Pristine and like new …. excellent heavy silk/ rayon scarf for NDL’s  Bremen and the Europa. I have seen these offered in many border colors … this one has a red boarder. Super condition and getting harder to find.

A lovely brochure for the dual liners and their 1971 Caribbean cruises. Excellent floral cover graphics and great color inside .. this is a beautiful brochure for sure. Another few years and both ships would be sold off to other owners. Can you spot the minor graphic cover flaw that puts my design OC in hyper drive?

Really cool double set of playing cards for the lovely Bremen 5. One set has a red boarder and one with a grey boarder. The case is not completely intact but the card look brand new!

Direct from the onboard gift shop of one of my favorite ships of all times … the TS Hanseatic. This green portrait goblet is in Excellent condition! $22

Great official photo of the lovely Europa. Nice Hapag Lloyd sticker on the back. Good shape!

TS Bremen dual set of playing cards. These were probably purchased on board. The cards are in great condition one set with a red boarder .. the other with gray. The case is a little cracked on one side … all else is wonderful! 3 jokers per color set.

Interesting Ocean Gazette from onboard the SS Berlin July 17th, 1911.
filled with general articles and vintage ads including other NDL services and cruises. The front cover is separated from the rest of the booklet.

Interesting heavy metal ashtray with a profile impression of one of the Early German 4 stackers. This originally had a copper like finish coating that has mostly peeled off over time .. I bet this could be recoated though. Certainly interesting … I wonder what secrets it’s history holds?.

Lovely crackle glaze trinket box for NDL’s last Flagship Bremen. The box is perfect for coins and or maybe small cosmetics (my nanny would have used it for beauty powder). The cover boasts a great profile of NDL’s First Bremen on the outside .. and the Bremen V on the inside. Excellent condition.

Great little pin dish for the Last NGL flagship Liner. I just love “etching” like portrait of the ship leaving NYC.
Gold trimmed and in Excellent condition. NGL anchor and key house flag on the back side.

Great little souvenir item for the lovely last flagship. The ship is shown in gold. A few light scratches.

Lovely cobalt blue ash/pin tray from one of the NGL ships giftshop.
Lovely Anchor and Key symbol … gold trimmed! excellent condition.

Lovely cobalt blue ash/pin tray for the 100 year anniversary of NGL Services.. 1857-1957.
Lovely Anchor and Key symbol … gold trimmed! excellent condition.

Great brass bell for the little Hapag Hamburg. Lovely souvenir item for the little 1920’s built German lady. Excellent shape and rings like a charm!

Lovely “My cruise to the West Indies” booklet .. a souvenir items from the cruise that started on 1/27/26 from NY.
Lovely gold lettering and profile of the ship on the clover … this is in excellent shape. There are some handwritten notes from the travelers journey on the cruise. The reliance was owned by Hamburg American line and was given to the allies after WW1.. after several seasons under United American (Harriman) Line.. the ship was sold back to the Germans. The booklet lists passengers and some cruise staff/ officers.

Terrific full color deck plan booklet for the cute little Hanseatic. She started life as Zim Lines Shalom… but was sold odd to the Germans after only a few years of Transatlantic service. the plan is printed on glossy paper and includes color photos of people enjoying various rooms and activities onboard. Excellent like new condition!

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”.

Nice litle sailing schedule folter for the 2 German passenger ships. 2 of the 6 pages are dedicated to the individual ships (which is unusual for a sailings foldout) while 4 remaining pages are schedule and general info. Both ships would soon be sold to other owners.

Once the French Pasteur, NDL’s last Bremen was extensively rebuilt and brought into German service in 1959. This is a cute little crepe paper party hat form one of her voyages .. in great shape!

Lovely detailed Mercator Model for the Cap Polonio. This little lady was completed right after WW1 started and was drafted into the German Navy for a brief time … but released due to poor speed performance and large coal consumption. After the war, she went to the Allies ..and in 1921 was sold back to the Germans and employed on the South American route for which she was built. She was sold for scrap in the early years of the depression

The details on these Mercator models is nothing short of extraordinary. This is a lovely model of the Columbus … really the only liner (she was on the ways) left to Germany at the end of WW2. Originally to be named Hindenberg she assumed the name Columbus .. when her sister “Columbus” was given to The Allies and become the Homeric for White Star. The Columbus (now ex Hindenberg) was modernized in the late 20’s to keep up with the speedy new NDL racers … the Bremen and Europa. The Columbus was sadly scuttled by her German crew off the US coast to a avoid capture.

Known for their minute and impressive detail, Mercator models are amazing!… Here we have the first of Ballin’s trio … the Imperator. The Kaiser was so impressed with the ship … he saw to it that the social hall had his bust displayed prominently. The model shows the Imperator very early in life … with the bow eagle and super tall funnels. The eagle lasted on a few voyages .. and the funnels were shortened in her first refit. Excellent condition!

Stunning official NDL photograph of the racer Europa. The back contains statistical typed info in German and English … as well as some handwritten German text. The Europa was almost destroyed while under construction by fire , but hre germans rebuilt her. She briefly held the speed record.  The photo is approx. 7×7. The Image is crisp sharp and in wonderful condition.

NDL’s 4 funnel racer was caught at the onset of WW1 … and quickly put into service for the US Navy as the USS Agamemnon. After WW1 There were schemes to reactivate her for peacetime service alongside the Leviathan and other German ships … but she was kept in the backwaters of the reserve fleet and never used again. She remained in the backwaters until after WW2 , and was towed away as a rusty old gal to become pins and needles for American baby boomers. There is a 1″ chip out of the upper right hand corner.