Ocean Liner & Nautical Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II era officer cap badge in bullion and enamel worn by Wally Johnson, a radio officer for the Grace Lines. Grace was originally begun by two Irish brothers as a shipping company in the nineteenth century and evolved into a...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1920s or 1930s officer's visor hat badge on its original badge for Matson Steamship Lines. Established in 1926 with the purchase of Oceanic Steamship Company, Matson ran routes all over the Pacific. The badge is embroidered in...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful circa 1930s shipping hat badge for the Grace Lines (W. R. Grace & Company). Grace was originally begun by two Irish brothers as a shipping company in the nineteenth century and evolved into a luxury cruise line over time...

ARTIFACT: This is a large oval serving platter from the early nineteenth century for the Boston Yacht Club in Marblehead, Massachusetts. The club has been around since 186The platter is made in England and stamped on reverse. We also have a Boston Yacht...

ARTIFACT: This is a salvaged small craft anchor dating to the latter half of the 19th century. It is fully intact and in excellent condition! VINTAGE: Circa 1850-1899. SIZE: Approximately 19" in length, 18-1/2" wide (crosspiece) and 14" between the...

ARTIFACT: This is a great circa 1910s steamship lantern by Perkins Marine Lamp Corporation of Brooklyn, New York. The lantern is marked "Starboard Classes II & III". Sadly, the lens is cracked, but the lantern still presents very nicely. VINTAGE: Circa...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1900 commodore's boat tea cup and saucer set from the New York Yacht Club, which was established in 184The cup shows two intertwined flags, and both the cup and saucer have a blue and gilt bordered rim. The set most likely...

ARTIFACT: This is a minty World War I United States Shipping Board-Emergency Fleet Corporation / American International Shipbuilding Corporation war worker badge from the Hog Island (Philadelphia), Pennsylvania Shipyard. The badge is by Philadelphia...

ARTIFACT: This is a 10 karat gold pin for forty years of service to the Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company by Balfour. The pin reads NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING & DRY DOCK CO. 40 and shows the company's logo at center with a gear, trident and NN...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare circa 1900 Hudson's Bay Company factor (or mercantile agent) badge. The badge was made in England by J.R. Gaunt of London. It is nicely enameled with the Hudson's Bay coat of arms, two stags and a fox with a crest above the motto...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1966 Zippo lighter advertising Nopal Lines. VINTAGE: Circa 1966. SIZE: About 1-1/2" in width by 2-1/4" in height and about 1/2" in depth; standard Zippo size. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Chrome-plated brass with green and yellow...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1947 Zippo lighter with a factory-engraved sailboat. The lighter is in chromed nickel with a nickel insert. VINTAGE: Circa 1947. SIZE: Approximately 2-1/4" height and 1-1/2" width and 1/2" thickness. CONSTRUCTION /...