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Period: Mid-20th Century
Paul Newman
Hud
Original Vintage Movie Poster, Japanese, 1963
Located in Devon, GB
Evoking the wide, flat landscape and beating sun of the American West, this rare knockout poster for the original Japanese release of revisionist Western ‘Hud’ places Paul Newman cen...
Category
Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Linen, Paper
Antique Silver and Wooden Presentation Judge
s Gavel, circa 1960s
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Antique sterling silver and wood gavel or auction hammer.
The gavel is engraved with Judge's name and is a commemorative hammer or gavel for the years of service of the judge. The ...
Category
American Victorian Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Silver
$322 Sale Price
56% Off
Chinese Bronze Ritual Temple Bell
By Zhang Huan
Located in Toledo, OH
Chinese bronze bell with dragon form relief handle and a body decorated with two dragons chasing a pearl. Dimensions 9" T x 7" diameter.
Category
Tibetan Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Bronze
English Art Deco Royal Commemorative Porcelain Coronation Set
Located in New York, NY
This collection of English commemorative ware consists of a 1937 Edward VIII coronation tea set, two 1837 Edward VIII coronation plates, a 1937 Edward VIII coronation flute, and a 1939 plate commemorating George VI and Queen Elizabeth's trip to the United States and Canada.
The Coronation tea set consists of a teapot, two cups, each with a saucer, a creamer and a coupe-shaped, open sugar bowl. The teapot, cups, creamer, and sugar bowl all feature Edward VIII's coronation portrait on the front and his seal on the back. The teapot, creamer, and sugar bowl are each circumscribed with gold trim and feature a delightful cracklature. Each piece is stamped "Made in England" and the teapot is also stamped "Lancasters LTD".
The two conical-shaped teacups have handles which are decorated with a fine, royal blue line. The rim of each teacup, as well as their saucers, are also adorned with royal blue lines. Each piece is stamped "Made in England".
The scalloped edged Edward VIII coronation plate offers a 24-karat gold trim and features Edward VIII's coronation portrait and seal, the back is stamped "L&Sons LTD". The second coronation plate is square with scalloped corners. In the center of the plate is a grisaille portrait...
Category
English Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Gold
Northwest Passage 1st Limited 2 Vol Ed by Kenneth Roberts, Signed
Numbered
Located in valatie, NY
Northwest Passage, Limited 2 Volume Edition By Kenneth Roberts. Published by Doubleday, Doran & Company Inc., Garden City, N.Y., 1937. 1st Ed hardcov...
Category
American Vintage Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
Chubby Checker – For ’Teen Twisters Only (1961, Parkway Records, P-7009, U.S.)
Located in Roma, IT
Format: 12" Vinyl LP
Label: Parkway Records – P-7009
Release Date: 1961
Country: U.S.A.
Dimensions: 12.375 × 12.375 in (31.4 × 31.4 cm)
Condition:
Vinyl: [Insert grade, e.g., VG – ...
Category
American Vintage Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Other
$379 Sale Price
20% Off
The Rolling Stones – Between the Buttons, Signed LP
Located in Roma, IT
Original U.S. mono pressing of Between the Buttons (London Records, LL 3499), released in 1967. An album that marked a stylistic evolution for the band, it features the classics “Let...
Category
British Vintage Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Other
$4,271 / item
1930s Moorman Farm Feeds Cast Iron Anatomical Pig Salesman Sample Figure
Located in Lancaster, PA
This rare cast iron pig was produced by the Moorman Manufacturing Company of Quincy, Illinois, as a traveling salesman’s sample in the 1930s. Designed to open on a central hinge, the...
Category
American Industrial Vintage Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Metal
Mid Century Massachusetts Institute of Technology Collectibles
Located in Riverdale, NY
Mid Century Massachusetts Institute of Technology Collectibles. Upgrade your legacy and clout with a few well placed trinkets from Mid Century M.I.T. sca...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Porcelain, Wood, Paper
Monumental Mid-Century French Nouvelle Cuisiniere Advertising Sign
Located in Forney, TX
A monumental vintage advertising sign from France, believed to be custom one-of-a-kind, the giant sign crafted of metal, dual sided, polychrome enamel paint...
Category
French Streamlined Moderne Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Metal, Enamel
1940s Shelton Pharmacy Nebraska Painted Tin Sign Kreso Dip No.1 Vintage Medicine
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful condition. From an original 1940s location of Shelton Pharmacy in Shelton Nebraska. Which seems to still be in business, atleast in name form, according to online searches....
