Ocean Liner & Nautical Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a great circa 1950s souvenir pocket or grooming knife for Matson Lines. Established in 1926 with the purchase of Oceanic Steamship Company, Matson ran routes all over the Pacific...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1950s sailor's uniform badge for the steamship Cambodge of the Compagnie des Messageries Maritimes, a French shipping line. The Cambodge first sailed to the Orient in 195The...

ARTIFACT: Late 1950's – early 1960's Eastern Steamship Lines S.S. Ariadne shipboard cufflink tray. Eastern Steamship Co. was established in 1901 by Charles Wyman Morse through the merge and...

ARTIFACT: Great, 1950's Matson Lines souvenir cigarette lighter from the Steamship Matsonia. The public shipping company was established in the late 1880's with initial routes to the Hawaiian Islands...

ARTIFACT: Great, 1950's Matson Lines souvenir cigarette lighter from the Steamship Lurline. The public shipping company was established in the late 1880's with initial routes to the Hawaiian Islands...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1950s officer uniform jacket and pants for the United States Power Squadrons by the Commodore Uniform Company of New York. Formed in 1914, the Power Squadrons aimed to...

ARTIFACT: Nice circa 1955 Norddeutscher Lloyd Steamship Line salad plate by Rosenthal China. Norddeutscher Lloyd was a German shipping line that was established in 1857 and became one of the most...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1950s collar badge for the Gulf and South American Steamship Lines. The line operated from 1947 until 1971, and was a joint venture by the Grace Line and Lykes Brothers. The...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1940s wooden clothes hanger from the Cunard Steamship Lines, a line probably most famous for its ill-fated ship, the Lusitania. The slightly curved hanger is in excellent...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II era employee identification badge for Ashbridge Boat Works of Wilmington, California. Ashbridge made small craft for many clients, including the United States Army...

ARTIFACT: This is a nice circa World War II boatswain's whistle in sterling silver hanging from a wonderful woven lanyard. A boatswain (also bos'n or bosun) is the senior sailor on board a ship who...

ARTIFACT: Beautiful 1930's - 1940's Union Steam Ship Company (USS Co.) of New Zealand enameled officer's hat badge. Also known as the Union Line, the USS Co. was once one of the largest shipping...