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Background imageRare Collection: RMS Lusitania - postcard, George Marks and wife, WW1

RMS Lusitania - postcard, George Marks and wife, WW1
RMS Lusitania - postcard dated 5 May 1915 to a Miss Powell in Southampton. The card refers to a George Marks and his wife

Background imageRare Collection: Post Office Wireless Stations and Fisheries

Post Office Wireless Stations and Fisheries
A simply magnificent, large scale, poster map of Post Office Wireless Stations commissioned by the General Post Office and designed by Leslie MacDonald Gill, 1939

Background imageRare Collection: A Map of Scotland

A Map of Scotland
A truly outstanding, and rare, original Empire Marketing Board poster by the master of decorative map making, Leslie MacDonald ('Max') Gill

Background imageRare Collection: Earlier Titanic, Certificate of Discharge, William Edwards

Earlier Titanic, Certificate of Discharge, William Edwards
Earlier ship named Titanic - a rare Certificate of Discharge issued to Seaman William Edwards, following his discharge from the ship as an able bodied seaman on 4 January 1890

Background imageRare Collection: White Star Line, RMS Olympic and Titanic - calendar

White Star Line, RMS Olympic and Titanic - calendar
Rare White Star Line calendar with impressed lettering Olympic and Titanic, the largest steamers in the World'. The transatlantic Southampton to New York route is advertised as are several other

Background imageRare Collection: RMS Titanic - shell memorials and two publications

RMS Titanic - shell memorials and two publications
RMS Titanic - rare post-disaster naive hand-decorated shells depicting the Titanic and Carpathia presented in a period oak frame

Background imageRare Collection: White Star Line - collection of cutlery

White Star Line - collection of cutlery
White Star Line - collection of miscellaneous White Star and later cutlery, one cake fork, four fish knives and five spoons. Date: 20th century

Background imageRare Collection: White Star Line, decorative endpapers, presentation book

White Star Line, decorative endpapers, presentation book
White Star Line, decorative endpapers of presentation book. Extremely rare T.H. Ismay hardbound volume presented to the managers

Background imageRare Collection: White Star Line - three pocket books

White Star Line - three pocket books
White Star Line - three rare pocket books. (1) 1893 hardbound booklet of tide tables, sailings, passages, etc. published by Ismay, Imrie & Co

Background imageRare Collection: Union Castle Line, RMS Pretoria Castle - instruments

Union Castle Line, RMS Pretoria Castle - instruments
Union Castle Line, RMS Pretoria Castle, later SA Oranje - rare collection of brass engine room instruments together with the ship's bulkhead clock, fixed to an oak shield-shaped panel. 32 inches

Background imageRare Collection: White Star Line, Oceanic and Britannic - three items

White Star Line, Oceanic and Britannic - three items
White Star Line, Oceanic and Britannic - rare White Star Line carte de visite cabin plans, two for the Oceanic and one for the Britannic

Background imageRare Collection: White Star Line - Information for Passengers

White Star Line - Information for Passengers
White Star Line - rare early information for passengers and cabin plan of Screw Steam Ships Britannic, Germanic, Celtic, Adriatic, Republic and Baltic. 5 x 8 inches. Date: circa 1880

Background imageRare Collection: RMS Lusitania - bronze trench art, WW1

RMS Lusitania - bronze trench art, WW1
RMS Lusitania - extremely rare WW1 bronze trench art souvenir related to the sinking of the original Lusitania. She was sunk a mile east of Folkestone gate by German submarine U5

Background imageRare Collection: RMS Lusitania - captured German UC5 submarine. WW1

RMS Lusitania - captured German UC5 submarine. WW1
RMS Lusitania - rare cross-sectional postcard of the UC5, German submarine responsible for the sinking of the Lusitania in 1915

Background imageRare Collection: RMS Lusitania - propaganda medal, leaflet and other items

RMS Lusitania - propaganda medal, leaflet and other items
RMS Lusitania - Carlton ware model 6.5 inches, together with German propaganda medal, leaflet, and other items. The bronze German Lusitania medal was designed by Karl Goetz

Background imageRare Collection: Cunard liners Mauretania and Lusitania - two items

Cunard liners Mauretania and Lusitania - two items
William Affleck Anderson Archive - two items. Top: rare postcard of the Cunard sisters Lusitania and Mauretania together titled Funnels of Mauretania and Lusitania Canada Dock 14 October 1909