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Tin
Vintage Blue
Gold Notre Dame University "Fighting Irish" Wool Stadium Blanket
Located in San Diego, CA
Super cool vintage blue and gold Notre Dame University "Fighting Irish" wool stadium blanket, circa 1970s. The blanket is 100% thick navy blue wool with a subtle gold edge trim and t...
Category
English Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Wool
Enamel Warning Sign in Dutch and Papiamentu / Papiamento Language, ca.1960
Located in Langweer, NL
An orignal enamel sign that was used as a warning for the people on one the ABC Islands.
Papiamentu (or Papiamento) is a mixture of Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, English, French, a...
Category
Netherlands Antilles Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Enamel
$845 Sale Price
25% Off
Red
Black FDR
s Fala Scotty Dog American Glass Ice Bowl, circa 1930-1940
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A charming pre midcentury ice bucket or ice bowl, American clear glass, circa late 1930s-early 1940s. The Scotty dog glass collectible craze began when President Franklin D. Roosevel...
Category
American American Classical Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Glass
Gulliver
s Travels
Located in London, GB
This is a ver rare original Japanese film poster for The 1939 Fantasy Animation Gulliver's Travels. This film was directed by Dave Fleisher.
This poster was created for the films fir...
Category
Japanese Vintage Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
$1,024
1930s German Wool Kaiserliche Marine Navy Suit Toddler Child Sailor Uniform
Located in Dayton, OH
German 1930s three piece toddler / child / doll sized uniform or sailor suit. Made of navy blue wool featuring a coat, vest and pants with white stripe and ...
Category
Vintage Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Wool
$245 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Set of Four Large Vintage Skeleton Keys on a Ring
Located in San Diego, CA
Set of four large vintage skeleton keys on a ring, circa 1950s. The set is in good vintage condition with a nice patina and measures 6.75"W x 2"D x .5"H. Note ...
Category
American Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Metal
Pat Boone – This and That (Dot Records, 1960)
Located in Roma, IT
Original pressing of This and That, released in 1960 by Dot Records (catalog no. DLP 3285). This album captures Pat Boone’s smooth, versatile vocal style with a mix of heartfelt ball...
Category
American Vintage Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Other
West Germany Mercury Glass Large 4.5" Santa Head Christmas Tree Ornament
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
What a great large mercury glass Santa head Christmas tree ornament. The beard, mustache, hat band and pompom are all covered with a sugary snow looking finish but the back, face and...
Category
German Folk Art Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Mercury Glass
$128 Sale Price
32% Off
Vintage Tin Toy Dog House with Pop Out Tongue, Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Tin Toy Dog House with Pop Out Tongue.
Very good condition.
Category
Italian Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Other
Yellow Submarine
Located in London, GB
Original Japanese film poster for The Beatles 1968 music animation.
The art work on this Japanese poster is unique to the films release in Japan.
The poster is unfolded and conservat...
Category
Japanese Vintage Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
$1,707
Set of 5 Vintage Instructional School Signs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Set of 5 Instructional Educational School Signs. Show great signs of wear with nice patina! Stand easily and are easy to move around! Fun accent to use ...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Metal
Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Black
White Movie Theatre Poster, 1956
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Invasion of the Body Snatchers, black & white movie theatre poster, 1956
A rare poster, color versions are available, black and white p...
Category
North American Vintage Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Plywood, Paper
$1,560 Sale Price
20% Off
Collection of 6 Vintage Issues of Masters of World of Architecture, 1960
Located in San Diego, CA
Great collection of 6 issues of Masters of World of Architecture. These issues date back to 1960 and each focuses on a particular architecture icon that is discussed and analyzed wit...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
$364 Sale Price / set
20% Off
1940s Rustic Mesquite Wood Vice Jalisco Ranch Mexico
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1940s Rustic Carpentry Vice Tool Mesquite Wood Jalisco Ranch
48 tall x 31 w x 8 d inches
In Unrestored Preowned Vintage Condition.
Wear consistent with age and use.
Review images p...
Category
Mexican Rustic Vintage Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Wood
German Bauhaus Era Porcelain Medical Doctor Sign, 1930s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Black concave porcelain sign with white slightly raised letters. It a German sign from the 1930s. It originally hung out side a medical doctors praxis i...
