c1900 Rare Albion Line Vesta Case SY Midnight Sun
This is a Stunning c1900 Rare Albion Line Vesta Case SY Midnight Sun*-.
It is a period item and an excellent example of this type of design.
It has a striker on the bottom
It has an enamelled badge.
It is made of silver plated metal , (some wear to silver plate and enamel but it is over 100 years old)
It measures 2" X 1.5".
PLEASURE STEAMER ASHORE.- The ocean-going
yacht Midnight Sun, in the course of a cruise round the
United Kingdom, grounded on the rocks at Pladda,
near Easdale, Oban, yesterday. The tide at the time
was the lowest experienced in this particular part of
the West for the last 30 years. The passengers on
board were landed in boats on the Island of Luing,
about a mile away. They were afterwards conveyed to
Oban in a small steamer. At high tide the Midnight
Sun was floated off none the worse for the mishap, and
proceeded to Oban.
Friday, Nov 12, 1897
Sir Arthur and Lady Arnold and Mr. Max
Pemberton will leave Gravesend on December 4 by
Mr. Woolrych Perowne's yachting steamer the s.s.
Midnight Sun, for Lisbon, Tangier, Gibraltar,
Algiers, and the Riviera.
Monday, Nov 29, 1897
The Bishop of Carlisle and Miss Bardsley
will leave England in a few days for two months on the
Mediterranean. Bishop Bardsley has accepted an
invitation from Mr. Woolrych Perowne to join the
steamship Midnight Sun at Marseilles on December 22..
Friday, Nov 03, 1899
The well-known yachting steamer Midnight Sun, belong-
ing to the Albion Steamship Company, of
Newcastle-on-Tyne, has been chartered and
placed in the hands of Sir William Arm-
strong, Whitworth, and Co. for the necessary
alterations. On the completion of this work the
hospital ship will be taken to Southampton
Docks, whence it is expected she will sail for
South Africa during the latter part of the month.
Her Royal Highness has graciously consented to
the expressed wish of the Central British Red
Cross Committee that the ship should be called
the Princess of Wales. In addition to fitting up
the ship, the Princess of Wales intends to spend
a sum of no less than £1,000 in luxuries and
comforts for the invalided soldiers.
Wednesday, Nov 20, 1907
The Royal Merchant Seamen's Orphanage has
received £25 from the passengers of the steam yacht
Midnight Sun during the past season.
Friday, May 29, 1908
The Albion Steamship Company's yachting steamer
Midnight Sun leaves Newcastle-on-Tyne on June 6 for a
pleasure cruise to the Norwegian Fjords lasting over
14 days. Further information may be had from the com-
pany's offices, Baltic-chambers, Newcastle-on-Tyne.
Saturday, May 13, 1911
For northern passengers the Albion Steamship
Company will despatch the Midnight Sun from New-
castle on Tuesday, June 20. Arriving at Tilbury
the next day passengers can see the Coronation
Procession in London on June 22, and embark for
Spithead on the 23rd. On the return journey the
vessel will land London passengers at Tilbury on
Monday, June 26, and will be back in the Tyne
the next day.
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I am based in the UK, I will be happy to combine postage for multiple purchases , please wait for me to send you a combined postage invoice.
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Built by Workman, Clark & Co., Belfast, Ireland, 1907. 7,120 gross tons; 430 (bp) feet long; 53 feet wide. Steam triple expansion engines, twin screw. Service speed 14 knots. Two masts and one funnel. Built for Lamport & Holt Line, British flag, in 1907 and named Verdi. New York-South American service. service. Sunk off Eagle Island on July 22, 1917.The Verdi, fell victim to a German submarine, which torpedoed and sank her 115 miles North West from Eagle Island, Co. Mayo, Ireland, on August 22, 1917. Six of the crew were lost.
