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Leather and fibre board suitcase by Antler with additional tray that sits on metal suuports within the case to separate items. the labels on the case have very good provenance. The owner was "Woodbine" and the case has travelled on the P&O Ferry Bremen in 1919 as this was the year the ship sailed to Australia and there is a New South Wales label on the case. The Bremen has an interesting history from a fire that killed many passengers to saving hundreds of people from the Mount Etna Eruption in 1908.  Of course it is also an unusual and very well made case. No Keys and general wear and tear from age and use all over.
Notable information on the ship is as follows:
14.11.1896: Launched.
26.05.1897: Completed as Bremen for Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen, for North
Atlantic and Australian services.
05.06.1897: Maiden voyage Bremerhaven/New York.
10.1897: First voyage Bremer/Southampton/Suez/Adelaide/Melbourne/
Sydney.
30.06.1900: Badly damaged by fire at the wharf at Hoboken, New York, which
spread to four NDL ships of which one was burned out. 300 lives
were lost, 12 being in the Bremen which was run aground by tugs.
11.10.1900: Sailed for Germany after temporary repairs. Full refit by Vulkan yard,
Stettin.
10.1901: Returned to service.
09.1905: En route New York/Bremen when port propeller shaft broke. The
starboard screw was unstable and the tanker Lucigen towed Bremen
into Halifax.
12.1908: Took 600 refugees from Messina to Naples after Mount Etna
erupted.
10.1911: Last NDL sailing Europe/Australia.
04.04.1919: Handed over to The Shipping Controller as war reparations.
Management assigned to The Peninsular and Oriental Steam
Navigation Company.
05.06.1919: First voyage on P&O’s Australian service.
1921: Sold to Byron Steamship Company, London (M Embiricos, manager)
and renamed Constantinople for their Piraeus/New York service.
1924: Renamed King Alexander.
1929: Broken up in Italy.
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Vintage Antler Gents Travel luggage suitcase Woodbine Bremen Ship - (8413)
£35.00
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Notable information on the ship is as follows:
14.11.1896: Launched.
26.05.1897: Completed as Bremen for Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen, for North
Atlantic and Australian services.
05.06.1897: Maiden voyage Bremerhaven/New York.
10.1897: First voyage Bremer/Southampton/Suez/Adelaide/Melbourne/
Sydney.
30.06.1900: Badly damaged by fire at the wharf at Hoboken, New York, which
spread to four NDL ships of which one was burned out. 300 lives
were lost, 12 being in the Bremen which was run aground by tugs.
11.10.1900: Sailed for Germany after temporary repairs. Full refit by Vulkan yard,
Stettin.
10.1901: Returned to service.
09.1905: En route New York/Bremen when port propeller shaft broke. The
starboard screw was unstable and the tanker Lucigen towed Bremen
into Halifax.
12.1908: Took 600 refugees from Messina to Naples after Mount Etna
erupted.
10.1911: Last NDL sailing Europe/Australia.
04.04.1919: Handed over to The Shipping Controller as war reparations.
Management assigned to The Peninsular and Oriental Steam
Navigation Company.
05.06.1919: First voyage on P&O’s Australian service.
1921: Sold to Byron Steamship Company, London (M Embiricos, manager)
and renamed Constantinople for their Piraeus/New York service.
1924: Renamed King Alexander.
1929: Broken up in Italy.
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