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DESCRIPTION -- From the Royal Naval vessel HMS Cornwall this is a very old and rare to find wooden napkin ring made out of the deck timbers of the vessel and is well over 100 years old, and is in a very good condition dating from around 1875. It shows on it a metal plaque with an inscription as follows:
FROM THE TIMBER OF
H.M.S. CORNWALL
LAUNCHED BOMBAY 1815
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CONDITION -- Very Good
HISTORY -- HMS Cornwall was a 74-gun third-rate Vengeur-class ship of the line built for the Royal Navy in the 1810s. She spent most of her service in reserve and was converted into a reformatory and a school ship in her later years. The ship was broken up in 1875.
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DESCRIPTION -- From the Cunard Line this is an early plate which is extremely colourful and a rare find and not mny of this style are seen around. It is bottom marked ‘Cunard Steamship Company’ and is in an excellent condition dating from the 1930’s/40’s with the size as 6" (15cm).
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CONDITION -- Excellent
HISTORY -- The Cunard Line was the only company to continue regular transatlantic ocean crossings by liners after the 1970s. The French Line, Italian Line, the United States Line had gone out of business. Swedish America Line, Holland America Line along with Home Lines continued but only operating cruise ships. Liner service between New York and Europe was only offered by Cunard. The QE2 made numerous crossings into the 21st Century – making Cunard Line the only way to cross the pond and continuing the tradition of “getting there is half the fun.”
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DESCRIPTION -- This superb miniature bell is from the old vessel the MV Lion and is in a good condition dating from the 1960's.
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CONDITION -- Good
HISTORY -- MV Lion was a passenger ferry operated by P&O Ferries across the Irish Sea between 1968 and 1976, and across the English Channel until 1986.
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DESCRIPTION -- Original and rare to find decorative oval dish from the RMS Queen Mary produced in the traditional black chequered design. In a good condition with the size being 8½" (21cm) x 5" (13cm) and is bottom marked.
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CONDITION -- Good
HISTORY -- In 1934 the fabulous brand new liner was launched by Queen Mary as RMS Queen Mary. On her way down the slipway, Queen Mary was slowed by eighteen drag chains, which checked the liner's progress into the River Clyde, a portion of which had been widened to accommodate the launch.
NOTES -- Due to very large increases in postage costs to America, the price shown will cover large items but may take up to but not more than 42 days to receive from despatch. If items are wanted sooner a price on request can be given. If you have any enquiries about particular maritime items of interest that you are looking for, please contact us at sales@travellersintime.net to see if we can help or may have in stock.
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DESCRIPTION -- From 1937 a wooden barrel made from the teak of HMS Snapdragon which is in a great condition and was made for the coronation in that year. The size is 3" (8cm) high and it shows a plaque on the front engraved with name and details (click on the picture for a closer view of the plaque).
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CONDITION -- Very Good
HISTORY -- HMS Snapdragon
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DESCRIPTION -- Great find and an original early souvenir from the period. It is a tie clip souvenir showing on it a picture of the vessel and the name. In great condition and not many seen around for sale (click on the picture for a close up view).
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CONDITION -- Very Good
HISTORY -- In 1968, the Queen Elizabeth was sold to a group of American businessmen from a company called The Queen Corporation (which was 85% owned by Cunard and 15% by them). The new company intended to operate the ship as a hotel and tourist attraction in Port Everglades, Florida, similar to the use of Queen Mary in Long Beach, California. Elizabeth, as she was now called, actually opened to tourists before Queen Mary(which opened in 1971) but it was not to last.
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DESCRIPTION -- This item is an original Officers badge* from the British Petroleum Company London England and is in a great condition. (*There are many other Officers badges in stock)
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CONDITION -- Excellent
HISTORY -- British Petroleum is the third largest publicly traded energy company in the world and the fourth largest company overall in terms of revenue. In 2010, BP had revenues of $308 billion and claimed total assets of $272 billion. BP employs over 79,000 people worldwide and is headquartered in London, England but has additional headquarters in Houston, Texas.
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DESCRIPTION -- Silver-plated napkin ring from the British India Steam Navigation Company which shows on it the company logo and dates circa 1940's.
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CONDITION -- Very Good
HISTORY -- British India Steam Navigation Company ("BI") was formed in 1856 as the Calcutta and Burmah Steam Navigation Company. The company had been formed out of Mackinnon, Mackenzie & Co, a trading partnership of the Scots William Mackinnon and Robert Mackenzie, to carry mail between Calcutta and Rangoon. It became British India SN Co in 1862. Under the hand of Lord Inchcape, who had become chairman in 1913, the company became part of the P&O group of companies in 1914 through a complex amalgamation, but continued with its own identity and organisation for another nearly 60 years until 1972, when it was entirely absorbed into P&O.
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DESCRIPTION -- This item is a badge from the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. It is an item from the Naval Supply & Tanker section of the unit and it is from circa 1950's and an original item.
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CONDITION -- Very Good
HISTORY -- The Royal Fleet Auxiliary is a civilian-manned fleet, owned by the MOD, which supports Royal Navy ships around the world, supplying warships with fuel, ammunition and supplies. The RFA fleet is fully integrated into the RN's command and control system and forms a vital part of maritime operations.
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DESCRIPTION -- Souvenir dining plate from the Royal Navy dated circa 1900's and is a wall hanging item with a fixed hanging clip to the back. The naval dining plate has the traditional Crown/Crest design around edge and the size is 7" (17.5cm) wide and a very rare find of this type.
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CONDITION -- Excellent
HISTORY -- The History of the Royal Navy can be traced back to before the ninth century AD. However, the present Royal Navy was formally created as the national naval force of the Kingdom of England in 1660, following the Restoration of King Charles II to the throne. In 1707 it became the naval force of the Kingdom of Great Britain after the Union between England and Scotland which merged the English Navy with the much smaller Royal Scots Navy, although the two had begun operating together from the time of the Union of the Crowns in 1603.
NOTES -- Due to very large increases in postage costs to America, the price shown will cover large items but may take up to but not more than 42 days to receive from despatch. If items are wanted sooner a price on request can be given. Contact us at sales@travellersintime.net for all enquiries about maritime items of interest.
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