United States Lines

Superb brochure for the America.  24 pages with 21 images of first, cabin, and tourist class.   Centerfold broadside rendering with color cut-away renderings of four cabin types showing the various layouts.  Dates to the early… read more ›

Miniature deck plan for the much-loved ss America of the United States Lines. Some interesting interior photos for all classes, and of course, the plan covers the entire ship. Measures about 27″ x 16″ and… read more ›

Dated October, 1954, which was prime time for the United States Lines.  This tourist-class deck plan for the beautiful ss America has eight very large interior images of the public room.  What a beautiful ship… read more ›

Here is a rarity indeed.  The launch brochure for the ss America dated August 31, 1939, and launched by Eleanor Roosevelt.  Sports a fantastic tipped-in full-color image of the ship.  In fact, the photo on… read more ›

Log abstracts from the ss America are not very common for some reason.  I would have loved to have sailed on this beautiful ship, even after she became the Australis.  On this voyage, she put… read more ›

The famous grey star pattern as used on the super liner United States.  You all know I love a cup and saucer, partly because they display so well.  In this case, though, ss United States… read more ›

Oval bowl used as a vegetable dish on board.  Measures 5½” and made by Lamberton.  Excellent condition.  This was purchased at the 1984 United States auction by the prior owner.  Note archival from the ships… 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.

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 ›

Direct to us from the ss United States and a fellow who attended her auction in 1984.  These are cocktail glasses according to the ships inventory.  They are not the champagne glasses as they are… read more ›

I have had a few of these before.  I wish I had saved my previous description but figured they aren’t common enough and I wouldn’t often be able to mark them restocked.  Well, they still… read more ›

Beautiful supreme stand for serving shrimp cocktail or caviar.  Great piece and the best condition one I have had in ages.  Both the base and silver top ring are marked “US Lines 52.”  Stands 4½”… read more ›

The holy of holies.  The highly sought after champagne bucket from the ss United States.  Like all of you, I just love the seashell handles.  This bucket is the equivalent to getting your checker crowned… read more ›

Silver-plated creamer from the ssUS.  Stands 2.75” tall x is 3.75” from handle to spout.  Made by International Silver Co., and marked “US Lines 62.”  In very good condition with a few small dings and… read more ›

A gorgeous and extremely hard-to-find silver fruit bowl from the on-board service of the ss United States.  Made by International Silver Company and date coded most interestingly to 1963.  It’s not very often that I… read more ›

Were you aware that there were 6 different sized meat dishes (platters) provided by International Silver to the United States Lines?  The line chose various sizes from 10″ to 22″ for use on board the… read more ›

Were you aware that there were 6 different sized meat dishes provided by International Silver to the United States Lines?  The line chose various sizes from 10″ to 22″ for use on board the Big… read more ›

Cute United States Lines silver tea pot by International Silver.  I haven’t tried this yet, but I just bet it holds 2 cups of tea like the individual pots used by the Cunard Line.  … read more ›

Perhaps the most loved item of silver from the USL stewards’ perspective.  This “utility tray: was a catch all.  It was meant to go under just about anything.  The International Silver Co.’s catalog lists it… read more ›

“Your crossing on the United States or the America is so much more than a way to ‘get there’…. it’s a holiday in itself” says this interesting brochure for both ships.  Full color with loads… read more ›

Straight to us from the 1984 auction held on board the ship via the Dr. Sarah Forbes collection.  This is a complete bathroom setup of fittings.  Included are two types of coat hooks, and one… read more ›

First-class cabin bedspread from the ss United States.  Many of these twin-sized bedspreads are marked with individual cabin numbers on a tag that says “ss United States,” and all are in very good to excellent… read more ›

The United States Lines was keen to showcase the food, service, and clientele of our beloved Big U.  Favorite dishes are endorsed by the ship’s most-famous passengers, including the Duke and Duchess of Windsor.  As… read more ›

Rates brochure for the December, 18, 1964, Christmas cruise undertaken nearly 60 years ago now.  Someone, a travel agent I suppose, has written on the front that there were 694 passengers on board.  Back cover… 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 ›

12-page brochure describing the interesting sand art in the Navajo Lounge on board the ss United States.  Measures about 6½” x 4½”.  Absolutely mint.  These have gotten very scarce in the past few years.

