Fun Stuff

What a conversation piece! This large piece of turbine blading stands 6½” tall and shows the end where the blade attached to the rotor. Very unusual. Comes with a certificate of authenticity. In the gift… read more ›

Explore one of the coolest ocean liners ever built. This deck plan is just about as close as you can get now days to walking her decks. These are the deck plans produced from her… read more ›

Popular Stratton enamel lapel pin from the post-war period and sold in her on-board gift shop.  Comes still attached to its original backing.  Excellent condition.

Lovely fine-bone china pin tray made by Staffordshire and sold in her on-board gift shop. No loss of gold around the trim. No chipping, cracking, or crazing. In short, it’s mint. Measures about 5″ x… read more ›

Silver loose-leaf tea spoon as sold in the souvenir shop on the great Cunarders. No damage to the enamel , and just a bit of wear to the silver plate. These display nicely as does… read more ›

Tourist-class plan for the largest ship in the world.  Dates to the late 1950’s. Well illustrated and folds open to 32″ x 8½”.

First-class, full-color plan, dated November, 1952. Measures 44″ x 9″. Eight color images. Great “QE” logo inside a trident. Printed on glossy paper. This is considered by many to be the best plan done for… read more ›

A pin dish for the RMS Queen Mary with the famous painting by C.E. Turner.  Measuring 5″ across, this dish is made of fine bone china and is in near mint condition. Enhance your collection… read more ›

Produced for the great ship’s launch on Tuesday, September 27, 1938. Over 75 years ago now! A gold tipped-in notice on the first page tells us “At the request of the Prime Minister, the King… read more ›

Beautiful Staffordshire pin dish with the famous painting of our favorite ocean liner by C.E. Turner.  Measuring 5″ across, this dish is made of fine bone china and is in near mint condition.  Enhance your… read more ›

First-class travel can be relived in this fantastic hardbound booklet available to passengers in the on-board gift shop. Sixteen glossy images, most are full-color photos. At the back there is a thoughtful pocket to keep… read more ›

Tourist-class plan dating from the 1950’s and 1960’s.  Well illustrated and folds open to 32″ x 8½”.

Cabin-class deck plan for the Queen Mary.  Contains numerous interiors and one exterior photo, this plan folds open to 38″ x 8½’”.  A quantity available.

Dated January, 1953, this plan is by far the best ever done for her.  Cardboard covers with gold leaf and innards printed on glossy paper and chock full of color photos make this deck plan… read more ›

The much-sought-after and highly desirable “gold foil” brochure for first class on the Queen Mary.  Since the brochure is dated March 15, 1937, I have always wondered why Cunard waited a year to put out… read more ›

The Rising Tide! Without question, one of the finest brochures Cunard produced after the war.  They finally got a clue that they needed to showcase how fun it was to be on a crossing or… read more ›

Fraser & Glass Ltd ashtray from the on-board service.  Measures just under 4″ in diameter.  Near mint.  These used to be more common but then again I have been in business for so long that… read more ›

Let me start by saying this is a fantastic and interesting ashtray.  You might occasionally see these ashtrays being mentioned as pre WW1.  It is easy to see why the pre-war Cunard belt logo on… read more ›

For those (like myself) trying to rebuild the Cunard onboard gift shop in your home, here is an oddity.  Wooden barrel pen and pencil holder.  Happily comes with both its original floaty Mauretania pencil (the… read more ›

Cunard’s 1950’s Canadian Quartet had to be one of the last sets of ships that was built in much the same way ships had been built for the preceding 100 years, meaning that they were… read more ›

Sterling silver souvenir spoon.  Fully hallmarked.  Made in Birmingham in the late 1960’s.  Mint condition.

Exceedingly rare deck plan for the Caribia.  Almost nothing ever shows up for Caronia’s abortive attempt to be a flag-of-convenience cruise ship.  She only completed one cruise, and that was a disaster with massive amounts… read more ›

Nice full-color brochure produced for Cunard Line’s fantastic Caronia.  Twelve images for her interiors and exteriors.  Measures 16″ x 18″ inches.  Very good condition.  I had 15 of these! You guys cleaned me out and… read more ›

Sterling silver souvenir spoon.  Fully hallmarked.  Made in Birmingham in the late 1960’s.  Mint condition.

Soup bowl in the delft pattern as used on board the Belgenland.  Made by Mintons and back stamped Red Star Line.  Date of May, 1929, impressed in the clay.  9½” in diameter.  Has the usual… read more ›

Champagne flute that stands 6½” tall.  Excellent condition with a slight manufacturing flaw on the back.  At some point in the 1960’s almost everyone switched from champagne saucers to flutes.  I cannot decide which I… read more ›

Iconic ashtray of the Olympia and Queen Anna Maria passing at sea.  Oh, the good old days!  Excellent condition.

One of N.Y.K.’s most famous ships, the Asama Maru was one of the finest liners to be built by this company. She entered service in 1929, and this sand-cast bell was given to passengers on… read more ›

Rarely seen pre-war luncheon plates from American President Lines.  Three available, one marked Walker China and dated 2-39.  The other two by Wellsville China.  Measures about 7½” in diameter.  In excellent condition with only slight… read more ›

Large egg cup in the older pattern American President Line’s china dating from the 1950’s.  These so-called “double” egg cups have always intrigued me.  What type of egg was being used here?  Ostrich?  I am… read more ›

Made by Corning and dating to the 1960’s, this bread plate is straight off one of the famous American President liners.  In excellent condition, it measures about 6” in diameter.  A small quantity available.  Highly… read more ›

Unusual American President Lines ashtray as used onboard in the 1950’s.  Not the typical shape seen.  Included is a mint-condition set of original matches.  Measures about 4”. A triangular shaped ashtray is also available for… read more ›

Dated May, 1954, this full-color fold-open deck plan for the President Cleveland and President Wilson measures about 31” x 26”.  Printed on glossy paper with eight color on-board shots.  Excellent condition with a touch of… read more ›

Ashtray for the American President liner ss President Wilson, the famous vessel built just after the end of WWII.  In very good condition measuring about 3½”.