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A PAIR OF CENTENARY SOUVENIR DISHES FROM FURNESS WITHY LINE

This is a fantastic item to find which is in an almost as new condition. It is a pair of round dish souvenirs from the Furness Withy & Company Limited, which were produced to celebrate the centenary of the company. The items were produced in 1991 and show on them the crest of the company in gold. The dishes are also to be found in their original box and include the original paperwork that came with them. Click on the picture for a closer look at the item.

The Company was founded by Christopher Furness and Henry Withy in 1891 in Hartlepool. This was achieved by the amalgamation of the Furness Line of steamers with the business of Edward Withy and Co., iron and steel shipbuilders and repairers, of West Hartlepool.

An early acquisition in 1900 was a controlling interest in Richardsons Westgarth & Company, a marine engineering business. It started with 18 vessels and over the subsequent years it owned in excess of a thousand ships. It bought the Prince line in 1916.

The Furness family sold its interests in the Company to a consortium led by Frederick Lewis, a Director in the business, in 1919. The Company acquired the Red Cross Line in 1928 and Royal Mail Lines (formerly Royal Mail Steam Packet Company, once the largest shipping group in the world) in 1965.

In 1968 it went on to buy the Houlder Group, a company with offshore oil interests. In 1969 British and Commonwealth Shipping, Furness Withy, P&O and The Ocean Steamship Company established Overseas Containers Limited to exploit containerization. Furness Withy bought Manchester Liners in 1970. The Company was acquired by the Orient Overseas Container Line of Hong Kong in 1980.
Item: TT1341 BA149

A RARE ALLAN LINE SHIPPING ADVERT FROM THE 1880'S

This is a very rare advert from the famous old Shipping Company known as The Allan Line. It is dated from the 1880’s and is produced in a presentation frame. The size of the frame is 12" x 9½" (30cm x 24cm). It is a typical example of an advert for the period. Click on the picture for a close look at the advert

The Allan Line, more properly the Montreal Ocean Steamship Company, was founded in 1854 and began sailing in 1855. They continued to sail until about 1911 when negotiations with the Canadian Pacific Line took place. The company was merged with CP and became known as the Canadian Pacific Ocean Services Limited in 1915. However, it was not until 1917 that an official announcement of the merger finally became public.

Hugh and Andrew Allan, with other Canadian partners, incorporated the Montreal Steamship Company in 1854. They were the second, and fourth, of the five sons of Alexander (Sandy) Allan 1780-1854. All the Allans were involved in the shipping industry. Alexander Allan had founded the Allan Line of Sailing Ships in 1819, with regular sailings between Greenock and Quebec in the brigantine Jean, commencing June 9th 1819. Sandy Allan died March 18th 1854, before the first Montreal Steamship Company steamship Canadian, sailed from Liverpool September 16th 1854, and arrived at Quebec September 28th 1854, on her Maiden voyage.
Item: TT1297 BA146

COLLECTION OF ACCOUNT OF WAGES CERTIFICATES FROM THE 1940's

This item is a collection of Merchant Naval Personnel paperwork. It is a collection of Account of Wages certificates from the mid 1940's and they are all stamped and dated. There are 8 in the set in total.

The set of 8 forms are for a Seaman Legg and are all in a very good condition. This is an unusual find and a rare to own.
Item: TT1185 BA134

A COLLECTION OF RE- ENGAGEMENT CERTIFICATES FROM THE 1940's

This item is a collection of Merchant Naval Personnel paperwork. It is a collection of Re-Engagement certificates from the mid 1940's and are all stamped and dated. There are 5 in the set in total.

The set of 5 forms are for a Seaman Legg and are all in a very good condition. This is an unusual find and a rare to own.
Item: TT1184 BA134

A SELECTION OF AUSTRALIAN COMPANY LUGGAGE LABELS

This item is a selection of Australian Line Company luggage labels. They are unused and in a very good condition.

They are from the HUDDART PARKER LINE and the BURNS PHILIP LINE sections of the company. They are all stick on labels and are as new.
Item: TT1144 BA128

AN ON BOARD SHIPS PROGRAMME FROM THE HAMBURG AMERIKA LINE

This is an item from The SS Hamburg of The Hamburg Amerika Line. It is a ships programme from on board and is dated 27th October – 2nd November 1937.

The programme also has a pull out section and is in a good condition. Click on the picture to see a large print of the menu inside.
Item: TT1142 BA128

A 1950 SHIP'S BOOKLET FROM THE BERGEN LINE

This is an item from The Bergen Line and is an interesting Booklet. It is entitled “2,500 miles on the Norwegian Coastal Steamer” and was produced in 1950. It contains over 60 pages and is in a very good condition. (£2 - £10) – (£2 - £3 - £5)
Item: TT1141 BA128

A 1934 SHIPS TIMETABLE OF THE ‘ST MALO – DINARO’

This item is a rare to find original ships service timetable from the ’St Malo – Dinaro’.

It is a pullout sheet and is in a good condition. It also shows on it many pictures of the time and is dated September 1934.

Select the picture to see the reverse of the timetable.
Item: TT1138 BA128

A 1958 PASSENGER LIST FROM THE ‘ARKADIA’ OF THE GREEK LINE

This item is a passenger list from the Greek Line Company vessel The Arkadia. It is from 20th December 1958 and shows sailing from Tilbury, England.

Also with this item is an original news sheet from the vessel called The Daily Arkadian giving details of onboard activities and excursions ashore.
Item: TT1137 BA128

RARE 1935 SHIPS TIMETABLE FROM THE CANADIAN AUSTRALIAN LINE

This item is a rare to find ships timetable from The Canadian Australian Shipping Line.

It is taken from 1935 and is in a great condition for an old item like this.
Item: TT1135 BA128