The cabin door info plaque from the ss United States.  Entirely complete including the card which gave your steward’s name.  Often these cards are missing.  Mount one of these to your own interior door.  I… read more ›

Sought-after Bensons candy tin for the ss United States.  These are available in larger numbers for the Cunard Queens but are less common for the Big Ship.  Not as perfect as my last one with… read more ›

I haven’t offered a deck plan like this before.  As you know, first-class plans from the Big Ship are sought after; however, this one is rarer than most and is marked “preliminary” and dated to… read more ›

The ss United States is so popular, and his plan shows her to great advantage.  It has 8 full-color glossy images and measures about 48″ x 9″ when opened.  Despite the fact that the United… read more ›

A very handy and useful item!  These cabin foot stools from the ss United States are getting tough to find in the original upholstery.  This one is from first-class cabin M-116.  It could use a… read more ›

Useful and cool stateroom hat hook from the Big U.  Use these in your home as I have done in mine.  I have a pair of them up in my garage, and I hang baseball… read more ›

When I was a boy, my grandparents (both sets) had a plastic dispenser hanging in their bath room that held waxed-paper “Dixie Cups.”  I suppose this was considered the height of modernity in the 1950s… read more ›

A set of menus from a crossing in 1955.  This is not a full set, but it is a very good representation of what the food choices were on the ss United States at the… read more ›

The finest advertising poster I have ever offered for America’s most important ocean liner.  I very much lament the relatively sparse number of promotional pieces for the Big U.  Fortunately, that does not extend to… read more ›

5 cardboard signs from the Big U.  I think some of them might be for embarkation or disembarkation day.  “Temporary Sitting Today Only,” for example, sounds like the stewards were busy getting the ship turned… read more ›

Not typically seen this stationery from the ss United States.  The previous owner took it off the ship himself when he visited her in 1986.  Both the logo and the ship’s name are embossed onto… read more ›

Towel from the ss United States.  Marked “United States Lines”  Dated ’67.  Measures about 40″ long and 21.5″.  Made by Fieldcrest and in very good condition with only a few stains.  I have not washed… read more ›

When they say that the United States didn’t have wood on board, don’t believe them!  This muddler was bought at the auction of fittings from the Big U in 1984 by Dr. Sarah Forbes, who… read more ›

Here is a rarity for one of you.  The bedspread from the Executive Officer’s cabin on the ss United States.  It is in excellent condition with no holes or tears, and it has just been… read more ›

When the estate of Dr. Sarah Forbes (owner of the Windmill Point Restaurant in Kitty Hawk, NC) was being settled, I was asked to help clean out her storage units. Her collection, while vast, was… read more ›

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

Want to dine on the incomparable ss United States?  This is a complete setup of ssUS first-class dining room furniture.  It is the entire thing with all the parts — chairs, tables, and straps for… read more ›

A real photograph of the launch of the famous Big Ship.  Mrs. Tom Connolly, wife of the Texas senator, performing the honors.  40,000 people were on hand to witness this event in 1951.  Excellent condition. … read more ›

Here is another item I have never had before.  A crossing-the-line proclamation from the ss United States while on a cruise in February, 1968. She did so few cruises that crossed the equator that there… read more ›

Over 15 years ago now, I had the pleasure to pick the choicest items from the amazing Dr. Forbes collection when I helped clean out her storage units after her passing.  Dr. Forbes was the… read more ›

Mid-century iconic polka dot table cloth and napkin set from the ss United States.  Made of beautiful linen and used on board for the afternoon tea service, these are in great condition as they have… read more ›