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White Star Line, RMS Olympic. First Class lounge stained glass window 1911.
by Jonathan Quayle |
White Star Line RMS Olympic First Class Lounge monumental stained glass window A recent purchase by Pursers Locker was this stella piece of art and major decorative feature of the ships famous 1st Class lounge, original to the ship in c-1911. The decorative panel at the top which opened inwards to vent fresh air in from the enclosed Promenade Deck...
White Star Line recycled First Class souvenirs RMS ‘Olympic’ c-1935
by Jonathan Quayle |
Recycling and ‘upcycling’ is no modern invention, industry has been doing its for decades. A case in point was the company responsible for braking up titanic’s famous sister ship, the RMS ‘Olympic’. Originally manufactured around c-1911/12, for 1st or 2nd class staterooms for use as carafe and glass holders to keep its contents in place on the...
RMS 'Olympic' White Star Line Lifeboat Plaque c-1911
by Jonathan Quayle |
All ships lifeboats were fitted with plaques denoting which vessel they came from, usually in brass or bronze, fitted to either side of the boats bow, today they are choice souvenirs, a real tangible piece of the ship herself. Pursers locker were recently lucky enough to secure an original example from one of the most famous transatlantic liners of all-time,...
White Star Line, Titanic/Olympic era 1st class fine china hors d’oeuvres dish. c-1911/12
by Jonathan Quayle |
White Star Line, 1st class hors d'oeuvres three section in the wisteria pattern especially chosen for used onboard the 'olympic' & 'titanic', manufactured by Stoniers of Liverpool. Produced and used within the ships 1st class dinning room. Similar examples of this pattern and shape have been recovered from the titanic wreck site. They can be seen at various exhibits of...
Cunard White Star Line RMS ‘Queen Mary’, c-1936, repurposed Art Deco light fixtures
by Jonathan Quayle |
Recently Pursers Locker uncovered a large haul of built in light fixtures from the famous Cunard White Star Line, RMS ‘Queen Mary’ the majority dated to when the ship entered service back in 1936. Most had been ‘built in’ fixtures which do not easily lend themselves easily in to future use within the modern home. We thought about this and...