Norddeutscher Lloyd / NDL

Lovely fold-open brochure for the Berlin of North German Lloyd.  Originally built as the ms Gripsholm for Swedish American, she had amazing pre-war interiors and was purchased by NDL in 1954.  16 images, both interior… read more ›

Real unpublished photo of the Bremen under construction.  This is a private photo that has been made into a post card.  Would scan quite well.  Unused and mint.

Here’s a view one doesn’t see very often. Fantastic photo post card of the Bremen in drydock. Excellent condition and unused.

Privately printed real-photo card of the Bremen at dock. Deckle edged and in near mint condition.

Super stern view of the Bremen. Real photo. Take a look at the clarity of the image. Great foam in the water in the foreground. I wish an artist could paint this scene in color… read more ›

Set of 8 post cards of the Bremen in their original sleeve. All are unused and in mint condition. The location of each image is in German on the back of each card. Probably sold… 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 ›

First and tourist-class deck plan for the Bremen (ex-Pasteur). Nine images. When open, measures about 36″ x 8″. Excellent condition.

Large fold-out deck plan for the Bremen. All decks are shown from Sun Deck to G Deck. After being bought by NDL in 1957, she underwent several additional incarnations and sank on her way to… read more ›

Stunning brochure covering NDL’s trio of Bremen, Europa, and Columbus.  Printed in February, 1932, which was the height of NDL’s post-war surge.  Bremen and Europa were the fastest and most modern ships in the world… 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 ›

Three fantastic snapshots of Columbus. She really looked sleek compared with her sister Homeric. The extra deck that was never added gave Columbus a low profile. Measures over 4″ x 3″. These would scan extremely… read more ›

Fantastic demi-tasse cup and saucer in a very high-quality bone china. From the pattern as used on the Bremen in the 1930’s, happily all the cups are actually marked with the date of manufacture as… read more ›

One of the best ashtrays ever made for any ocean liner.  Fully marked on the bottom with a very large NDL logo.  See the archival image for one in use on board.  Measures just over… read more ›

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 ›

Unusual Christmas card for the Europa, dating from the 1930’s. Used with a personal note written inside. Otherwise mint. Not a commonly seen item!

Real-photo card of the Europa belatedly leaving the builder’s yard after her disastrous fire during fitting out. Unused and in near-mint condition.

Unusual aerial view of the new Europa at dock in Hamburg. Oversize card that measures about 6″ x 4″. Unused and with statistics of the liner on the back.

Great photo card of the Europa sailing probably from Hamburg. Oversize card that measures about 5¾” x 4″. Written on in old German script and posted in, what looks like, 1931. She still has her… read more ›

Powerful real photo postcard of Europa in dock. Impressive! Unused and in excellent condition.

Superb postcard of Europa racing past a light house. One of my favorite ocean-liner advertising images. The ship looks like she is about to leap out of the water! Excellent condition.

Cruise plan for the Europa (ex-Kungsholm). This was her second incarnation. After sailing for NDL for about 16 years, she became the Columbus C and sank in Cadiz, Spain, after hitting the breakwater in 1984…. read more ›

The Germans always did exquisite work on their souvenir spoons, and this one is no exception.  Fully enameled North German Lloyd (NDL) logo in the bowl with a hand-painted enameled portrait of the liner and… 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 ›

Very few souvenirs or artifacts are ever seen for any of the German four stackers, which paved the way for Cunard’s Lusitania and Mauretania and White Star’s Olympic and Titanic.  That’s what makes this souvenir… read more ›

North German Lloyd brochure for the Berlin, Dresden, and Stuttgart.  These are liners that don’t see too much for.  16 pages.  Lots of interior photos, mostly one to a page.  In excellent condition.

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 ›

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 ›