Line Collection

The Train Driver
People You See. From Teddy Bear (date unknown)

Farmhouse

Pixie Pip

Ships playroom. NYK (Nippon Yusen Kaisha) Line promotional postcard depicting facilities for children Date: 1939

Design for Woven Textile in cream and beige. Colour Pencil on copy paper. Silver Studio. 1936

Nursery Rhymes -- washday, horse and crow
Nursery Rhymes -- two illustrations. Above -- a man and a woman on wash day. Below -- a crow startles a horse so much that the two riders are thrown off. early 20th century

Poster advertising the Blue Star Line, the worlds most delightful cruising liner, showing an aerial view of a cruise liner, the Arandora Star

The Royal Line of Succession
The line of succession from King Egbert to Queen Elizabeth II decorated with a beautiful border by Arthur Wragg. Date: 1953

Air Mail Poster
GPO poster, Use Air Mail. Showing the outline of a monoplane on a black background. 1934

Ministry of Health Poster - Evacuation
Shes in the Ranks too! Caring for Evacuees is a National Service circa 1942

Nursery Rhymes -- foxhunters, Mary in her garden
Nursery Rhymes -- two illustrations. Three foxhunters find a hedgehog (above). Mary, Mary, quite contrary, how does your garden grow? (below) early 20th century

Boys fishing
Two Edwardian boys fishing in a stream with a rod and line.Date: circa 1903

Cover design, Sabena airmail service, between Belgium and the Congo in five days. Showing part of the globe with a red line marking the route. March 1935

Nursery Rhymes -- Little Bo Peep, Simple Simon
Nursery Rhymes. Little Bo Peep with her sheep (above). Simple Simon fishing in a bucket (below). early 20th century

Poster advertising Blue Star Line summer cruises to Norway, northern capitals and the land of the midnight sun. Depicting a typical couple in Scandinavian costume. circa 1930s

Poster, Zeppelin to South America
Poster advertising the German Zeppelin Hamburg-American Line, LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin airship service from Friedrichshafen, Germany, to Buenos Aires, Argentina. circa 1934

Female model in floral minidress and purple tights. circa 1960s

Cunard Line Transatlantic Steamer Timetable poster
Timetable poster advertising the journey times of the Transatlantic steamers of the Cunard Line with 2nd class and Cabin Fares lisited from Liverpool for New York, October 1910. 1910

Washing clothes at a Dhobi Ghat, Calcutta, India
People washing clothes at a Dhobi Ghat, Calcutta (Kolkata), India. circa 1890s

Competitors at the Windsor Horse Show
Competitors on horseback at the Windsor Horse Show. Date: 1957

Twelve young people standing in a line, from the tallest to the smallest, with a large building in the background. Date: 1930

View of railway and houses, Blaenau Ffestiniog
View of the railway line and houses at Blaenau Ffestiniog, Wales. Date: early 1960s

Quill pen
Line engraving of a quill pen Date: c.1845

White Star Line Third Class booklet
Front cover of the Third Class Accommodation passenger booklet for White Star Line Olympic and Titanic cruises. Date: circa 1912

Dutch Union Castle Poster
Dutch poster advertising the Union-Castle Line, a shipping line that operated a fleet of passenger liners and freighters between Europe and Africa from 1900 to 1977

Electric train line indicators
Three early train line indicators, with arriows which moved from red to green, depending on whether a train was on that portion of track or whether it had left it. Date: circa 1920s

Titanic postcard, letter, Turkish Bath ticket stub
An RMS Titanic postcard, a letter from Harry Wilde to My dear Norah & Edie dated 7 April 1912, and a Turkish Bath ticket stub relating to the Titanic disaster. Date: 1912

White Star Line plate
A plate belonging to the White Star Line, owners of the ill-fated Titanic cruise ship which sank on 15 April 1912. Date: early 20th century

RMS Olympic invitation, restaurant card
An invitation, bearing the name of Mr George F Morrell of The Graphic, for a Channel trip on the White Star Line cruise ship, the RMS Olympic

White Star Line / American Line poster
Graphic and modernist style German travel poster advertising the services of White Star Line and American Line ships to America. c.1935

White Star Line 1st and 2nd Class booklet
Title page of the First and Second Class Accommodation passenger booklet for White Star Line Olympic and Titanic cruises. Date: circa 1912

Advertisement for Royal Mail Line cruises to Norway, with a view of mountains, a fjord and pine trees. circa 1930s

White Star Line, SS Olympic window sketches
A White Star Line handwritten booklet entitled Particulars of Oceanic Steam Navigation Co, SS Olympic, May 1911. The vessel returned to the shipyard in Belfast in October 1911 for alterations

Leviathan refueling
The fuel ship British Councillor bunkering (refueling) the large liner Leviathan. The second of a trio of transatlantic liners built by Germanys Hamburg America Line as the SS Vaterland for

White Star Line Olympic and Titanic trade card
A Bourneville Cocoa trade card depicting the White Star Line RMS Titanic or her sister ship the Olympic. circa 1912

Poster advertising Royal Mail Line Cruises to Norway. 20th century

Advertisement for Jordan Line Eight Brougham motor car, showing a stylish car against a painted landscape. 1925

Brown and cream abstract design
Brown and cream abstract art deco design with wavy lines and spots c. 1930s

RMS Megantic of the White Star Line
The twin-screw RMS Megantic of the White Star Line. It was launched in 1908, survived the First World War, and continued in service until 1931. The port of Liverpool can be seen in the background

Brown zig zag graphic design pattern
Brown zig zag art deco graphic design pattern c. 1930s

Poster design for Theatrophone, showing a fashionable woman in a yellow dress listening through earpieces. The Theatrophone began in Paris in 1890