Category
German Bauhaus Vintage Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Steel
Maison Kuiper
Pair of Fur Hats, 1950s
Located in Tilburg, NL
'Maison Kuiper' pair of 2 fur beret style hats, The Netherlands, 1950s.
This is a rare pair of beret style hats in fur made by 'Maison Kuiper' a very ...
Category
Dutch Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Fur
$1,290 / set
Industrial Design large Pulley, Cable Pull with Hook, 1950s
Located in Bingen am Rhein, RP
Old large Pulley with Hook Industrial Design - 1950/60s
The old pulley (cable pull) in industrial design is an impressive piece of the past times. It combines the charm and sturdiness of the past industrial era.
This iron pulley...
Category
European Industrial Vintage Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Metal
$189 Sale Price
20% Off
The Rolling Stones – 12 x 5 (1964, London Records, LL 3402, U.S. Mono Pressing)
Located in Roma, IT
Format: 12" Vinyl LP.
Label: London Records – LL 3402 (Mono)
Release Date: 1964
Country: U.S.A.
Dimensions: 12.375 × 12.375 in (31.4 × 31.4 cm).
Condition:
Vinyl: [Insert your gr...
Category
Italian Vintage Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Other
$3,037 Sale Price
20% Off
"Blow Up" Original Film Poster
Located in London, GB
Original film poster for Michelangelo Antonioni's mystery thriller staring Vanessa Redgrave, David Hemmings. This poster was printed to me used at London's
ABC Cinema it was also i...
Category
British Vintage Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Taira Clan Saga
Located in London, GB
This is an incredibly rare original Japanese film poster for Kenji Mizoguchi's
1955 historical drama Taira Clan Saga.
This film starred Narutoshi Hayashi, Raizô Ichikawa and Tatsuya...
Category
Japanese Vintage Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
$4,030
1940
s Swiss Army Shovel with Sheath
Located in Nantucket, MA
A military grade forged metal shovel with a protective leather cover used by the Swiss Army mountaineers during World War II.
Category
Swiss Vintage Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Iron
Industrial Design large Pulley, Cable Pull by Lyon Lilienfeld, 1950s
Located in Bingen am Rhein, RP
Old large Pulley Industrial Design - 1950/60s
The old pulley (cable pull) in industrial design is an impressive piece of the past times. It combines the charm and sturdiness of the past industrial era.
This iron pulley...
Category
European Industrial Vintage Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Metal
$237 Sale Price
20% Off
Snow Cover Cottage/House Blown Glass Christmas Tree Ornament Decoration Lot of 3
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
This is an adorable set of three blown glass cottage or house Christmas tree ornaments with fun snow made of shiny glitter on the rooftops and ground and a decorated tree in front of...
Category
Unknown Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Blown Glass
$108 Sale Price / set
20% Off
James Bond
Goldfinger
Original Vintage Film Poster, Swedish, 1965
By Gosta Aberg
Located in Devon, GB
Considered the quintessential and definitive Bond film, the third instalment in EON Productions' James Bond series set the template for many of the subsequent films, with its tongue ...
Category
Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Linen, Paper
Original 1956 ÖBB
Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Ashtray by Josef Hoffmann
Located in Vienna, AT
In this ad you can find a beautiful historical artifact. The object for sale is an aluminum cast board ashtray used on Austrian trains in the 50s. It as manufactured for the staatlic...
Category
Austrian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Aluminum
MARCIN PARIS 1930 By Frontin Lipstick Case Holder In Sterling
18Kt Gold
Located in Miami, FL
A lipstick case designed by Frontin for Marcin Paris.
This an antique lipstick case created in Paris France during the art-deco period, back in 1930....
Category
French Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver
$798 Sale Price
20% Off
World War Two Trench Art, Brass Shell Case Table Lamp, USA, 1940s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Brass table lamp made of a naval artillery shell dated production year 1943. The shell is meticulously incised with lines to create a brick pattern. Marked at the bottom 3" MK7 MOD 1...
Category
American Brutalist Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Brass
Original Pottery Sculpture Head Planter, General Charles De Gaulle
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Original Pottery sculpture head planter, general Charles De Gaulle Political Memorabilia.
This original, one-of-a-kind pottery sculpture head is a...
Category
French Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Clay
$1,120 Sale Price
20% Off
People
s Republic of China Porcelain Group, circa 1965
Located in Paris, FR
Porcelain group of the Chinese revolution, representing a soldier and peasant allies to the future.
