Norddeutscher Lloyd / NDL

Bone-china pin dish from the gift shop of the ss Bremen of 1929.  In excellent condition with just the tiniest of gold wear on the rim.  Measures about 4″ across.  Has been mounted to a… 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Real unpublished photo of the Bremen under construction.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 ›

Souvenir spoon from the record breaking ss Bremen of 1929.  Measures about 3.5″ long and in mint condition.

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 ›

Double deck of playing cards featuring the ss Bremen and mv Europa and dating to the 1960s.  Sold on board, it comes with its rule book in German for the canasta and rummy.  Each deck… read more ›

Silver pin dish hallmarked 885 (or 885 parts of silver per 1000).  Sterling silver is set by law at 925.  In its original box.  Dish measures about 3.75″ across and is in mint condition.

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.

Miniature beer mug about the size of a shot glass.  Produced for the on-board souvenir shops of the sleek ocean liner ss Europa of 1930.  Measures about 1.75″ tall.

Bone-china pin dish from the gift shop of the ss Europa of 1930.  In mint condition measuring about 4″ across.

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 ›

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 ›

Beautiful sterling-silver spoon from the gift shop of this most famous of German ocean liners–the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse.  Measures about 5″ long and sports a lovely engraved bowl with the ship’s likeness with a… 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 ›

A complete sheet of 24 buttons from Norddeutscher Lloyd (NDL).  Mint condition and still wrapped in the original packing.  Use them on your own sports c

Straight from the on-board gift shop and likely dates to the post-war resurgence era after 1958.  These brass cufflinks would dress up any collector or collection.  Measures about 1″ across the face.  In very good… read more ›

Like a lot of our favorite collectibles, one could say “these used to be much more common.”  A 1950s or 1960s lapel pin from NDL.  Measures about 1″ across and mint.

Cute sterling-silver souvenir spoon from Norddeutscher Lloyd.  Pre WWI, and like many of the fine German souvenir spoons of this era, beautifully enameled with the company house flag.  Measures about 4″ long.