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I’m not a blogger – but I love Titanic – and this is the easiest way to put up pictures of my Titanic collection as well as pictures of pieces that I really enjoy.

I updated my page “Other Ocean Liner Items.”  Check out some of my items from other great Ocean Liners.

Vinolia Otto Soap Advert

This is from The Illustrated London News (New York Edition) April 20th, 1912.

I’ve always loved the look of this ad, for some reason it just struck a chord with me.

Deck Chair Piece

When the SS Minia went out to recover bodies from the sinking of Titanic they also picked some wreckage, including deck chairs.

This piece came from a family in Halifax who owned two deck chairs recovered by the Minia.  One chair was damaged beyond repair and was pieced out.  This piece comes from the seat frame of that deck chair.

Titanic’s Second Class Passenger List – Cover

The cover from the Second Class Passenger List from Titanic.

Thank you Steve Santini for allowing me to own this rare  piece of history!

Titanic Submersible Model

The Titanic Submersible Model, designed by Susan Huges & Steve Santini

The awesome thing about this model is that it made to sink just like the Titanic did. You can even see where it breaks apart when it sinks. This has been and will be one of my favorite parts of my collection. Thanks Steve!

Red Fabric

This red fabric was used on Titanic‘s second-class chairs.  It was taken before the ship set sail from a roll-end by Robert Browne, the paymaster from Harland and Wolff.  After Titanic sank Mr. Browne had the foresight to save this fabric as an important piece of history and as a remembrance of the tragedy. Acquired from the collection of Kevin Saucier – many thanks!  For anyone interested in owning their own piece of this fabric you can find it at Titanicitems.com

Wood Box

This is my crowning achievement.

I have always, always wanted something about Titanic that met the following criteria: was a part of her and that helped to make her beautiful.  When talking about the Titanic I’ve found that’s a hard thing to find.  But this is it.

This box was created from the wreck wood found by the ship S.S. Minia.  William Parker, the ship’s carpenter, made this box.  It is currently on display in the Titanic Museum in Branson, MO.  A few months ago my wife and I visited the museum.  While on the tour I saw this box and told my wife that “I would give anything to have that.”  Little did I know that I would have the opportunity to get it.  This is a very personal and real accomplishment for me.  I’m very proud of this box.

I hope that one day I’ll be able to take this box on a transatlantic cruise my wife and I are planning on taking.  My small token to a the ship I love so much.  Hopefully it, at least a small part, will get to cross the Atlantic in one trip.

Wine Bottles

I’ve been to many Titanic exhibits and was just impressed by these wine bottles that were brought up from wrecksite.  It’s amazing that these bottles went through hell and survived, in some cases even with the wine still inside.

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Olympic Tile

I’d like to thank my beautiful wife who gave this to me for my birthday, so technically I don’t “get” this for another two months.

This type of tile was found throughout the ship anywhere where high traffic was expected. Green wasn’t the only color used, there are also brown, crimson and blue tiles.

You can’t buy tile like this from the Titanic, so this one comes from her sister ship, the Olympic. You can also see the damage to this tile from the renovations the Olympic went through when carpet was added to these high traffic areas. But it’s still beautiful to me and you can smell what the Olympic would have smelled like, which I love.

The One That Started it All

It was this model that got me started with everything.  Helped me to realize I can start my own collection.

A picture of it all lit up. This is still one of my favorite pieces.

I got it from this guy. You should check it out.

Titanic Coal

For many Titanic collectors they frown on something like this because it doesn’t cost $10,000, so is just not their “thing”. But as for me I love it, especially the rust.

This coal was brought up from the ship wreck in 1994. They brought up large pieces of the coal and cut it into small pieces as a more inexpensive souvenir from the Titanic.  I love the rust on here because this piece was from the outside of the large chunk and years of sitting at the bottom of the ocean left it’s mark on this piece.

Titanic Tools

The latest addition to my Titanic collection are tools that were used to build the beautiful ship. I got them from a good friend of mine, Steve Santini.  Thanks to Steve for the chance to get such amazing items.

The story of the tools is this:

The man who worked on the Titanic was Thomas McCauley.  He worked in the Harland and Wollf shipyard as a woodworker and cabinet maker. His grandson Ernest Mcgookin inherited these tools from his grandfather. Ernie sold these tools to Steve Santini 12 or so years ago.  And now I’ve purchased them from Steve.

Green Fabric

I got home from work and found this beautiful piece in my mail.  My good friend Kevin was very generous and sent this piece.  Words can not express my excitement and gratitude  It’s better than Christmas!

The story of this piece is purported to come from one of the workers on the Titanic.  Knowing that working on such a famous ship was a pretty important event this worker took a large piece of fabric from the ship before she set sail.  This fabric was most likely used on the Smoking Room tables.  The worker later gave this fabric to his sister who used it for curtains for years and eventually my friend Kevin ended up with it.

Check out Kevin’s site for other impressive pieces from the Titanic: titanicitems.com.

Wood Slice

My newest and one of my current favorite pieces is this wood slice, from her deck.  This was given to me from a good friend.  I was speechless and still am when he gave it to me.  I’m going to reunite it with it’s mother piece (a larger piece of the deck I’m hoping to get).

Thanks Kevin!  You’re freakin’ awesome!

You should check out his stuff – it’s incredible!

Original Newspaper – Front Sheet

The San Fransisco Call published April 16th, 1912

1300 Perish in the Wreck of the Titanic

The reverse side includes pictures of famous people who were aboard the ship – it was not known at the time which of them survived and which ones perished.

Survivor’s Telegraph

When the Carpathia picked up the survivors most of them tried to send telegraphs to loved ones.  There were so many requests that many were not transmitted like this one.

This survivor is Mrs. Ella White.  She traveled first class on the Titanic (cabin C-32).  She traveled with a manservant and a maid and shared a room with a Miss Marie Young.  She, Marie and her maid were rescued by the Carpathia.

Pre-sinking Postcard

This postcard advertised the Olympic (sister ship to the Titanic) and the Titanic for White Star Line prior to the sinking of Titanic.  It says:  “The Largest and Finest Steamers in the world” “882 Feet Long, 45,000 Tons Registeres 921 Feet Broad”Actually the Titanic was larger than the Olympic in tons.  She and the Olympic were very similar, but the Titanic was still more luxurious.

My Hero

While this isn’t a relic from the ship, to me this is still an important part to my collection.  My hero is Ken Marschall for bringing Titanic to life for me. His painting of her are gorgeous. This one is my favorite.  It’s called Titanic at 1:20am.

Ken Marschall drew this sketch of her on my print. Can you believe that probably only took him five minutes?

Ken Marschall signed my print!

Gifts from Friends

My sister-in-law painted this for me for Christmas.

On my mission one of the members drew this picture for me.

Smoking Titanic Model

I love the smoke. I had a guy I know doctor up the model so that it smokes.  Best thing I’ve done.

This model, “Little T”, is more like the real ship, “Big T” than you would think.  She sank on 4/15 like the Big T. I had to go into water straight from the snow caps to rescue it. Little T was trying to model after the Big T as much as she could.

There’s even some of the wreckage floating away. . .

Olympic-sized Wood . . .

. . . from the Olympic herself.  This bad boy is 42″ long!! While it’s not the Titanic, it’s the next best thing. This wood is from the Olympic’s Grand Staircase, which was identical to the Titanic.As the Olympic was remodeled over the years her wood was painted the sage green.  Later on the paint was stiped off from this piece, but you can still see you can seek residue of the paint in the nooks and crannies.