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UNUSUAL PAIR OF ROUND PLAYING CARD SETS FROM THE ORIENT LINE

This item is an unusual find from The Orient Line shipping company. It is a double pack of virtually unused playing cards with the difference that the playing cards are a round shape. They are in the original box as produced and date from the 1930’s. The size of the box is 7" x 3½" (18cm X 9cm) and the playing cards are more or less as new with one pack still sealed and unopened. A great find.

The Orient Steam Navigation Company, also known as the Orient Line, was a British shipping company with roots going back to the late eighteenth century. From the early twentieth century onwards an association began with P&O that eventually culminated in the Orient Line being totally absorbed into that company in the 1960s.

The Orient Line's beginnings can be traced back to the formation of a shipbroking company by James Thomson in 1797. The company was operating a small fleet of sailing ships by the early 1800s, and by the middle of the century they were sailing on routes all over the world.

Scotsman James Anderson joined James Thompson & Co. in 1828, his nephew James George Anderson joined the firm in 1854, and by 1863 it had been restyled Anderson, Thompson & Co. With the death of the last member of the Thompson family it was restyled Anderson, Anderson & Co. in 1869. The inauguration of a liner service to Australia with the packet Orient in 1866 saw the company trade as The Orient Line of Packets, regularly shortened to Orient Line.
Item: TT1377 BA150

A 1925 ACCOMODATION PLAN FROM ORIENT LINE VESSEL ‘ORMONDE'

This item is a rare find and is an original accommodation plan from the old Orient Line vessel The Ormonde. It is in a great condition and dates from 1925.

The ORMONDE was built in 1917 by John Brown, Clydebank for the Orient Steam Navigation Co. She was a 14,982 gross ton ship, length 580.5ft x beam 66.6ft, two funnels, two masts, twin screw and a speed of 18 knots. Accommodation for 278-1st, 195-2nd and 1,000-3rd class passengers. She carried a crew of 380. Launched in June 1918, she was completed as a troopship and didn't start her maiden voyage from London to Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane until 15th November 1919. She was converted from coal to oil burning in 1923 and in 1933 was refitted with one-class accommodation.

Requisitioned as a troopship in 1939, she took part in the evacuations from Norway and France. In November 1942 she was present at the North African landings and later at Sicily and Italy. In 1944 she was based at Bombay for Far East trooping work and returned to commercial service in 1947 as an emigrant vessel to Australia. She was sold for breaking up at Dalmuir, Scotland in Dec.1952.
Item: TT1349 BA150

A COLOUR GLASS ASHTRAY FROM THE VESSEL RMS ORFORD

This item is a nice quality glass ashtray from the old vessel RMS Orford. This Orient Line vessel was built in the late 1920’s and served with much distinction during WWII. The item is in a great condition with a superb colour picture set at the back of it. The glass ashtray is 5½" (14cm) x 3½" (9cm) in size. Click on the picture for a closer look at the item.
Item: TT1319 BA148

UNUSED LETTER HEAD FROM ORIENT LINE VESSEL THE SS ORSOVA

This is an original item from the famous old vessel the SS Orsova. It is an unused letterhead in an excellent condition which shows the vessels name at the top.

SS Orsova was an ocean liner owned by the Orient Steam Navigation Company. She was built by John Brown & Company at Clydebank, Scotland in 1909 to operate a passenger service between London and Australia (via Suez Canal). Tonnage: 12,026 tons. Length: 163 meters (534 feet). Breadth: 19 meters (62 feet). Maximum speed: 18 knots. Passengers: 1310 (consisting of 280 first class, 130 second class, 900 third class). Maiden voyage: 25 June 1909. Commandeered as a troopship in 1915. On 14 March 1917 she was torpedoed and beached in Cornwall, but was repaired in Devonport and resumed the passenger service on the UK to Australia route in 1919. Her last voyage was on 20 June 1936 and she was broken up at Bo'ness, Scotland.
Item: TT1235 BA139

TRADITIONAL 'SEACHELL' DESIGN CUP & SAUCER FROM ORIENT LINE

PRICE REDUCED - This item is an original cup & saucer set from The Orient Line Shipping Company. It is made in the original ‘shell design’, which was a patent of The Orient Line. It is in a superb condition and is an original as used onboard piece.

The Orient Steam Navigation Company, also known as the Orient Line, was a British shipping company with roots going back to the late eighteenth century. From the early twentieth century onwards an association began with P&O that eventually culminated in the Orient Line being totally absorbed into that company in the 1960s.
Item: TT1208 BA137

A NOTEPAD SOUVENIR FROM THE SS ORSOVA OF THE ORIENT LINE

This item is dated from the 1960’s. It is a Notepad souvenir from the famous old Orient Line vessel The SS Orsova. The notepad has a few sheets of paper missing but is generally in a good condition. The notepad shows on it the ship’s flag emblem with the name above it.

