Log abstract from the final eastbound transatlantic crossing of the RMS Queen Mary. Sept 22, 1967. She was still throwing up great times, averaging nearly 28 knots. This was allegedly her 1001st crossing…. Captain John… read more ›
Wouldn’t you like to browse through the gift shop on the RMS Queen Mary? Ashtrays like this were popular souvenirs. So often, the butterfly wings that were used to make these items seem to “evaporate,” i.e…. read more ›
Only in her first year of service did Queen Mary sport in-service ashtrays that were emblazoned with her name. Like the ones on Normandie with her name, Cunard White Star found that these ashtrays quickly… read more ›
A while back, I bought a collection of furniture from the Mary (which will eventually make its way to Luxury Liner Row), and with it came a few additional items. This bedspread was purchased with… read more ›
Billed as “A Pictorial Souvenir of the World’s Largest Floating palace,” this booklet came in a few different editions, but this must be one of the earliest versions because many of the illustrations of her… 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 ›
A bottle opener as sold in the RMS Queen Mary’s on-board gift shop. Most likely dates to the 1960s. In very good condition.
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 ›
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 ›
I haven’t had one of these little cuties in a long while. Extensive brochure about the art and artists on board our favorite liner, RMS Queen Mary. Runs a generous 36 pages with heaps of… read more ›
Cabin class brochure produced shortly after the war and before the company became simply Cunard again. Dated January, 1949, this is one of the first brochures that covered their five recently refurbished transatlantic liners–Queen Mary,… read more ›
This item is a test. I have always wondered if I should put a company-wide brochure such as this in the page for the Mary. She makes up a large part of the photos and,… read more ›
Cunard Line was understandably proud of the wonder ship, the new RMS Queen Mary. This is a maiden-voyage-era guide to accommodations and, wow, is it extensive. Running 28 pages and filled with all the details… read more ›
Perhaps the best brochure from the famous “Getting there is half the fun” series! Was that not one of the best advertising campaigns of all time? This one folds out to cover the incomparable Queen… read more ›
One of the best brochures you can get for the RMS Queen Mary. If you wanted to know anything about the woods used on board, this is the booklet you need. 32 pages with far… read more ›
Don’t you just love the Cunard White Star Line brochures from the 1930s? These were so well made. This example is a tourist-class brochure from the early days of the RMS Queen Mary’s service. In… read more ›
Attractive and useful third-class bunk ladder from the famous RMS Queen Mary. In very good condition and made of solid mahogany. These are useful and good looking by your bookcase. See archival for one in… read more ›
Lovely candy tin for the RMS Queen Mary. Alas, no candy, but nice to see one in such good shape. These display so well which is why they are saved, of course. Want to recreate… 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 ›
A very cool carpet from the Queen Mary! This time I have found you something that fits the home that is already full of furniture! Of the highest quality, this carpet is a very useful… read more ›
A slice of the famous ocean liner RMS Queen Mary. Own a bit of her anchor chain. This is one of the earliest and most interesting souvenirs made from the original fittings of the ship… read more ›
One of the most beautiful and stylish (not to mention desirable) ocean-liner chairs available anywhere. A first-class dining-room chair from the RMS Queen Mary. This chair is made of solid sycamore and is in far… 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 ›
Don’t you love collecting furniture from the RMS Queen Mary? Well, here is a fantastic chance to purchase a chair still sporting its “Original In Service Equipment Used Aboard the RMS Queen Mary” brass tag. … read more ›
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… read more ›
Two amazingly comfortable solid-mahogany chairs from second-class cabins on the Queen Mary. These chairs have a fascinating history. Originally used in second class on aboard the Mary, these chairs were eventually transferred for use on… 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 ›
Useful and cool bent tubular metal Queen Mary chair. It is marked “Q. Mary, Staff Captain” on the bottom. These overflow chairs were brought in for situations where additional seating was needed in a lounge… 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 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 ›
As you know, Cunard didn’t mark their in-service Stewart crystal glassware, but it is easily identifiable by the famous wave pattern. Sadly, without the Cunard name on it, it is hard to come by (let… read more ›
As you know, Cunard didn’t mark their in-service Stewart crystal glassware, but it is easily identifiable by the famous wave pattern. Sadly, without the Cunard name on it, it is hard to come by (let… read more ›
These water glasses come directly from the RMS Queen Mary. These were purchased at an estate sale recently, and the seller had documentation that they came from the ship and were purchased back at one… read more ›
Tough to find wave-pattern wine glasses from the RMS Queen Mary. Here is a chance to grab a few that were definitely used on board the Queen Mary. These wine glasses stand about 4″ tall… read more ›
From the RMS Queen Mary. Purchased in Long Beach from the prior owner who bought it from the auction of ship’s fittings. This wool blanket is in remarkable condition given that it is 60+ years… read more ›
From the RMS Queen Mary. Purchased in Long Beach from the prior owner who bought it from the auction of ship’s fittings. This very soft wool blanket is in remarkable condition given that it is… read more ›
This is one of the best items I have ever found for Luxury Liner Row. “You are here” deck maps from Queen Mary. Given the attitude of the owners of the QM at the time… read more ›
Want to have most of the entire passenger sections of the Queen Mary in a single deck plan? Look no further than this much-sought-after cruise plan for her. You’ll note that, although it appears that… read more ›
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 ›
Glossy full-color first-class deck plan from the 1960’s. Shows all the changes made to first class throughout the post-war years, including the Observation Bar and the forward first-class cabins on A and B decks being… read more ›
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.
