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Shipboard Dining China
We offer a collection of nautical dining china, and silverware that has been carefully selected for authenticity. Our interest is maritime shipping company relics – unless the items actually came from a ship company, we don't stock them.
All items are shipping company or Navy marked (top, bottom or both), unless clearly stated. Marked items are the best values in the long run. We do, however, consider patterns such as "Blue Fouled Anchor", ship line flag, pennant, or those pieces marked with a a recognizable logo, to be top marked.
(click on thumbnail photos to enlarge) China Grading System "SS BS" = Steamship company backstamped
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Alaska Steamship Co. / The Alaska Line
SCA-2999 plate 5 1/2" (1) very near mint condition (Shenango) $60.00
American Export Lines / Export Steamship Corp.
silver
SSA-2098 coffee pot 5 1/4" T (3+) good used condition (Reed & Barton, 1931) $90.00
SSA-2951 butter pat 3 1/8" (2-) moderate used condition (Reed & Barton, 1947) $25.00
American Mail Line
SCA-2596 celery trough 9 5/8" (1-) near mint condition (Buffalo) $40.00
American Presidents Line
Eagle I Pattern
SCA-1876 pedestal egg cup (2-) near mint condition / tiny flake in foot rim) $30.00
American-South African Lines
SSA-2201 sugar bowl 4 1/2" X 2" T (1) very near mint condition / missing lid (IS, 1941) $25.00
Atlantic & Caribbean Steam Navigation Co. / Red D Line
SCA-1842 plate 7 1/4" (2-) moderate used condition (Buffalo / Nathan Straus Duparquet) $60.00
Baltimore Mail Steamship Co. / Old Bay Line (subsidiary of the Seaboard Air Line RR)
Anniversary Pattern
SCB-2499 service plate 10 5/8" (1) near mint condition (Scammell's, 1940) $300.00
silver
SSB-2332 sugar bowl 5 1/8" W X 2 5/8" T (2) moderate used condition (Wallace, 1928 ?) (Sold)
Blue Star Line More Information<::><::><::><::> 
SCB-1259 cup & saucer (1 / 1) very near mint condition (Minton) $120.00
SCB-1521 cup & saucer (1 / 1) very near mint condition (Minton) $120.00
SCB-2065 cup (1) very near mint condition (Minton) $70.00
SCB-1855 bouillon cup (4) no use marks, but hairline crack inside (Minton) $25.00
SCB-1329 plate 5 1/2" (1-) near mint condition (Minton) $45.00 
SCB-1417 plate 5 1/2" (1-) near mint condition (Minton) $45.00
Books
RB-0675 Dining on Inland Seas near mint condition, out of print
(a great reference book detailing china patterns used in Great Lakes ship dining rooms)
Krummes Nautical Works, 1997 $110.00
RB-0281 Dining on Inland Seas light used condition, out of print
(a great reference book detailing china patterns used in Great Lakes ship dining rooms)
Krummes Nautical Works, 1997 $90.00
Braun & Blanchard / Braun y Blanchard More Information
"Lineas D4" Pattern
SCB-998 soup plate 9" (4) moderate wear, but crow's foot on bottom (doesn't go through to top)
mold flaw in well (Maddock's American) $100.00 
California Transportation Co. (Sacramento River paddlewheel steamboat operators) More Information
SCC-2903 creamer 2 1/4" T (2+) very light used condition $200.00 
Canadian-Australian Line / C.A. Line
Menus
SMC-2970 card 7 1/2" X 4 1/2" (3-) shows light use, but corner missing $30.00
R.M.S. Niagara dinner Aug 18, 1914 "music programme" on back 
(The R.M.S. Niagara was built for the Union Shipping Line in 1912 and sailed from Sydney, via Aukland,
Fiji & Honolulu to Vancouver, B.C. under the Canadian-Australian Line banner. In it's time, it set the
standard for luxurious travel to the South Pacific. The Niagara came to grief and fame when it hit a
German mine in 1940, and sank with 8 tons of gold bars (and fortunately no loss of life). At 400 feet
down, salvaging the gold set a deep sea recovery record.)