Background imageRare Collection: Cunard White Star, RMS Queen Mary, engineers log

Cunard White Star, RMS Queen Mary, engineers log
Cunard White Star, RMS Queen Mary engineers log, detailing voyage no.1 (27 May 1936, Captain Sir Edgar Britten RD RNR) to no.87 (12 July 1942, Captain J G Bisset)

Background imageRare Collection: Airship Hindenburg, American Airlines, advertising sign

Airship Hindenburg, American Airlines, advertising sign
Rare Zeppelin travel agent's advertising sign in glass: Now Fly to Europe via Airship Hindenburg and American Airlines Inc'. 28 x 20 inches. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageRare Collection: White Star Line, Titanic lettercard written on board

White Star Line, Titanic lettercard written on board
White Star Line, RMS Titanic - Second Class passenger and victim Henry James Beauchamp, rare Titanic lettercard written on board and posted with original one penny stamp

Background imageRare Collection: RMS Titanic, Charles Lightoller summons

RMS Titanic, Charles Lightoller summons
RMS Titanic - Second Officer Charles Lightoller. An official summons to appear before the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia

Background imageRare Collection: Titanic Hero Memorial notice, Belfast

Titanic Hero Memorial notice, Belfast
RMS Titanic - notice relating to the Belfast Titanic Hero Memorial'. It reads The Lady Mayoress having desired the opportunity of putting before our employes a suggestion that they should be

Background imageRare Collection: Cover design, Celebrities Monthly, photographs, sketches

Cover design, Celebrities Monthly, photographs, sketches
Rare July 1895 copy of Celebrities Monthly, Actual Photographs with Biographical Sketches, published in New York, USA, including future Titanic First Class passenger and victim John Jacob Astor IV

Background imageRare Collection: Carpathia and Titanic - decorated shells in oak frame

Carpathia and Titanic - decorated shells in oak frame
Carpathia and Titanic - rare post-disaster hand-decorated shells depicting the two ships, presented in a period oak frame. 6 x 4.5 inches. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageRare Collection: RMS Titanic - Arthur Williams, storekeeper and victim

RMS Titanic - Arthur Williams, storekeeper and victim
RMS Titanic - signed photo postcard written by First Class storekeeper and victim Arthur John Williams. The postcard was postally used on 24 December 1909

Background imageRare Collection: White Star Line - knives, spoons and fork

White Star Line - knives, spoons and fork
White Star Line - collection of miscellaneous cutlery, four knives, five spoons and one fork, including three rare kosher knives

Background imageRare Collection: White Star Line, RMS Olympic - breakfast menu

White Star Line, RMS Olympic - breakfast menu
White Star Line, RMS Olympic - First Class breakfast menu, 4 October 1920. Date: 1920

Background imageRare Collection: White Star Line, calendar

White Star Line, calendar
White Star Line - rare complete Liverpool Printing Stationery Company White Star calendar showing a different liner/view for each month. Date: 1905

Background imageRare Collection: Cunard liners Mauretania and Lusitania, Canada Dock

Cunard liners Mauretania and Lusitania, Canada Dock
Cunard liners Mauretania and Lusitania, William Affleck Anderson Archive. An extremely rare postcard of the Cunard sister ships Lusitania and Mauretania together

Background imageRare Collection: Cover design, P&O Pencillings, illustrated by W W Lloyd

Cover design, P&O Pencillings, illustrated by W W Lloyd, rare hardbound volume, published by Day and Son, London with lithography by Emrik and Binger

Background imageRare Collection: P & O Sketches in Pen and Ink, by Harry Furniss

P & O Sketches in Pen and Ink, by Harry Furniss
Cover design, P & O Sketches in Pen and Ink, by Harry Furniss. Rare hardbound volume, published by The Studio of Design and Illustration Supply Agency, London, 204 pages

Background imageRare Collection: Zeppelin airship - four items

Zeppelin airship - four items. Rare pair of 1934 timetables to South America via Zeppelin. Auch unser Werk (Also our Work) Zeppelin postcard and cover. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageRare Collection: Space Memorabilia - Joan Aldrin collection

Space Memorabilia - Joan Aldrin collection
Space Memorabilia - rare Apollo 11 signed first day cover, comes directly from the collection of Joan Aldrin. The Apollo 11 signed cover has a 10 cent First Man On The Moon postage stamp

