White Star Line

Lovely on-board souvenir sugar “duster” spoon as purchased in the barbershop on Adriatic.  Likely pre war.  Excellent condition with no loss of silver or damage to the enamel.  Not a ship we see many souvenirs… read more ›

A passenger list for her sailing from Liverpool to Boston on September 14, 1906, where she was commanded by Captain Hambelton.  Adriatic is listed as building.  Details of the number of passengers in all 3… read more ›

Portrait souvenir spoon for the Arabic of 1902.  Lovely enamel badge at the top with a portrait of this ill-fated liner, which is mint.  Hallmark for 1908 on the back of the bowl.   Arabic… read more ›

This spoon really surprised me when I polished it.  The gold wash in the bowl and the hand-painted ship with enamel funnels really popped and display the quality and skills with which it was made… read more ›

Britannic was to become more important than ever to White Star Line’s future in 1914 and 1915, but as we know, it was not to be.  Her interiors were largely completed, however, and much was… read more ›

The best advertising piece Cunard White Star ever did for the Britannic.  It is good to see the White Star liner that lasted longest with Cunard was not treated as a red-headed step child within… read more ›

Abstract of log from Britannic’s April 9, 1949, crossing.  She had not yet been back in post-war service a full year.  In excellent condition.

One of White Star’s most lavish brochures created in the midst of the depression.  This would be one of the last brochures for Adriatic and Baltic.  Celtic and Cedric having already gone.  Runs 24 pages… read more ›

Some excellent research by White Star china historian Russ Upholster has revealed that the name of this pattern (often inaccurately called “Wisteria” or “Gothic Arch”) is actually “Crown.”  It’s a fitting name because of the… read more ›

I spend a considerable amount of time working on forthright descriptions of the items I bring to you.  I do my best to bring you high-quality items, and thus I often find myself describing things… read more ›

One of the first pieces of china in my personal collection was a White Star Line side plate just like this one.  These lovely plates display so well and I have a soft spot for… read more ›

Now is the time to enhance your ocean-liner collection with this beautiful bone-china White Star Line demi-tasse cup and saucer.  Just think of the craftsmanship in this set.  Hand made china that was glazed, fired,… read more ›

The Worlds Largest Ship!  Majestic and Leviathan were not just vying with each other for the title of the largest ship in the world, they were also vying for speed records.  Here is how that… read more ›

Bow-on real photo post card of Majestic in the King George V Graving Dock.  These appear to be a part of a set taken all during the same dry docking.  This image is number 36… read more ›

Amazing real photo postcard of Majestic in the King George V Graving Dock.  She looks massive because she was!  Unused and in excellent condition.  This is image 37 from the set.

Image 36 in this real photo postcard series of the largest liner in the world being dry docked in Southampton.  Not really a looker from her stern angle, was she?  I bet if you scan… read more ›

A real photo postcard in the style of Hoffman showing Majestic’s altar.  Like Olympic, it seems the altar was setup in second class on Majestic.  Interestingly, many of Majestic’s religious artifacts ended up on the… read more ›

Perhaps the best swimming pool ever put in a liner.  This was no simple plunge bath, this is positively Pompeian!  Unused and in excellent condition.

A pair of the last cards printed for Majestic.  The White Star version and the Cunard White Star overprint from 1935.  Both unused, the CWS version has an ink spot on the front and some… read more ›

Enamel souvenir spoon as sold in the gift shop of the Majestic.  Great portrait of the liner at the top, and the liner’s name etched into the bowl.  The enamel has no damage of any… read more ›

Stationery that comes to us right off the world’s largest liner, RMS Majestic.  Maker’s watermark and in excellent condition.

Great real photo postcard of the Caledonia, ex-Majestic, arriving in the Firth of Forth.  Note her cut-down masts.  This was done in order to get the ship under the amazing Firth of Fourth Bridge.  Unused… read more ›

The poor captain of the HMS Hawke is what I think of when I see this photo.  Ship owners, whether navies or merchant fleets, take a dim view of any accident that happens under your… read more ›

Back in 2004, I had a number of sets of bookends made out of pine decking from the Olympic that had been removed from the Haltwhistle paint factory.  I kept two sets, and all the… read more ›

Bronze decorative acanthus leaf from a first-class corridor on Olympic.  When walking down first-class hallways, the decorative coving near the ceiling hid electrical wiring.  These were used to hide the seams in the coving woodwork… read more ›

The best first-class deck plan I have ever carried for the “Old Reliable.”  Interestingly, it is dated July, 1913, and reprinted after the war in 1920, listing the à la carte restaurant simply as the… read more ›

Unused and unusual gummed sticker for mail posted on Olympic.  Measures about 2″ long.  Excellent condition.  A small quantity available.

A writing pen made from Olympic’s timbers.  These were made custom for me by Ray Cowell, who once owned the paint factory that was outfitted with fittings from Olympic. Measures about 3.5″.

Now available!  A lavishly illustrated history by Brian Hawley of one of the greatest liners ever built — White Star’s RMS Olympic.  Highlights of this 128-page softcover book include dozens of unpublished and never-before-seen photographs,… read more ›

Rarely seen oversized book post card of Olympic.  She’s brand new and sitting in the River Mersey during her salute to the city in June, 1911.  Very large, measuring about 10½” x 5½”.  Unused and… read more ›

Touching the River Lagan for the first time, Olympic is in her natural element.  She was at this point undergoing the most stress she would ever experience in her career, and I think it would… read more ›

A rarely seen photo of RMS Olympic off the Dardanelles, I believe, early in the war as a troop ship.  She’s impressive to say the least.  I would hate to be the fellow who had… read more ›

A stunning and impressive view of Olympic being dipped back in the water after an overhaul in Southampton’s famous floating dry dock.  The view dates to the early 1930s, and the ship sports her new… read more ›

A nice pre-war artist rendering card for your favorite and mine, RMS Olympic of the White Star Line.  Posted from Boston on June 28, 1913.  Very good condition.

Real photo card of the first-class smoking room on board White’s Star’s Olympic.  This image shows the room after her 1919 refit and reentry into service.  Extremely clear!  Unused and in excellent condition.

Much-desired souvenir plate from the gift shop of our favorite liner RMS Olympic.  A highlight of any china collection are some of the gift shop items to spice up the looks of the display.  It… read more ›

I have always considered White Star’s Teutonic to be the first ocean liner.  She was more reliable (and some say safer) because she had twin screws and didn’t need sails.  She was also big enough… read more ›