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General Maritime Artefacts
Lot 140:
From the old shipping company The Red Funnel Steamers Ltd this is an early decorative china dish showing the vessels running from Southampton to Cowes I.O.W. A cantered picture is shown in full colour and the size is 4" (11cm) and is in an original souvenir.
[The origins of the Red Funnel Line date back to 1820, when the Isle of Wight Royal Mail Steam Packet Company was established by Cowes interests to operate the first steamer service from there to Southampton. In 1826, the Isle of Wight Steam Packet Company was formed in Southampton, and by the following year the two companies had started coordinating their operations. In 1860, the Southampton, Isle of Wight & Portsmouth Improved Steamboat Company was created to compete with the two established operators, and the threat posed caused the two older companies to merge. They subsequently acquired the assets of the Improved Steamboat Company in 1865.]
Measurement: 11 CM
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