SS Leviathan First Class Dinnerware - - Entire Set In
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:4349641 | Modified Item: No |
| Country/Region of Manufacture: United States |
SS Leviathan First Class China -- Entire Set in Excellent Condition. Condition is Used. Shipped with USPS First Class Package.
Vintage set of china from the First Class Dining Room of the SS Leviathan.
The Leviathan was originally built as the Vaterland for Germany’s Hamburg-American Line. The ship had crossed the Atlantic only seven times when war broke out in Europe in 1914. In 1917, the American government seized the Vaterland and converted her into a troops...hip. Renamed Leviathan on the suggestion of President Woodrow Wilson and operated by the navy, she carried 94, 000 troops to France, one-sixth the total American deployment in Europe. At the conclusion of the war, she underwent a complete reconditioning and reentered commercial service as the flagship of the new United States Lines, which operated her for the U.S. Shipping Board until 1929. Subsequently sold into private hands, the ship ran until 1934. High operating costs and low passenger numbers during the Depression led to the Leviathan being laid up in New York Harbor (again) until 1938, when she sailed to Scotland and was scrapped.
A listing of pieces and quantities below (sizes are approximate), all in excellent condition without chips or scratches. Only normal wear appropriate for age and use.
Dinner plate, 9.5" diameter -- 8Lunch plate, 8.75" diameter -- 5Salad plate, 7" diameter -- 7Bread plate, 6.25" diameter -- 7Soup bowl, 8.75" diameter -- 7Dessert/fruit bowl, 6.5" diameter -- 6Cup 4" diameter -- 7Saucer 6" diameter -- 4
Additional pieces with minor imperfections, small cracks and chips, are listed below. If interested, please inquire and I can send photos of these:
Lunch plate -- 3Salad plate -- 4Bread plate -- 3Saucer -- 1Platter, 15 X 11.5" in size -- 1
All plates have markings for Syracuse China and Gimbel Brothers. Bowls and saucers are marked with Syracuse China only and cups are marked with Buffalo China.
Vintage set of china from the First Class Dining Room of the SS Leviathan.
The Leviathan was originally built as the Vaterland for Germany’s Hamburg-American Line. The ship had crossed the Atlantic only seven times when war broke out in Europe in 1914. In 1917, the American government seized the Vaterland and converted her into a troops...hip. Renamed Leviathan on the suggestion of President Woodrow Wilson and operated by the navy, she carried 94, 000 troops to France, one-sixth the total American deployment in Europe. At the conclusion of the war, she underwent a complete reconditioning and reentered commercial service as the flagship of the new United States Lines, which operated her for the U.S. Shipping Board until 1929. Subsequently sold into private hands, the ship ran until 1934. High operating costs and low passenger numbers during the Depression led to the Leviathan being laid up in New York Harbor (again) until 1938, when she sailed to Scotland and was scrapped.
A listing of pieces and quantities below (sizes are approximate), all in excellent condition without chips or scratches. Only normal wear appropriate for age and use.
Dinner plate, 9.5" diameter -- 8Lunch plate, 8.75" diameter -- 5Salad plate, 7" diameter -- 7Bread plate, 6.25" diameter -- 7Soup bowl, 8.75" diameter -- 7Dessert/fruit bowl, 6.5" diameter -- 6Cup 4" diameter -- 7Saucer 6" diameter -- 4
Additional pieces with minor imperfections, small cracks and chips, are listed below. If interested, please inquire and I can send photos of these:
Lunch plate -- 3Salad plate -- 4Bread plate -- 3Saucer -- 1Platter, 15 X 11.5" in size -- 1
All plates have markings for Syracuse China and Gimbel Brothers. Bowls and saucers are marked with Syracuse China only and cups are marked with Buffalo China.
