From the collection of maritime historian, Gordon Newell (1912-1991), author of Ocean Liners of the 20th Century, and a past Commissioner of the Port of Seattle (1960-1963) where he played an instrumental role in bringing the Shaw Savill Lines’ 1939 Dominion Monarch to Seattle to serve as a floating hotel ship for the city’s Century 21 Exposition in 1962. Newell’s collection was acquired directly from his daughter.

Lot includes:

1) Copper ship’s crew rum measure mounted on wood base with plaque and ship emblems. Presented to Gordon Newell by the ship’s crew, June 3, 1962.

2) Pottery plaque with bas relief of the ship commemorating QSMV Dominion Monarch arrive in Seattle in 1962 to serve as a hotel ship for the World’s Fair.

3) Cookie Duster from the galley aboard the QSMV Dominion Monarch. 

Dimensions: Items range in size from approximately 3.5 in H x 11.5 in W x 4.25 in D to approximately 11 in H x 7.5 in W x 7.5 in D. Total weight is approximately 8 lbs.

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