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Mariners Memorabilia: A guide to British Shipping Company China of the 19th & 20th Centuries. by Peter Laister. 2006. This two volume set illiustrates china and crockery used aboard British merchant ships from the beginning of the 19th century. It gives brief historical details of the shipping companies and the trades in which they were involved. Information is provided in order to identify patterns of china and details of the manufacturers. It also covers the difficult identification of china marked only with monograms, initials or house flags.

115 companies are covered in some detail, while a total of 495 companies are mentioned in the index. These books include shipping companies that were also owned in Australia, New Zealand and Canada as they were part of the British Empire. The shipping companies are featured alphabetically from Aberdeen & Commonwealth to Yeoward Line, and a total of 116 companies are covered.

Volume 1 covers the North and South Atlantic (South American) lines, and South East and West African Services. Volume 2 covers India Burma & the Far East, Australian and New Zealand lines, Cargo Liner companies, UK Coastal shipping, Mediterranean & Short Sea Traders, Sailing Packets & Miscellaneous.

Paperback, A4 size, total of 323 pages, profusely illustrated with 1,160 color photos (taken by his photographer wife Pamela Laister) of shipping company cups, saucers, plates etc, showing crests on the china, together with well-researched historical notes. ISBN-10 0955405807; ISBN-13 9780955405808; volume 2: ISBN-10 0955405815; ISBN-13 9780955405815. Set Price: $199.00 plus $15 shipping USA, inquire elsewhere.

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