DESCRIPTION -- Souvenir dish from the MV Rangitata which sows in the centre the vessel name and houseflag from the New Zealand Shipping Company, and is in a very good condition and a rare find (click on the picture to see a close up view of the houseflag and in centre).
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CONDITION -- Very Good

HISTORY -- The RMS Rangitata was an ocean passenger liner, built in 1929, and scrapped in 1962. She was operated by the New Zealand Shipping Company between London and Wellington, New Zealand, via the Panama Canal with her two sister ships Rangitiki and Rangitane.  During World War II, in 1940 Rangitata sailed from Liverpool with 113 evacuated children under the Children's Overseas Reception Board CORB scheme on 28 August 1940,bound for New Zealand through the Panama Canal in convoy OB 205, with SS Volendam (carrying children bound for Canada, which was torpedoed), with 113 CORB children arriving safely in New Zealand.  

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DESCRIPTION -- As used on board mustard spoon from the New Zealand Steamship Company which is in a very good condition and shows on it the company emblem, and is a very rare find from this shipping line.  
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CONDITION -- Very Good

HISTORY -- The New Zealand Shipping Company (N.Z.S.S.Co.) was a shipping company whose ships ran passenger and cargo services between Great Britain and New Zealand between 1873 and 1973.

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DESCRIPTION -- From the New Zealand Steamship Company a fantastic find of a glass cabin ashtray from the 1950's and the size is 6" (15cm) and in an excellent condition showing on the front the company crest.
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CONDITION -- Excellent

HISTORY -- The New Zealand Shipping Company (N.Z.S.S.Co.) was a shipping company whose ships ran passenger and cargo services between Great Britain and New Zealand between 1873 and 1973.  A group of Christchurch businessmen, including Hugh Murray-Aynsley and John Coster, founded the company in 1873. From 1875 the livery consisted of black hulls, white superstructure and yellow funnels.

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.
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DESCRIPTION -- Extremely rare to find item which is from the New Zealand Steamship Company and is a yellow colour cabin ashtray which dates from the 1930's. The size is 4" (10.5cm) x 3" (7.5cm) and it shows on it the company name embossed on the top. At some point in time this item would have been part of a 'Stack' ashtray and had a funnel shape attached to it.
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CONDITION -- Very Good

HISTORY -- The New Zealand Shipping Company Limited was incorporated in 1873 in Christchurch, New Zealand, by a group of local farmers and merchants, who were dissatisfied with the country's existing shipping facilities and their inability to cope with the country's rapidly expanding trade. The company was initially administered from New Zealand, with input from a 'Board of Advice' in the City of London. The new company began by purchasing four second-hand iron sailing ships. 

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DESCRIPTION -- Set of early playing cards from the New Zealand Shipping Company and are an almost complete set and all in a very good condition. Of the playing cards the Ace cards have the name of the shipping line across them. They are an as used on board set and are fairly old and difficult to date.
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CONDITION -- Very Good

HISTORY -- The New Zealand Shipping Company (N.Z.S.S.Co) was a shipping company whose ships ran passenger and cargo services between Great Britain and New Zealand between 1873 and 1973. A group of Christchurch businessmen founded the company in 1873. The company gradually established a fleet of vessels, using Maori names for each. From 1875 the livery consisted of black hulls, white superstructure and yellow funnels.

NOTES -- Many other different N.Z.S.S.Co. items are also to be found available from Travellers in Time and are on the website, so if you cannot find what you are looking for please contact us with your interest at sales@travellersintime.net.
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DESCRIPTION -- Old library book as used onboard cruise ship from the New Zealand Steamship Company which is stamped inside and is in a very good condition (click on the picture to see a view of the inside cover). 
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CONDITION -- Very Good 

HISTORY -- The New Zealand Shipping Company (NZSSCo.) was a shipping company whose ships ran passenger and cargo services between Great Britain and New Zealand between 1873 and 1973.  A group of Christchurch businessmen, including Hugh Murray-Aynsley and John Coster, founded the company in 1873. From 1875 the livery consisted of black hulls, white superstructure and yellow funnels. 
 
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