The SS Orsova, a 1503-passenger ocean liner, was built by Vickers Armstrong Shipbuilders Ltd. of Barrow-in-Furness, England in 1954 for the Orient Steam Navigation Company, for UK to Australia services via the Suez Canal, the voyage taking 4 weeks. After 1955 the return trip was eastward via Auckland, Suva, Honolulu, Vancouver, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Panama, Trinidad and Cherbourg.

She had a gross tonnage of 28,790 tons. Length: 220 metres. Breadth: 28 metres. Maximum speed: 22 knots. Propulsion: twin screw, double reduction turbine. Maiden voyage: 17 March 1954. Orsova had no masts. Her funnel was capped with a distinctive ‘Welsh bonnet’ flue extension. She was built with an all-welded hull and her bulkhead and wall linings were plastic-clad. Originally her hull was painted the Orient Line’s corn colour, but in her later years this was changed to P&O’s all white.

On 24 May 1956 Orsova ran aground off Port Phillip Bay, Melbourne for twelve hours. In the 1960s the Orsova carried many thousands of economic refugees from Greece and Italy to Australia. The 30-foot draft vessel was transferred to sister company P & O (Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company) in 1966. In the early 1970s, she was primarily involved in cruises. She was scrapped off Taiwan in 1974-5.
Item: TT1283 BA144

BRASS PLAQUE SOUVENIR FROM THE SS ORSOVA OF THE ORIENT LINE

PRICE REDUCED - This item is dated from the 1960’s. It is a souvenir Brass Plaque from the famous old Orient Line vessel The SS Orsova. The plaque is fixed to a polished wooden backing and is in a good condition. The plaque shows on it the ship with the name underneath and the size is 7½" x 3½" (19cm x 9cm).

The SS Orsova, a 1503-passenger ocean liner, was built by Vickers Armstrong Shipbuilders Ltd. of Barrow-in-Furness, England in 1954 for the Orient Steam Navigation Company, for UK to Australia services via the Suez Canal, the voyage taking 4 weeks. After 1955 the return trip was eastward via Auckland, Suva, Honolulu, Vancouver, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Panama, Trinidad and Cherbourg.

On 24 May 1956 Orsova ran aground off Port Phillip Bay, Melbourne for twelve hours. In the 1960s the Orsova carried many thousands of economic refugees from Greece and Italy to Australia. The 30-foot draft vessel was transferred to sister company P & O (Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company) in 1966. In the early 1970s, she was primarily involved in cruises. She was scrapped off Taiwan in 1974-5.
Item: TT1282 BA144

A SET OF AS USED ONBOARD CHINA PIECES FROM THE ORIENT LINE

This is an opportunity to purchase some original china from a famous old shipping line. It is a set of as used onboard china pieces with the traditional Shell Pattern design from The Orient Line shipping company.

It is all in a good condition and original pieces from service. Items included are a dinner plate, side plate, dessert and breakfast bowls. Click on the view link or on the picture for a closer look at the shell design.

Should anyone be interested we only have a few more items left from a batch of china from The Orient Line. Please contact us for details and we will advise you as to description of each.
Item: TT1258 BA142

OLD TWO SET OF SMALLER PLAYING CARDS FROM THE ORIENT LINE

This item is a fantastic old memento from the Orient Line shipping company. It is a souvenir set of two packs of scaled down playing cards which date from the early 1920's/30’s and are in the original gift box.

The souvenir was advertising the Orient Line’s routes to Australia, Norway, Italy & The Riviera to name but a few. The set is very old and the box is showing signs of wear but the cards are complete and in a great condition. This itm is a great find and worth owning. Click on the view link or on the picture for a closer look at this item.
Item: TT1227 BA138

AN ORIGINAL 1966 MENU FROM THE ORIENT LINE VESSEL THE ORSOVA

This item is an original Menu from the famous old vessel The Orsova of the Orient Line. It is dated from 1966 and is original being also in a great condition. Click on the view link or on the picture for a closer look at this item.

SS Orsova was an ocean liner owned by the Orient Steam Navigation Company. She was built by John Brown & Company at Clydebank, Scotland in 1909 to operate a passenger service between London and Australia (via Suez Canal). Tonnage: 12,026 tons. Length: 163 meters (534 feet). Breadth: 19 meters (62 feet). Maximum speed: 18 knots. Passengers: 1310 (consisting of 280 first class, 130 second class, 900 third class). Maiden voyage: 25 June 1909. Commandeered as a troopship in 1915.

On 14 March 1917 she was torpedoed and beached in Cornwall, but was repaired in Devonport and resumed the passenger service on the UK to Australia route in 1919. Her last voyage was on 20 June 1936 and she was broken up at Bo'ness, Scotland.
Item: TT1257 BA142