Canadian National
Bonaventure Pattern – CN logo without the word "Railways" More Information
C-1126 saucer 6" (1) mint condition (Grindley, 1948) $30.00 
C-1256 saucer 6" (1) mint condition (Grindley, 1949) $30.00
C-2020 saucer 6" (1) mint condition (Grindley, 1949) $30.00
Jasper Pattern
SCC-1834 plate 6 1/4" (3+) moderate used cond. / some gold wear (Royal Doulton) $35.00
"S.S. Charlottetown" Pattern More Information
SCC-1861 cup 2 3/4" T (4) glaze crazed, scuff in printing (Royal Winton, England) $45.00
Silver
SSC-3183 cream pitcher w/ underplate 4 1/2" T (2-) moderate used condition
Mappin & Webb (Sold) 
Canadian Pacific / CP
Empress / B.C. Coast Pattern
(none currently in stock)
Heron Pattern
SCC-3275 oval bowl 5 3/4" (4-) light use / chip under rim / 3" tight crack
(Copeland Spode, c.1913) $50.00 
SCC-2849 plate 7 3/4" (2-) moderate used cond / glaze crazing consistent with early period
(Copeland Spode) $115.00 
Maple Leaves Pattern
(please see the: Railroad Commissary page)
Tremblant Pattern
SCC-3141 plate 9 1/8" (2-) light used condition / mild crazing (consistent with early period), mostly on back
(Grindley) $100.00 
SCC-2953 platter 9 3/4" (3) light used cond., but extensive glaze crazing - consistent with its early period
(Maddock & Sons, England, 1921 ?) $70.00 
Verde Green Pattern
SCCB-1813 tea pot 6 3/8" L X 3 1/4" T (1) near mint condition (Vandesca) $40.00
SCCB-2074 tea pot 6 3/8" L X 3 1/4" T (1) near mint condition (Vandesca) $40.00
(note: neither of these tea pots are marked for the CP - CP use is not in doubt
though because both came from the CP commissary when they cleaned out in the '70's)
SCC-1940 bean pot (w/ lid) 3 3/4" T (1) near mint condition (Hall) $50.00
SCC-1373 bean pot (lid missing) 3 1/8" T (2) light used condition (Hall) $30.00
Silver
Pistol Grip Pattern (topmarked w/ maritime "Tremblant" Logo)
SSC-3289 knife 8 5/8" (4) handle dented / logo faint $24.00
Windsor Pattern (topmarked w/ maritime "Tremblant" Logo)
SSC-3417 fork 7 1/8" (2-) moderate used condition (Elkington) $28.00
SSC-3351 salad fork 5 3/8" (2) light used condition (Elkington) $30.00
SSC-3385 table spoon 6 7/8" (2) light used condition (Elkington) $28.00
SSC-3220 soup spoon (large) 6 3/4" (2) light used condition (Elkington) $33.00
(see other CP silver items on the Railroad Commissary Silverware page
or the hotel dining ware page)
Menus
SMC-2867 4 3/4" X 7" (2-) moderate used condition, but w/ three signatures inside $26.00
Empress of Britain "Diner au Revoir" Sept, 8, 1937" 
SMC-3127 4 3/4" X 7" (2+) light used condition $20.00
Empress of Britain / Luncheon / 1958 
Caribbean Line
SCC-2509 creamer 3 1/8" T (2-) moderate used condition $32.00 
SCC-2940 plate 9" (2) moderate used condition (Shaw, England) $45.00 
Chesapeake & Ohio / C&O
Train Ferry Pattern
SCC-3121 cup & saucer (1 / 1) both mint condition (Syracuse, 1966, 1970) $275.00
SCC-3198 plate 9 7/8" (1) very near mint condition (Syracuse, 1966) $135.00
SCC-3398 divided plate 9 5/8" (2+) light used condition (Syracuse, 1958)
$145.00 
Clyde Lines
SSC-3474 large water pitcher 3 1/2 quart 8 3/4" T X 10 1/2" W (Reed & Barton) $180.00
(this huge silver-plated pitcher was reportedly salvaged from the sailing ship "The Western World"
which sank off Spring Lake, N.J. in 1853. Its condition is very good considering the circumstances,
but the hollow handle is entirely crushed inwards, presumably due to water pressure, and the seam
is split. Whether The Western World ran aground due to a gail or thick fog seems to be a matter of
debate, but as all 300 hands made it safely ashore, fog seems the more likely. This is a handsome
piece of authentic Jersey shore shipwreck salvage - a scarcely seen item these days.)
Cunard Steam-Ship Co. Ltd. / Cunard Line Ltd.
