Caribia - A Sad Ending
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The Former Caronia - Now Universal Cruise Line's Caribia
The aftermath of a famous British cruise liner
Photographs of Caronia / Caribia Artefacts
Contributed by Rob Mason & Brad Newell
This page carries a further selection of photographs sent in to me of various artefacts purchased at the sale held at Pier 54, New York PST in 1974. As Rob Mason has described, this was held some time after the Caronia / Caribia had been towed away for breaking.
I'm indebted mainly to Rob Mason and Brad Newell for the photographs on these pages. It's possible that more photographs from other sources will appear here too.
Wooden Furniture contd...
The two chests of drawers and wooden waste-bin pictured below were among the several items that were purchased by Rob Mason at the Pier 54 sale in 1974. It's worth noting that on board ship all waste receptacles were called “rosies”!
[Above:]
Chests of drawers and a “rosie”
[Photos: Courtesy of Rob Mason]
More drawers, these uncannily similar to that purchased by Brad Newell and pictured on the previous page.
[Above:]
Wall-mounted drawer units
[Photos: Courtesy of Rob Mason]
The Rotunda Table
One really distinctive piece of furniture to survive is this art-deco style rotunda table. These were distributed in several of the Caronia's public rooms.
[Above:]
The art-deco rotunda table, on its own and in its setting with 2 armchairs
[Photos: Courtesy of Rob Mason]
Miscellaneous Items
Among Rob Mason's treasured possessions is a selection of signs from the former Caronia.
[Left:]
A selection of Caronia signs
[Photo: Courtesy of Rob Mason]
If anyone has other pictures of artefacts rescued from the former Caribia / Caronia that you'd like to see featured here, I'd be delighted to hear from you!
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