OLD SHIPS - MERCHANT MARINE HISTORY

The collecting of old ships models, merchant marine history, historic ships and artefacts and memorabilia is now a very popular area. Some enthusiasts collect anything to do with historic ships, while others may generally only collect a particular area within merchant marine history.

But what does the phrase ‘old ships’ conjure up in your mind? A rusting iron hull, or maybe something far more exotic and romantic – perhaps a ship under sail, or laden with spices or cocoa beans, bound for London. Wouldn’t it be great to feel that you own a little piece of this seafaring history? Well now you can! Through its website, Travellers in Time cover old ships (historic shipping) and general merchant marine history. in a very big way. It has many sections covering artefacts and memorabilia and is continually updating the website all the time. The old ships theme is just one of many great areas on the Travellers in Time website.

And they don’t just cover this field superficially either – the site is a veritable goldmine of artefacts and memorabilia waiting to be enjoyed – right now the site is probably one of the Internets’ best kept secrets, with news of its existence getting out through word of mouth from one enthusiast to another. But that won’t be the case for too much longer – so if you are interested in historic ships, perhaps you want to build your collection of artefacts or memorabilia from old ships, now is the time to visit us before the best pieces get snapped up!

Well, the chances are that you have happened across our site whilst browsing the Internet. You will undoubtedly be impressed by the sheer variety of pieces offered here from long-defunct steamship lines. Here you will read names of shipping lines that evoke such terms as ‘steerage’, of tea dances on board, of elegance, of the very wealthy – for it was only they who could afford to travel in this style.