| #1916115 in Books | 1998-06-19 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 11.01 x.46 x8.56l,1.86 | File type: PDF | 160 pages||1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.| All around look at the wonderful world of Ocean Liners.|By A Customer|Myra and Eric have recreated the glory of Ocean Liner travel by assembling many fantastic artifacts in this book. Although I was born too late to have experienced this great way of travel, I can now imagine what it must have been like. Reading the menus, seeing the china and crystal, or gazing at the elab|About the Author|Myra Yellin Outwater made her first Atlantic crossing in 1971 aboard the Queen Elizabeth 2, a voyage that launched her on a quest for ocean liner collectibles and a half dozen more crossings. She and her husband, photographer Eric Boe Outwater,
This book recreates the ambiance of the ocean liner era by showing the actual objects used on board. Each piece of ocean-liner memorabilia is like an Aladdin's lamp, releasing wondrous memories of that grand style of travel. Beginning in the late 1890s, shipping lines forged their identities by commissioning unique furniture, china, silverware, glassware, vases, ashtrays, playing cards, menus, and stationery. These types of items characterized the different ocean liners,...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.Ocean Liner Collectibles (Schiffer Book for Collectors) | Myra Yellin Outwater. I have read it a couple of times and even shared with my family members. Really good. Couldnt put it down.