SCC-1847 butter shell 3 1/2" (1) near mint condition (Foley) $25.00
SCC-1918 butter shell 3 1/2" (1) near mint condition (Foley) $25.00
SCC-2010 butter shell 3 1/2" (1) near mint condition (Foley) $25.00
SCC-1434 butter shell 3 1/2" (5) hairline crack (Foley) $5.00
SCC-1807 ice cream shell 4 3/4" (1) near mint condition (Foley) $35.00
SCC-1978 ice cream shell 4 3/4" (3+) near mint cond. / small flake under tip of handle
(Foley) $20.00 
Silver
SSC-1877 salt & pepper shaker set 3 1/4" T (2) light used condition (BSL) $100.00
(two piece set - only salt shaker shown) 
SSC-1276 fish knife 7 7/8" (2+) light used condition (Romney) $15.00
Cunard White Star Line
(none currently in stock)
Delta Lines
SCD-3107 demitasse cup & saucer (cup 1-, saucer 2+) cup near mint, saucer light used condition
(Shenango, 1950, 1951) $60.00  
Eastern Steamship Lines More Information
SCE-2220 creamer 2" T (1-) light used condition (Buffalo) $145.00 
SCE-3094 soup plate 9" (2+) light used condition (Mayer) $40.00
SCE-2719 soup plate 9" (2-) moderate used condition (Mayer) $30.00 
Silver
Cromwell Pattern
SSE-3443 knife, blunt 7 5/8" (2) nice, but moderate wear on blade
(IS) $16.00 
Sierra Pattern
SSE-3160 tea spoon 5 3/4" (2-) nice, but two rubbed spots on back and scratch on front
(Reed & Barton) $20.00 
Silhouette Pattern
SSE-3642 tea spoon 6" (3) substantial silver loss in bowl
(IS) $10.00 
SSE-3739 knife, blunt 7 5/8" (2+) light used condition (IS) $19.00
Furness Bermuda Line
SCF-3035 creamer 3 3/8" T (1) very near mint condition (Royal Doulton) (Sold)
Silver
SCF-2676 cream pitcher 3 1/8" T (3) good used condition (Mappin & Webb) (Sold)
Houlder Lines
Silver
(none currently in stock)
Hudson Navigation Co.
SCL-2139 sugar bowl 6" W X 3 3/4" T (1-) light used condition (Gorham, 1913) $200.00
Los Angeles Steamship Co.
SSH-3101 plate 5 3/4" (2-) moderate used condition (Newport Pottery, 1929) $150.00
Luckenbach Line
SCL-3019 sugar bowl 3 1/4" T X 4 1/4" W (1) very near mint condition (Walker, 1955)
$75.00 
SCL-2191 gravy boat 7" L (1) near mint condition (Warwick, 1949) $100.00
Lykes Lines
Silver
SSL-1415 platter 9 1/4" (3+) moderate used condition (IS, 1940) $55.00
Matson Lines
(none currently in stock)
Michigan-Ohio Navigation Co. / The Aquarama Line More Information
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Aquarama Script Pattern
SCM-2033 cream pitcher 2 3/4" (1) near mint condition (Walker, 1954) $65.00
SCM-1862 bowl 4 5/8" (1) near mint condition (Walker, 1956) $25.00
SCM-2093 bowl 4 5/8" (1) near mint condition (Walker, 1956) $25.00
SCM-1929 bowl 6 1/2" (1) near mint condition (Walker, 1954) $40.00
SCM-1992 bowl 6 1/2" (1) near mint condition (Walker, 1954) $40.00
Mobil Oil Co.
"Pegasus" Pattern
SCM-2238 plate 7" (1-) very light used condition (Mayer, 1980?) $40.00
Moore-McCormack Lines
"Rio Seascape" Pattern
SCM-3161 tea pot (1) very near mint condition (Sterling) $80.00 
SCM-1830 plate 9 5/8" (2+) mint except for one large stacking scuff (Sterling) $60.00 (Hold)
Munson Steamship Line
Silver
SSM-3461 oval vegetable bowl 10 1/4" (nominal 10") (2-) moderate used condition (IS), 1936) $50.00
New England Steamship Co. / Fall River Line (subsidiary of the New Haven RR.) More Information
SCN-1095 butter pat (Grindley) $30.00
SCN-1555 butter pat (Grindley) $30.00
SCN-1734 butter pat (Grindley) $30.00
SCN-1922 saucer (2+) light used condition (Grindley) $40.00
SCN-2112 double handled cup (2+) light used condition (Buffalo) $50.00
SCN-1014 oval bowl 5 3/4" (1) near mint (Buffalo) $30.00
SCN-1247 oval bowl 5 3/4" (2) near mint / faint age spots on rim (Buffalo) $25.00
SCN-1409 oval bowl 5 3/4" (1) very near mint (Buffalo) $30.00
SCN-1897 oval bowl 5 3/4" (Buffalo) $30.00
SCN-1533 oval bowl 7 1/4" (Buffalo) $35.00
SCN-2041 plate 9 1/4" (2) light used condition (Buffalo) $75.00
SCN-1104 ashtray / match holder (1) very near mint (Buffalo) $180.00
Silver
Cromwell Pattern
SSN-2829 cocktail fork 6" (1) near mint condition (IS) $22.00
Ocean Steamship Co. / Savannah Line (subsidiary of the Central of Georgia Ry.)