Tourist-class plan dating from the 1950’s and 1960’s. Well illustrated and folds open to 32″ x 8½”.
A superb example of pre-war Cunard White Star cabinetry. This dresser from second-class is made of solid mahogany. This is how high-quality furniture was made 80 years ago — built to last! However, the costs… read more ›
A square catch-all from a bathroom on board the RMS Queen Mary. Exceptionally difficult to find, these are quite useful, especially if you are trying to recreate the look of a Cunard bathroom in your… 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 ›
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 ›
Never seen another one of these. Mint condition leather ID holder for the Cunard White Star Liner RMS Queen Mary. Enhance your souvenir collection for perhaps the world’s most famous ship.
The poor RMS Queen Mary. Languishing away in Long Beach, ostensibly the worst-hit victim of Covid in the California-attraction industry but in reality suffering the 50-year-long hangover of exceedingly poor management. Let’s hope she reopens… read more ›
Described as “a descriptive souvenir, lavishly illustrated, of the world’s greatest ship,” this magazine is chock-a-block full of photos and information about Cunard White Star’s masterpiece. With over 70 photos and illustrations of the Queen… read more ›
The French Line went for commemorative bronze medallions in a big way. More than five were produced for Normandie alone. Cunard? Not so much. They could not resist doing a medal for the Queen Mary,… read more ›
A one-of-a-kind item–a menu cover picked up from the printing shop of the RMS Queen Mary on her final eastbound crossing in 1967 as a gift for a friend by famous Titanic author Walter Lord. … read more ›
One of the most collectible items ever made for the Queen Mary. A Chad Valley take-to-pieces model. As you can see from the photo, each deck pivots revealing a detailed color-coded deck plan. The model… read more ›
I have sold quite a number of second-class cabin night stands from the beloved RMS Queen Mary. So many over the years, in fact, that I have actually lost count. Removed during the “conversion” (or… read more ›
Cabin-class passenger list for her November 23, 1956, voyage from Southampton to New York via Cherbourg. Tipped in color image of the QM in the front. Despite being so late in the year, she still… read more ›
A passenger list for the Queen Mary’s Christmas cruise to Las Palmas. Christmas day was at sea, and the ship arrived in Las Palmas on Boxing Day after traveling 1526 one way. Interestingly, despite the… read more ›
Maiden voyage passenger list for the world’s most-popular ship. Dated May 27, 1936, this is a first-class list for her voyage from Southampton to New York. The liner was filled with a veritable Who’s Who… read more ›
One of the most beautiful Art Deco rooms to ever go to sea, the stunning ballroom of RMS Queen Mary didn’t make the cut in the post-war refit when Cunard “Queen Elizabethed” the fleet. Some… read more ›
The lovely first-class main hall and shopping area known as Piccadilly Circus. This area looks almost the same today when compared to this 1947 photo. This original Stewart Bale print is in excellent condition with… read more ›
The state of the second-class public rooms on the Queen Mary today is beyond shameful, but here we see the exquisite dining room in its pre-war glory. This is an original Stewart Bale print with… read more ›
When one thinks of famous ocean-liner photographers, perhaps you think of Beken of Cowes, Robert Welch of Harland & Wolff, or perhaps the world famous Edwin Levik. I think if anyone could stand head and… read more ›
Final transatlantic philatelic postal cover from the Queen Mary. Posted at sea during the crossing. In excellent condition. Comes to us from the collection of Ron T. Johnson, Cunard’s New York manager.
Very fine, large, and heavy bronze medal produced for Queen Mary’s maiden voyage by the Royal Mint. The story goes that a large quantity of these were sent out to California when the RMS Queen… read more ›
Tourist-class passenger list for the August 12, 1936, crossing from New York to Southampton with Captain Peel in command. This is the last crossing before she took the Blue Ribbon for the first time! Lovely… read more ›
Rolestar table lighter from the souvenir shop on board the RMS Queen Mary. Our favorite Cunarder had these lighters in several colors, but I think black version is the classiest. In excellent condition.
A classic and cool souvenir of the RMS Queen Mary. A section of her mooring rope. These were cut up and sold in the very earliest days of her time in Long Beach. Very hard… read more ›
Very well-made bone china souvenir plate as sold in the gift shops of Cunard’s Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth. As you would expect, this was produced by Staffordshire. This not-often-seen plate shows the images of… 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 ›
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 ›
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.
An electroplated silver souvenir spoon from the on-board gift shop. In excellent condition and measures about 4” long.
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.
Double house flag souvenir powdered sugar spoon as sold on board. Measures about 5″. No damage to the enamel and silver in great shape.
One of the most beautiful pieces of furniture from the Queen Mary I have ever offered! This table is from her first-class main lounge and has been nicknamed by collectors as a “U-table” because of… read more ›
“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… read more ›
A stateroom water jug manufactured by Thermos. A number of different styles and shapes of thermoses were used on the RMS Queen Mary during her career by Cunard. In excellent condition which is rarely seen.
After decades of buying, selling, and collecting souvenirs from the famous RMS Queen Mary, it is rare indeed for me to say “never seen another”. But here it is a tie pin from your favorite… read more ›
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.
