Ocean Liner & Steamship Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a 1930s lapel pin for the Propeller Club of the United States. Founded in 1927, the club was a grassroots organization for maritime interests that spread to international ports. VINTAGE: Circa 1930's. SIZE: Approximately 9/16" in...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1930 advertising letter opener for the steamship S.S. City of Birmingham of the Savannah Line (or the Ocean Steamship Company of Savannah). Built in 1923 as one of the last passenger ships for the Savannah Line, the Birmingham...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare New York Harbor Ferries deckhand hat badge used on the Staten Island Ferry in the 1930s. The badge shows the New York City coat of arms along with eagle, anchor and ropes and reads DECKHAND 300. VINTAGE: Circa 1930s...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare circa 1921 United States Mail Steamship Company deck plan for three sister ships: the SS Panhandle State, the SS Creole State and the SS Old North State. The United States Mail Steamship Company, also known as the U.S. Mail Line,...

ARTIFACT: This is a fabulous old French Line steamship porter badge. The badge is round and reads FRENCH LINE 19 PORTER. VINTAGE: Circa 1920s-1930s. SIZE: 2" diameter. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Nickel-plated brass with black paint...

ARTIFACT: Beautiful circa 1924 Orient Line Australia boxed double deck of round playing cards in excellent condition. The Orient Steam Navigation Company (The Orient Line) was first established in the late 1870's as a British shipping company. During the...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1903 Anchor Line Transatlantic Steamships brochure entitled "Tours of Ireland, Scotland & England". It includes beautiful travel-related color illustrations (painted photographs) and information on various international...

ARTIFACT: This is a old Colonial Shipping Line butter pat dish. VINTAGE: Circa 1912. SIZE: About 3" in diameter. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Painted Porcelain. ATTACHMENT: None. MARKINGS: Baucher New York-Chicago Weidon(Germany) 1912. ITEM...

ARTIFACT: Great circa 1900 Canadian Pacific Starboard Crew badge #15 in stamped brass. The five point, convex star badge displays the number: "15" in the center in raised detail and surrounding it reads: "CANADIAN PACIFIC STARBOARD"...

ARTIFACT: Circa 1900 Hamburg - Amerika Steamship Line Petty Officer hat badge in wire, tinsel, and silk embroidery on wool. The center of the hat badge shows an embroidered flag of blue and white with gray details and black lettering. The flag pole is...

ARTIFACT: This is a soup bowl from the Porto Rico Steamship Line made by Buffalo China. The ship china topmark on the rim of the bowl shows a maroon pennant encircled by a round logo with ribbon tails. There is a B at the center of the pennant...

ARTIFACT: 1910's - 1920's Eastern Steamship Lines key for Berth #12 of the S.S. New York. Eastern Steamship Co. was established in 1901 by Charles Wyman Morse through the merge and consolidation of three shipping companies that controlled a number of...