Cabin Class Collectibles

05/05/2026

I can still be stunned by steamship memorabilia! Just arrived today: a table waiter's or steward's crumb tray by Elkington for the Cunard Steamship Co. Ltd. Laurel pattern, company crest sharply engraved in the tray, date mark: 1919. A full 14" in length. Mauretania & Aquitania era. Amazing that items like this still turn up!

12/26/2025

I have bought and sold many of these over the years. They would have made a great collection! This one is a rarity: WWII era from the s/s Deutschland. Beautiful enamel on nickel silver spelling the vessel's name in nautical code flags flanked by the Hamburg-America Line houseflag and the N**i sw****ka of the Third Reich.

10/18/2025

Another historic Matson ship gone. At least I was able to spend some time exploring her decks.

Falls of Clyde was scuttled by the authorities in Hawaii despite a campaign to return to its birthplace for restoration.

10/15/2025

And the home remodel progresses...!

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07/02/2025

Big job ahead: the plate glass arrives for SS Argentina's dust cover.

06/27/2025

The Van Ryper s/s Argentina back in place. Glass has been ordered. Now I just need to finish the house!

06/26/2025

Ecstatic! I just picked up a custom made table base that a local metal worker built to my specs. With Ray Loewy and mid-century aethetics in mind, I designed it so the ARGENTINA's baseboard "floats" above the frame. To further enhance the industrial look, I requested that the steel be left in its raw state with solder and welds visible. I'll probably re-mount the model today, so watch for follow-up photos!

06/21/2025

Just completed the final t/s BALTIKA video. Enjoy!

The Soviet passenger liner Baltika had a long history, and sometime around the beginning of WWII this model was constructed – illustrating the ship’s configu...

05/24/2025

Just arrived from the casting company: capstans and Bergensfjord's unusual davits. These davits are for her 2 emergency cutters. (I got lucky. All but one were missing from the model.) Strangely, no capstans were fitted, though the prototype had them. I have never found a commercially available capstan in the style (and scale) I need, so I took the opportunity to turn one from brass stock and sent it off for duplication.

05/24/2025

Bergensfjord's stern rail had been broken at some time and, to compound the issue, the previous attempt at a repair was extremely shoddy. Best solution: cut away the damaged section and graft in a new piece of wood shaped to match the profile of the aft deck.