The inscription in Chinese means "army and peo...
Category
Chinese Vintage Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Red and Black FDR
s Fala Scotty Dog American Glass Pitcher, circa 1930-1940
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A charming Pre midcentury pitcher, American clear glass, circa late 1930s-early 1940s. The Scotty dog glass collectible craze began when President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Scottish Te...
Category
American American Classical Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Glass
Trench Art Copper Bullet Paperweight 1944 Australia Sterling Silver Florin
Located in Stamford, CT
World War II trench art paperweight with five copper bullets, one large caliber, four smaller caliber mounted on an Australian Sterling Silver Florin.
Showing the portrait of King George...
Category
Australian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Sterling Silver, Copper
Typical Handmade Military Vehicle from the 2nd World War, 1940s / 1950s.
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Typical handmade military vehicle from the 2nd World War. Approx. 1940s / 1950s.
Category
German Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Metal
Help!
Located in London, GB
Original Japanese film poster for the 1965 musical comedy Help!
Starring The Beatles, and directed by Richard Lester.
The art work on this Japanese poster is unique to the films rele...
Category
Japanese Vintage Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
$1,297
Metal Rescue Stretcher from the French Alps
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unusual metal stretcher from the French Alps, circa 1960. Thick metal bars with wire frame. Great piece for a winter home. Good vintage condition.
Category
French Vintage Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Metal
Czechoslovakia Blown Glass Glittery White Church Christmas Tree Ornament
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
Here is a quaint traditional style church made of glass blown into a mold and covered in shiny, aurora borealis glitter. It would make a fun, glittery white addition to your seasonal...
Category
Czech Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Blown Glass
$96 Sale Price
20% Off
Maison Kuiper
Fur Hat, 1950s
Located in Tilburg, NL
'Maison Kuiper' Ocelot Fur Hat, The Netherlands, 1950s.
This is a rare beret style hat in fur made by 'Maison Kuiper' a very high-end boutique in Zeis...
Category
Dutch Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Fur
Danish Flag Post on Marble Stand with Royal Monogram of King Frederik IX, 1947
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Danish flag post with Dannebrog on a marble stand with Royal Monogram of King Frederik IX.
The flag post is most likely made for the coronation of the Ki...
Category
Danish Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Marble, Silver Plate
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Life Magazine President Johnson, December 1964
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Vintage LIFE Magazine from December 1963. This piece is in a wonderful vintage condition consistent with age and use. We think this would be a great gift for the political junkie per...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
Rare tin can of the Belgian royal family from the 1930s
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Belgium / 1930 / tin can / tin / Art Deco / Mid-century / Vintage
A rare large tin box from the 1930s, adorned with the portraits of the children of Belgian King Leopold III - Boude...
Category
Belgian Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Tin
San Francisco Examiner Newspapers for January 1944 in Hard Bound Book (Complete)
Located in Incline Village, NV
Fairly rare item to find: San Francisco Examiner Newspapers, complete and original in actual real size format, from January 1st, 1944 through January 30th 1944; hardbound mounted front and back in very good and readable condition----pages turn with ease and approximately 700 to 800 pages of World War II news, sports, advertisements, editorials, society pages, Sunday "Funnies", classified advertisements, and local San Francisco Bay Area news. War news stories about Germans, Russians, and Japanese battles...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
1930s Wood Himachal Pot
Located in Roma, IT
This seemingly simple wooden vase is a design object of infinite beauty and elegance that can be placed in either an antique or a modern or contemporary setting.
They are Indian arte...
Category
Indian Anglo-Indian Vintage Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Wood
Pharmaceutical Presentation Gavel Dated 1941 1942
Located in Fulton, CA
Unusual ceremonial / presentation gavel presented to Angelo Carlo Bosso, president of the California Pharmaceutical Association 1941-1942. Turned wood in the form of medicine bottles...
Category
American Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Wood
Midcentury English Portobello Famous Wines in the World on Display Case
Located in Vigonza, Padua
1960s midcentury English Portobello "Famous wines" in the world on display case
Measures cm: H 34 W 108, D 9.
