Interesting barrel like ash tray from the gift shop on board the SS Oronsay.
made of sturdy oak with brass trimmings .. it is solid little souvenir item from the ship which was a product of the post WW2 fleet rebuilding program of the Orient Line. Great condition!

Brand new box of QE playing cards … trimmed in yellow. These are in excellent shape and perfect for your collection!

Awesome pin tray for the lovely Mardi Gras! Once the Empress of Canada, she helped put Carnival on the map … and they have become the biggest in the business. Beautifully dome in Black glass and white outline. Excellent condition.

Lovely Mid-50’s PL and portrait log abstract for a May voyage aboard the Lizzy. Excellent shape with gold trimmings on the cover. The ship averaged 29.67 knots!

I’m not sure which cruise line started usung thse dishes in the 1970’s as souvenirs… but almost every old world “luxury” line had adopeted them and they were a staple onboard well into the 1990’s. This rosenthal dish celebrates the DEC7-19 Caribbean cruise of the Hanseatic … she was once Zim Lines flagship Shalom.

I’m not sure which cruise line started usung thse dishes in the 1970’s as souvenirs… but almost every old world “luxury” line had adopeted them and they were a staple onoard well into the 1990’s. This rosenthal dish celebrates the Feb 11-25 Caribbean cruise of the Hamburg … German Atlantic’s “spaceship”.

A cruise the started on Valentines day to Trinidad. There were almost 1300 (1278) folks onboard this cruise … probably a good money earning trip for the ship. She was barely 4 years old.

Awesome set of cards with minor edge wear for the EOE … and contained in a padded case. The case does have some liquid staining =( … but it is still lovely! The case also has a texture CP script logo on the front.

Outstanding little plan for the GC … sister to the lovely Augustus that just was scrapped at Alang about 4 years ago. They were Italy’s first new build’s after WW2 and set the Italian Line design trend of their ships for the next decade. Great little plan!

Three great items for the lovely SS America. There is a tournament form for ships activities an Alwyard Image postcard and a lovely postcard image of the ship passing the Statue of Liberty. Great little collection in great shape.

Here is the much awaited book on the sisters Empress of Ireland and Empress of Britain from my Canadian friend Ian …
I need to get my own copy ordered ASAP… Here are the preview tidbits from the back of the book:

The Tale of Two Sisters is packed with:
Unseen pictures from the original reports of Lloyd’s Register who surveyed the
construction of the Empress of Britain and the Empress of Ireland from the keel up.
Photographic illustration of what it must have looked like when the SS Storstad and
the Empress of Ireland collided.

Very rare pictures taken aboard the SS Storstad and the SS Helvetia. Ship’s plans and diagrams showing the collisions that occurred involving all four ships and so many mysteries revealed.

… Two coal carrying colliers; the SS Storstad and the SS Helvetia were built and
launched from the same ship yard only a year apart. The latter made less of a mark on
Maritime history, but both were destined to meet two sister ships called the Empress
of Ireland and the Empress of Britain…

… In the early hours of May 29th 1914, Captain Kendall loses sight of an unknown vessel steaming down the St. Lawrence river into a fog bank. Captain Henry George Kendall (while knowing that the other vessel was in the vicinity) orders the Empress of Ireland to a dead stop, but did the ship stop?…

… With only seconds left Captain Murray orders the Empress of Britain full speed astern
after hearing an approaching vessel foghorn extremely close. Out of the fog emerges a
collier passing across the Empress” bow; Captain Murray knew it was too late…

If you wish you can order this book directly from Ian at either his website @ www.theempressofireland.com. Shipping to the US and Canada is $10 and Ian will quote postage for other world wide locations.

Beginning this month, I am partnering with Canadian friend and (Empress of Ireland fanatic) Ian Kinder to offer several of his EOI/EOB related items. This a lovely rigging profile of both the Empress of Britain and the Helvita. Fate is a funny thing …The Helvetia sank in a collision with the EOB about 2 years before the Empress of Ireland was sunk by a similar collier the Storstad. These plans were hand drawn by Ian and then reproduced on 40″ x 24″ FSC and SFI paper … completely suitable and perfect for framing! I encourage you to check out Ian’s website: www.theempressofireland.com/. Ian is in process of putting the final touches on a new Empress Of Ireland book that should be available in later December 2013. If you purchase this item from GLL, I will contact Ian and he will ship the item directly from his stock in Canada. Please allow 3 weeks for shipping.

Beginning this month, I am partnering with Canadian friend and (Empress of Ireland fanatic) Ian Kinder to offer several of his EOI related items. The first item is a lovely rigging profile of both the Empress of Ireland and the unfortunate ship that sent her to the bottom, the Storstad. These plans were hand drawn by Ian and then reproduced on 40″ x 24″ FSC and SFI paper … completely suitable and perfect for framing! I encourage you to check out Ian’s website: www.theempressofireland.com/. Ian is in process of putting the final touches on a new Empress Of Ireland book that should be available in later December 2013. If you purchase this item from GLL, I will contact Ian and he will ship the item directly from his stock in Canada. Please allow 3 weeks for shipping.

They were not kidding when they said “mini”. This is just darling cute and tiny tiny tiny. A little guidebook given to passengers on a cruise for “sites” to see around Lisbon. Mint condition!

Nice PL for the EOS in 1954 . Covers all classes with nice tipped in rendering of the EOS. Pre WW2 she was the Pacific flyer for CP… by the late 50’s she was sold and became the Hanseatic

Nice super heavy stock portrait card for the EOS …. shown in Liverpool harbor. This was probably a gift shop item available for onboard purchase. The EOJ>EOS> Hanseatic was one of may favorite ships. A smelly smokey fire in NY harbor sent her to the scrappers. This card does have an unfortunate crease line  … its only flaw!

Pristine passenger list from a 1968 crossing to Liverpool from Montreal. Includes First and tourist class passengers. Great condition! Nice chipped in official profile rendering of the ship!

Pristine passenger list from a December 1955 crossing to Liverpool from Quebec. Includes First and tourist class passengers … and about 1/2 page of autographs. Great condition! A footnote anounces the new Empress of Britain coming in 1956!

A passenger list for the DOY dated August 1938. Several adverts inside including the Empress of Japan, Empress of Britain and the huge CPR hotel at Banff (still open today under different owners). Also includes an official portrait of the King and Queen in celebration of the opening of the “Empire” exhibit in Scotland.