Background imageRare Collection: Space Memorabilia - Apollo 11 first day cover

Space Memorabilia - Apollo 11 first day cover
Space Memorabilia - rare Apollo 11 signed first day cover, comes directly from the collection of Joan Aldrin. The Apollo 11 signed cover has a 10 cent First Man On The Moon postage stamp

Background imageRare Collection: White Star Line, RMS Olympic and Titanic - framed poster

White Star Line, RMS Olympic and Titanic - framed poster
White Star Line, RMS Olympic and Titanic - extremely rare official White Star Line poster, circa 1910-1911. White Star Line agent's poster showing a commanding image of the ship at sea in a 3/4

Background imageRare Collection: Transatlantic Steam Ship Company, ironstone saucer

Transatlantic Steam Ship Company, ironstone saucer
Transatlantic Steam Ship Company, rare 19th century ironstone saucer depicting the vessel Liverpool, from the Captain Edward J. Smith Archive. 6.5 inches. Date: circa late 1830s

Background imageRare Collection: Titanic fireman Lindsay continuous certificate of discharge

Titanic fireman Lindsay continuous certificate of discharge
RMS Titanic - fireman William Charles Lindsay, continuous certificate of discharge, showing Titanic listed as voyage No. 7 and described as intended New York

Background imageRare Collection: RMS Titanic - Maria Robinson's memorial plaque

RMS Titanic - Maria Robinson's memorial plaque
RMS Titanic - property of Maria Robinson, fiancee of Wallace Hartley, bandleader and violinist, who died in the disaster. Extremely rare, possibly unique, In Memory plaque printed May 1912

Background imageRare Collection: White Star Line, RMS Britannic - brochure cover

White Star Line, RMS Britannic - brochure cover
White Star Line, RMS Britannic - cover design, promotional launch brochure dated 26 February 1914. Date: 1914

Background imageRare Collection: RMS Olympic and Titanic promotional image, log card

RMS Olympic and Titanic promotional image, log card
RMS Olympic and Titanic promotional image, with log card for the Olympic's eastbound maiden voyage (Voyage 1 East, departing New York for Southampton on 28 June 1911), captained by E J Smith

Background imageRare Collection: RMS Olympic - promotional poster

RMS Olympic - promotional poster showing accommodation on board for all classes, prices and news items, following the final refit in 1933. 24 x 18 inches. Date: circa 1933

Background imageRare Collection: RMS Olympic - stateroom cabin door (detail)

RMS Olympic - stateroom cabin door (detail)
RMS Olympic - rare walnut satinwood 1/2 veneer two panel First Class stateroom cabin door (detail) with gilt and silver plated door furniture

Background imageRare Collection: RMS Olympic - stateroom cabin door

RMS Olympic - stateroom cabin door
RMS Olympic - rare walnut satinwood 1/2 veneer two panel First Class stateroom cabin door with gilt and silver plated door furniture. Comprising fingerplate, door handles and grip bar stamped C86

Background imageRare Collection: RMS Olympic - cast iron deck bench

RMS Olympic - cast iron deck bench
RMS Olympic - rare original cast iron deck bench of the style seen on both Olympic and Titanic. The bench is in original condition with period skits and will benefit from restoration

Background imageRare Collection: White Star Line - antique brass flare pistol

White Star Line - antique brass flare pistol
White Star Line - rare antique brass SPRA flare pistol, stamped White Star Line 22368 with proof mark. Barrel 3.75 inches. with deactivation certificate, dated 5/4/00

Background imageRare Collection: White Star Line - whisky tot in the shape of a golfball

White Star Line - whisky tot in the shape of a golfball
White Star Line - rare RMS Homeric yellow metal golfball whisky tot

Background imageRare Collection: Rare CGT Gerrer agent's calendar

Rare CGT Gerrer agent's calendar showing the ships of the line including the Ile de France. 9 x 14 inches

Background imageRare Collection: Rare Italia Navigazione brass framed agent's calendar

Rare Italia Navigazione brass framed agent's calendar made by Cesona and Co. of Milan. 9.5 x 13.5 inches

Background imageRare Collection: Black marble mantel clock - Charles, 1st Viscount Wakefield

Black marble mantel clock - Charles, 1st Viscount Wakefield
Black marble mantel clock with brass plaque to Charles Cheers Wakefield by Royce Limited, Trafford Park, Manchester As a mark of esteem March 22nd 1903'



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