SCO-2386 compote 8 5/8" W X 4 1/2" T
(3) glaze crazed consistent with early period / food staining in well / moderate wear
(Maddock, England) $200.00  
Old Bay Line (subsidiary of the Seaboard Air Line RR)
(see Baltimore Mail Steamship Co. above)
Old Dominion Steamship Co.
SCO-2265 platter 12 1/8" (3) good used condition (Scammell's) $80.00
Panama Line (subsidiary of the Panama RR)
SSP-3016 bread tray 9 7/8" (10" nominal) (2-) moderate used condition / some pitting in well
(IS, 1939) $50.00 
Peninsular & Occidental Steamship Co. (subsidiary of the Florida East Coast Ry.)
SCP-3379 platter 8" (3) medium wear, mild age spots (Maddock's England) $50.00
SCP-2197 platter 8 1/2" (2-) moderate used condition (Buffalo) $85.00
Silver
SSP-3360 platter 10 1/8" (3+) good used condition (IS, 1930) $40.00
(for Flagler System items, please see the RR Commissary hotel dining wares page)
Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Co. / P&O
(none currently in stock)
Pere Marquette Ry. Co. More Information
Auto Ferry Pattern
(none currently in stock)
Silver
(none currently in stock)
Plant System (Large system of railroads in Georgia & Florida, and steamships
from the Caribbean to Canada – merged into the Atlantic Coast Line RR in 1902)
SCP-2790 match holder 4 5/8" L X 2 3/4" T moderate used cond./ chip at base of striker
(Union Porcelain Works) $250.00 
Prudential Line
SCP-1975 platter 7" (1-) very light used condition (Jackson, 1977) $30.00
Southern Steamship Co.
Windsor Pattern
SSS-3491 fork 7" (2-) moderate used cond / part of stamped name indistinct
(Trenton China - rare brand!) $22.00
Standard Fruit & Steamship Co. / Vaccaro Lines
(none currently in stock)
Standard Shipping Co. (subsidiary of Standard Oil of NJ - operated from 1927 to 1934)
SCS-2925 soup plate 2 3/8" T (1-) very light used condition (Scammell's) $52.00
States Line More Information
California Pattern
SCS-2182 cup 2 3/8" T (2+) mint except for minor spalling on foot rim (Sterling, 1974) $30.00
Tidewater Oil Co.
SCT-1817 saucer 6 1/4" (1) very near mint cond. (NOT SS marked) (Scammell's) $25.00
SCT-1908 plate 6 3/8" (1) very near mint condition (Scammell's) $50.00 
United Fruit Co.