Advertisement for Jordan Line Eight Touring motor car, showing a stylish car against a painted landscape. 1925

Rickshaws, Ueno, Tokyo, Japan
A line of rickshaws in the Ueno district of Tokyo, Japan. circa 1890s

Accident, Mysore to Bangalore railway, India
Accident on the Mysore to Bangalore railway line, India. 1897

Children playing game, Japan
Children playing a game, Japan. circa 1890s

Drying a rag book
Putting a rag book out to dry on the washing line. From a catalogue of Deans Rag Books Date: circa 1930

Child at play with trumpet
Child pulling along a line of toys on wheels whilst blowing a trumpet. Date: c.1920

Seaforth regiment near Martinpuich, Western Front, WW1
Men of the Seaforth regiment holding a front line trench on the Western Front near Martinpuich, France, during World War One. circa 1916

Annamite people, Indochina (Vietnam)

British light railway engine off the line, Western Front, WW
A British light railway engine comes off the line on the Western Front during World War One. circa 1916

Chemulpo, Korea, main port for the capital, Seoul. circa 1890

British soldiers heading for the firing line, WW1
British soldiers heading for the firing line on the Western Front during World War One. circa 1916

British soldiers behind the line, Western Front, WW1
British soldiers behind the line on the Western Front during World War One. circa 1916

British soldier washing clothes, Western Front, WW1
A British soldier washing clothes near the Western Front during World War One. circa 1916

Orient Line steamship interior
The luxurious interior of an Orient Line mail steamer ship whose routes to Australia took in stops at Spain, the South of France, Italy, Egypt and Ceylon

Royal Mail Line advertisement
Advertisement for cruises de luxe to the Mediterranean and to Norway and the Baltic wwith Royal Mail Line ocean cruising steamers, where the pyramids at Giza

Die Neue Linie, magazine cover
Magazine cover for Die Neue Linie, a German lifestyle magazine of the 1930s. September 1930

Union-Castle shipping line poster
Poster advertising the Union Castle shipping lines services to South and East Africa via the Canary Islands and Madeira featuring a big ship forging through the waves. Date: c.1930

Advertisement for Zeppelin flights to America, taking just two days. Showing a Zeppelin airship above a foggy New York skyline. 20th century

Cruise Liners Europa and Bremen
A fine promotional card for the Norddeutscher LLoyd Bremen line cruise liners Europa and Bremen - which only took 4 1/2 days to reach the United States of America. circa 1930

Blue Star Line poster to South America
Poster advertising the Blue Star Line shipping companys services to South America and featuring a large and majestic liner. Date: c.1930

Imperial Airways poster
Poster for Imperial Airways, encouraging people to " See Europe by Air" and featuring an aerial view of the German city of Cologne. Date: c.1930

Pocket flask and napkin ring from Titanic
1. A silver pocket flask belonging to Florence Ware, a second class passenger who survived the Titanic disaster. It was given to her by the bandmaster, Wallace Hartley. 2

The Shipbuilder, Souvenir Number
Front cover of a Souvenir Number of The Shipbuilder industry journal, focusing on the White Star Line triple-screw cruise liners, Olympic and Titanic. Date: early 20th century

Envelope from the Titanic
An envelope, postmarked Southampton, 10 April 1912, addressed to Irvine Aitchison Esq of Sherwood, Beckenham, Kent. It contained a letter from his fiancee on White Star Line RMS Titanic headed paper

Advertisement for Mediterranean cruises, Italia Line

White Star Line pin
A White Star Line pin in a presentation box. Date: early 20th century

Letter to Thomas Henry Ismay
A letter to Thomas Henry Ismay from twenty of his colleagues and employees on White Star Works headed paper, dated Bootle, 6 February 1899

White Star Line Cruise Liner - RMS Titanic circa 1911

Letter from Captain EJ Smith
A two-page letter from EJ Smith, future Captain of the ill-fated SS Titanic, to My dear Alvin Taylor. It is written on RMS Baltic White Star Line headed paper. Date: 21 July 1904

Advertisement for cruises to the Mediterranean
Advertisement for Royal Mail Line cruises to the Mediterranean, showing three arab men, one playing a flute and another a drum. circa 1930s

RMS Titanic and Olympic postcard

White Star Line cup and saucer
A china coffee cup and saucer by Stonier and Co bearing the White Star Line monogram. Date: 1912

Injectors for Diesel Engines, manufactured by C.A.V. Ltd. of Sudbury Suffolk. A wonderful photograph by Heinz Zinram Date: circa early 1960s

Cruise Liner Europa
A fine promotional card for the Norddeutscher LLoyd Bremen line cruise liner Europa circa 1930

White Star Line flag and clock
A White Star Line flag mounted on a brass stand, alongside a ships clock with key attached by string. Date: early 20th century

Stylised design with three human figures
Stylised design in brown, orange and white, with the outlines of three human figures. circa 1930s

RMS Olympic spoons
A set of six RMS Olympic spoons in two different designs, in a presentation box. Date: early 20th century

Titanic plate and dish

Titanic blueprint (part)
Part of the blueprint of the SS Titanic, showing first, second and third class passenger areas, crew rooms and boiler rooms. Date: circa 1912

Titanic Ismay silver tray
A circular silver tray for letters and calling cards, engraved with the names of Joseph Bruce Ismay and his wife. Ismay was Managing Director of the White Star Line

Holland America Line poster
Poster advertising the Holland America Line service from Southampton to New York, featuring a ship steaming ahead across the Atlantic ocean. Date: c.1920

White Star Line Olympic showcard
A White Star Line RMS Olympic chromolithograph showcard, in a gold coloured frame. circa 1910

Label design for the national airline of Chile, LAN. 20th century

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