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joe at travelpage
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Member # 622

posted 03-01-2007 01:46 PM

I received an email from a lady who has a number of items from the Mauretania and Lusitania that were handed down to her from an uncle. She is trying to find someone who might be interested in buying them. I suggested E-bay but also said I would post a note here in case a CruiseTalker might be interested in some of the items as well.

Here's her description of what she has:

All items are from the year 1913 and were given to me by my uncle...

My uncle's mother came to the US from Finland prior to 1913. They left my uncle behind and returned in June of 1913 on the Mauretania to get him. I have from that ship 9 menus, a 2nd class passenger handbook that includes passenger list among it's 12 pages along with a colored map of ship lanes. Also included is paper note pad with 4 pages, a sketch of Mauretania on front, the 1st page as a red seal of Mauretania, 3 baggage tickets along with a Silver loving Cup about 3 inches high with a sepia picture of the Mauretania on the side. This silver cup has silver markings and has never been cleaned.

The family returned on the Lusitania in August 1913. I have from that ship 5 menus, spoon with marking "silver plated" on back, and when the family reached Ellis Island, my uncle fell, got all wet and he told me the Captain took one of the deck chair robes and wrapped him up, so I have that robe.

All together I have over 20 items from these two ships.......

thanks so much

Jean

More photos can be found here

Contact me if you have any interest and I can put you in touch with the lady looking to to sell these items.

Joe at TravelPage.com

[ 03-01-2007: Message edited by: joe at travelpage ]

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desirod7
First Class Passenger
Member # 1626

posted 03-01-2007 02:43 PM

Renninger's Antique Market last week at the Valley Forge Convention Center had a vendow with quite a few menus from Le Normandie, Maury, the Queens, Olympic, Andrea Doria and lesser known ships.

It is amazing how food trends have changed.

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BigUFan
First Class Passenger
Member # 1382

posted 03-14-2007 10:17 PM

What amazes me about that assortment is the fairly good condition in which the ephemera have remained. I would imagine the loving cup might go for a fair amount of money.

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Colin
First Class Passenger
Member # 1676

posted 03-15-2007 05:02 AM

Cunard may be interested in them, to put into Cunardia onboard Queen Victoria.

Regards, Colin.

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Malcolm @ cruisepage
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Member # 301

posted 03-15-2007 08:59 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Colin:
Cunard may be interested in them, to put into Cunardia onboard Queen Victoria.

Cunard of course probably are 'technically' the owners of some of the items!

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Onno
First Class Passenger
Member # 3071

posted 03-18-2007 06:07 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Colin:
Cunard may be interested in them, to put into Cunardia onboard Queen Victoria.

Even if it is just to learn themselves which ships they owned in the past!

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desirod7
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posted 11-18-2011 12:18 PM

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lasuvidaboy
First Class Passenger
Member # 4527

posted 11-18-2011 05:18 PM

Great images of one of the finest liners ever built. BTW, I have never seen the one of her being scrapped.

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docfl
First Class Passenger
Member # 4218

posted 11-18-2011 07:28 PM

Mauritania Deck plans

http://sticefamily.net/images/mau-2.jpg

docfl

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SCOTT H
First Class Passenger
Member # 6831

posted 11-20-2011 07:07 PM

I must agree on the scrapping photo of the Mauretania. I have sen a handful of pictures from '35 but nothing like the shot depicted. It was even in her last days the Mauretania was defiant to the end.

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