Category
English Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Glass, Wood
Thunderbirds Are Go
Original Vintage Australian Daybill Movie Poster, 1966
Located in Devon, GB
Printed in stunning stone lithography, this explosive Australian Daybill poster advertised the first full length feature film based on the British sci-fi Supermarionation television series 'Thunderbirds.' Created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson, 'Thunderbirds' combined a form of electronic marionette puppetry, which they named "Supermarionation," with scale model special effects sequences. Set in the 2060s, 'Thunderbirds' followed on from the Anderson's earlier Supermarionation productions including 'Fireball XL5' and 'Stingray.' The series followed the exploits of International Rescue, a life-saving organisation equipped with technologically-advanced land, sea, air and space rescue craft headed by a fleet of five vehicles named the Thunderbirds and launched from the organisation's secret base of operations in the Pacific Ocean. 'Thunderbirds Are Go...
Category
Australian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Linen, Paper
Art Deco Modernist Matching pair Of Enamel Gents Cufflinks by Lambournes
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration are these wonderful and original 1930s Art Deco three toned gents cufflinks. Slightly staggered and raised three toned enamel cufflinks on a rolled rose gold b...
Category
English Art Deco Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Gold Plate, Enamel
1950s Belgian Metal Goblet
Located in High Point, NC
This 1950s Belgian metal goblet is a striking mid-century trophy form, featuring a flared cup engraved with details from the April 1950 “Rallye” organized by the Royal Automobile Clu...
Category
Belgian Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Metal
1960s Industrial Nail Pliers Pincers Tool Steel Iron Rustic Patina
By Stanley
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Vintage Tool Nail Pliers Pincers Pullers. Made in the USA. 1960s
Signs of vintage age and wear
Great design and form. Wonderful advertising carpentry prop.
12.25 H x 1.88W x 1.75 D i...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Steel, Iron
Frank Brangwyn, Armchair for the Canadian Pacific Liner
SS Empress of Britain
Located in London, GB
Frank Brangwyn. An important armchair.
Brangwyn's last interior designs were for the Canadian Pacific Liner; 'The SS Empress of Britain', which was launched in 1931 by the Prince of Wales, later to be King Edward VIII who renounced his throne to marry Wallis Simpson in 1930.
These armchairs were designed for the 1st class dining room; 'The Salle Jacque Cartier' (see last image) and they were made by H.H. Martyn and Co. Cheltenham. The 1st class dining room was described in the Bulletin of The Decorative Arts Society 1890-1940 as 'In the fully fledge modern restaurant and cinema style of the 1930s'. The Studio in a long article on the liner, discusses and illustrates Brangwyn's Salle Jacques Cartier: 'So architectural it is, so true proportion, so devoid of Extraneous ornament. In contrast to this austerity of line, hue and colour, his great wall paintings are rich in colour; composed in the bold, yet intricate pattern of figure, fruit and flowers that characterizes Mr Brangwyn's decorative works'.
Tragically the liner was sunk in 1940 by a U-boat. Brangwyn also designed marquetry panels for the private dining rooms and they were executed by the Rowley Gallery, he also designed a frieze carved in wood for their gallery façade in 1936.
The armchair has a central under bar below the seat which still has the original bolt and eye to secure the chain to and then to the floor, that would prevent all the chairs from sliding around in stormy weather.
It is lacking ivorene numbered disc which would have sat in the very top of the head rail.
In October 1940 the most famous of the Canadian Pacific Railway liners and flagship of the company's Atlantic Fleet, the Empress of Britain, was attacked and sunk. She was travelling to Glasgow from Suez via South Africa, where she was bombed near the north-west coast of Ireland by a German Focke Wulf Condor plane. When the Condor attacked the Empress of Britain the ship's crew couldn't shoot the plane down and soon the Empress was burning out of control and the Captain C.H. Sapsworth gave the order to abandon ship. 45 people died and the remaining survivors including women and children, were later rescued that day by the British destroyer HMS Echo and the Polish destroyer Burza and 3 British naval trawlers Paynter, Cape Agona and Drangey. The Empress still burning managed to stay afloat and the day after 2 Royal Navy tugs, Marauder and Thames tried to tow her into port with many escort ships around her but in spite of the protection she was given from the escort ships on October 28th, a German U-boat, U-32, managed to get by the escorts un-noticed and torpedoed the crippled Empress. She sank within ten minutes. The Empress of Britain was the largest Allied passenger liner to be sunk and weighing 42,348-tons she was the biggest merchant ship loss of the war. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth had travelled aboard Empress of Britain after their 1939 Royal Tour...
Category
English Arts and Crafts Vintage Mid-20th Century Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Oak
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