SCU-2763 butter pat 3 1/2" (2-) moderate used condition (IS) 35.00
United States Lines
SCU-1815 demitasse cup & saucer cup, 2 1/8" T, saucer 4 1/2" W (1) very near mint condition
(cup no BS, saucer SS BS) (Sterling Lamberton, 1966) $45.00 
SCU-2210 oval bowl 5 5/8" (2-) moderate used condition (Scammell's) 25.00
SCU-2329 oval bowl 5 5/8" (2-) moderate used condition (Scammell's) 25.00
SCU-2524 oval bowl 5 5/8" (2-) moderate used condition (Scammell's) 25.00
United States Coast Guard
SCU-2640 soup plate 8 5/8" (1) very near mint but with a small glaze flaw (Jackson, 1942) 25.00
United States Navy
Blue Fouled Anchor Pattern
(none currently in stock)
Dept. of Navy – Early Pattern More Information
SCU-1110 plate 9 1/8" (1) very near mint condition (Haviland, 1903) $80.00
SCU-1800 plate 9 1/8" (1) very near mint condition (Haviland, 1903) $80.00
SCU-1928 plate 9 1/8" (1) very near mint condition (Haviland, 1903) $80.00
Junior Officer' Mess Pattern
SSU-3455 butter knife 6 3/8" (1-) very light used condition (IS, early style IS logo)
$24.00 
U.S.N. Pattern
SSU-3585 table spoon, stainless steel 7 3/8" (2+) light used condition (Silco) $12.00
SSU-3664 table spoon, stainless steel 7 1/8" (2) light used condition (Reed & Barton) $11.00
Warrant Officer Pattern
SCU-1851 saucer 6" (1-) very light used condition (Syracuse, 1942) $25.00
SCU-1965 saucer 6" (1-) very light used condition (Syracuse, 1942) $25.00
United States Steel / USS
Big Steel – Blue Pattern More Information
SCU-2087 platter 10 5/8" (4) good used condition / tight hairline (Mayer, 1952) $45.00
Big Steel – Green Pattern More Information
SCU-3063 plate 9 7/8" (1) near mint condition (Mayer, 1951) $65.00
SCU-3194 plate 9 7/8" (1-) very light used condition (Mayer, 1951) $60.00
Big Steel – Red Pattern More Information
SCU-2231 oval bowl 5 1/4" (1) very light used condition (Mayer, 1952) $45.00
Pittsburgh – Blue Pattern More Information
SCU-1912 plate 5 5/8" (3) good used condition (Mayer) $45.00 
White Star Line More Information Reproduction Advisory
(none currently in stock)
Railroad China Railroad Glassware Railroad Silverware Railroad Menus
Locomotive builder's plates (NEW!) Railroad Books (New!)
Hotel dining ware The Bargain Basement
To purchase any of the above items, please e-mail: rrcomm@sonic.net
Or call: (707) 539-1051 (7:30 am till 9:00 pm Pacific Time – open 8:30 a.m. on Sat and Sun) (if no answer, please leave number and message)
(In a pinch, you may try my cell phone number (707) 328-6215
Shipping – Shipping will be $10.00 per order – insurance included (to US addresses – $14 to Canada, more elsewhere). Your quantity discount will be in the shipping – buy several pieces and we pay anything over the $10.00. Orders over $500 shipping is free. To avoid delay please order by stock number, when shown.
We are located in Santa Rosa, California. Anyone near to here or passing through would be welcomed to pick up their items (by appointment) so as to save the shipping charge. Unfortunately, we have no showroom – all our stock is wrapped and in storage (for its protection).
Shipping scams to be avoided
the "Cup & Saucer" scam
Our Customer Comments
Visa and M/C, as well as checks and money orders, accepted.
 
Packing – We pack for success, not excuses. We love old railroad china and relics as much as you do, so we would rather spend a bit more on packing materials (actually, we prefer to use clean recycled packing materials) than see a piece broken in transit.
Our success is collectors getting pieces they want, and only that. Therefore, all sales are allowed a three day inspection period, within which time, unsatisfactory items may be returned for refund.
Trade / Sell – Perhaps you would like to suggest a trade ? Unlike an Old World vegetable grocer, we do not care to haggle over the price of each piece, but if you think that you could suggest a trade, or other "deal," that would be mutually beneficial, we will be happy to hear you out. Maybe you have a piece that doesn't exactly fit with your collection, and we have a piece that does – maybe a deal could be found. Please recall though, that this is a commercial enterprise, so we would find no advantage in a trade for pieces of like value. Of course, we are always buying (at wholesale prices) – from whole collections to single pieces.
Appraisals – We get many requests for appraisals, and are happy to honor those request for $6.00 per item. Our appraisal is what we think that a particular item ought sell for at "full retail" (although that depends on how you might market the item) – please feel free to write for further details. For free, we will tell you what we would pay for an item, but please, only inquire if you might actually want to sell your item to us. Our "free appraisal" is always the same - "an item is worth what you can get someone to pay you for it."
Sales Tax / Ca. only – Orders shipped to California addresses must pay applicable sales tax.
Gift Wrap – For an extra $7.00 per gift, we will gift wrap any item(s) and mail it directly to the recipient. Nothing too fancy, but we will box the item(s) and tailor the wrap to the occasion (birthday, Christmas or other), with a "from / to" tag filled out as you specify.
Wants lists – We have steamship china - you want steamship china, but unfortunately, these are not always the same items. If you would care to send us your "want list", we will store it and notify you (e-mail or phone, your choice) if we get that item in stock. There is no obligation on your part - this is only a notification service and interest survey. Send to: Wants lists
All items first come, first served – if you like it, you can own it. No false-hope teaser prices, no bidding stress, no sniping – everything is "Buy It Now" priced. Prices subject to change without notice.
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