Ships & Boats

Once the largest man-made moving object on Earth, with interiors inspired by the London Ritz hotel, its own on board newspaper and musicians with a repertoire of 352 songs, the RMS Titanic represented the pinnacle of endeavour and luxury. This...

The throaty growl of that big engine built inside gleaming mahogany, rich leather, chrome trim. Leather padded seats displayed movie stars trying out the new bikini fashions. Thunderboats (also called Hydroplanes) racing with each other at record speed...

Back in the 19th century, half hull models were a construction plan for a ship’s hull design and its particular curvature “sheer”. These were mounted and displayed in admiralty and shipping offices, and now sell at auction as decorative...

Back in the 19th century, half hull models were a construction plan for a ship’s hull design and its particular curvature “sheer”. These were mounted and displayed in admiralty and shipping offices, and now sell at auction as decorative...

Colorful folk art boat models evoke an era of more leisurely travel, when passengers, mail, and freight were often conveyed between exotic, far-flung ports of call by tramp steamer and paquebot. This was the mode of travel favored by writers, and...

The throaty growl of that big engine built inside gleaming mahogany, rich leather, chrome trim. Leather padded seats displayed movie stars trying out the new bikini fashions. Thunderboats (also called Hydroplanes) racing with each other at record speed...

The throaty growl of that big engine built inside gleaming mahogany, rich leather, chrome trim. Leather padded seats displayed movie stars trying out the new bikini fashions. Thunderboats (also called Hydroplanes) racing with each other at record speed...