fated Cunarder ss Oregon.  The diver who brought these back described where he found them, and the information and location means that they are almost certainly from the smoking… read more ›

A mint condition brochure for CPR’s West Indies cruise on Empress of England, leaving New York in January, February, and March of 1963.  Runs 10 pages with full color photos of the ship, her interiors,… read more ›

A Canadian Pacific brochure for the “Newest White Empress and the Largest White Empress!”  Great cover graphics!  Sports a full-color cutaway, 16 color renderings, and 10 full-color photos.  Covers both first and second class.  She… read more ›

A piece of coal that was salvaged from the wreck of the Cunarder Oregon in the early 1990s.  When I was talking to the diver about his collection of Oregon items, I asked him if… read more ›

An extremely unusual piece.  A plate shard and part of the ship’s iron frame that were brought back from the wreck of the Oregon.  Based on the style and shape of the shard, it appears… read more ›

A bottle recovered from the Cunarder Oregon.  The diver who recovered this left the barnacles on it to show its time spent under water.  Very few items from Oregon have left the collections of the… read more ›

Impressive and rare intact dinner plate brought up from the wreck of the ss Oregon in the 1990s.  This is the last of the four plates I bought that is not broken.  A wonderful and… read more ›

Glossy full-color first-class deck plan from the early 1960’s before the Observation Lounge had been given to third class.  Shows all the changes made to first class throughout the post-war years up to 1963, including… read more ›

For some reason, this 1960s deck plan for Caronia is not as easily found as some of her other Cunard sisters.  Dated 1965, the plan shows the changes made during the major refit that year. … read more ›

Miniature deck plan for the fantastic ss United States.  Some interesting interior photos for all classes, and of course, the plan covers the entire ship.  Measures about 20″ x 36″.

Wow!  The French Line really went all out on this glorious color-coded tourist-class (second-class) deck plan.  It is full glossy with all color photos.  CGT was being quite careful to cultivate the tourist market, and… read more ›

One of the most exciting aspects about this passion of ours is learning new things, and this chair is a good example.  Based on all my years of research, I thought this was simply a… read more ›

An amazingly comfortable solid-mahogany chair from a second-class cabin (B-54) on the Queen Mary.  This chair has a fascinating history. Originally used in second class on aboard the Mary, the chair was eventually transferred for… read more ›

WOW!  What a brochure for Queen Mary!  I consider this one of the two the best brochures ever done for the ship.  The word “brochure” actually doesn’t do this piece justice.  It’s more of a… read more ›

The writing room on the RMS Caronia was an excellent example of Cunard Art Deco and British ocean-liner decor.  It also in many ways straddled the line with a softer look that anticipated the 1950s. … read more ›

RMS Queen Mary Furniture

A perfect little Art Deco table originally from the White Star liner RMS Britannic of 1930.  Transferred to the RMS Queen Mary after Britannic was taken out of service, this solid mahogany table found new… read more ›