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TITANIC model
Titanic
was a British-registered ship in the White Star line
that was owned by a U.S. company in which famed American
financier John Pierpont "JP" Morgan was a major
stockholder. Titanic was built in Belfast, Northern
Ireland by Harland & Wolff for transatlantic passage
between Southampton, England and New York City. Launched
on May 31, 1911, Titanic set sail on her maiden voyage
from Southampton on April 10, 1912, with 2,240
passengers and crew on board. On April 15, 1912, after
striking an iceberg, Titanic broke apart and sank to the
bottom of the ocean, taking with it the lives of more
than 1,500 passengers and crew.
Titanic
was the largest and most luxurious passenger ship of her
time and was built to be unsinkable. She was 882 feet 9 inches long with a breadth of 92
feet 6 inches. The ship's total height, measured from
the base of the keel to the top of the bridge, was 104
feet. There were ten decks, eight of which were for
passenger use.
Titanic was an unabashed celebration
of opulence and technological wizardry. Her
first-class accommodation was designed to be the
pinnacle of comfort and luxury. It included a
gymnasium, swimming pool, smoking rooms, fine
restaurants and cafes, a Victorian-style Turkish
bath, and hundreds of opulent cabins.
On her
maiden voyage, she attracted an impressive roster of
internationally known names. Titanic's 329 first-class
passengers had an aggregate wealth exceeding $500
million! (an equivalent of about 13 billion
dollars in 2020.)
The
most notable couple onboard the RMS Titanic
was
the Strauss --owner
of Macy's department store.
When the
67-year-old
Isidor
Straus refused to board the lifeboat
before the women had a place, his
wife Ida refused to board the lifeboat,
preferring to die with her husband.
The richest passenger
onboard the Titanic model was John Jacob Astor IV--a
member of the prominent Astor family who built the Waldorf-Astoria hotel in New York City. Astor,
47, and his young wife
were returning to the United States for the birth of a new
child. He managed to get his wife aboard a lifeboat.
His wife survived while he was last seen clinging to
the side of a raft.
Another
industrialist, the steel magnate
George Dennick Wick, 58, was seen waving to his
wife, daughter, cousin, and aunt as they getting
away on a Titanic lifeboat.
Perhaps the most amazing story was
from the mining magnate Benjamin Guggenheim, 46. Guggenheim and his
secretary assisted women and children with getting
on the lifeboats, all while dressed in their finest.
The businessman remarked, “we’ve dressed up in
our best and are prepared to go down like
gentlemen.” His final act was to write this message
to his wife:
"No woman shall be
left aboard this ship because Ben Guggenheim is a
coward."
Interest in the Titanic story has
never strayed far from the public eye. In 1953,
Twentieth Century Fox released the movie Titanic.
Walter Lord's famous book A Night to Remember soon
followed in 1955. The book became so popular that in
1958 a movie was made based upon it and starred the
popular British actor Kenneth More.
Other movies followed such as Raise
the Titanic, based on the popular novel by Clive Cussler,
and S.O.S. Titanic model in 1979. And then came the
James Cameron's
Titanic, which won
numerous Film Awards and has become the biggest
grossing movie of all time.
The Titanic is perhaps
the most famous shipwreck in our current popular
culture.
After the ship‘s discovery in 1985 by
Knorr, interest in the story was raised to new
levels and it appears that it will never die.
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This primarily wood Titanic model features:
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Plank-on-frame hull
- Windows and portholes are cutouts (not black decals),
uniform, and on straight lines.
- Captivating
lighting, with and green/red navigation
light that will light up your special evenings. LED light powered by standard 9v
battery for your convenience.
A ship is not an ocean liner without beautiful lighting.
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Click
here to learn more about authentic ocean liner
models.
36" long x 13" tall x 7"
wide $3,790.
Click here: smaller Titanic
model.
47" long x 16" tall x 7" wide
$5,925.
Shipping and insurance in
the contiguous USA included.
Other places: $500 flat rate.
53" long x 18" tall x 7" wide (1/200
scale) $6,990.
Shipping and insurance in
the contiguous USA included.
Other places: $600 flat rate.
74" long x 21" tall x
9" wide (1/144 scale) $9,950.
Shipping and insurance in
the contiguous USA included.
Other places: $800 flat rate.
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Note that
the
model
comes with a
standard base which is about 1/3 of the length of
the hull. The long base in the photos is for display
case and it costs extra.
Our
Titanic model is built per commission only.
We require only a small deposit to start the
process. Please click
here for
more details.
For
passenger figures, please click
here.
Figures will be
randomly selected but you'll have all the styles as in
photos. Available on 47", 53", 74" models only.
A model running on water:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Le9Ph6DgSgg
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"Arlan Ettinger wanted me to write and tell you that
yesterday at the press conference, your Titanic model was seen by news crews from all over the world and will be seen
by 100s of millions of viewers world-wide.
Many thanks,
Carolyn Salter,
Auction Coordinator
Guernsey's
108 East 73rd Street
New York, NY 10021" |
"I
wanted to thank Frank for the greatest, extraordinary
Titanic model. It came today beautifully packed. Everything was
in flawless condition. I will send you a photograph of
it for you I'm sure you seen a thousand photographs of
these models but we're really excited it was a wonderful
day for us. It's on one of the big tables in the main
room in the library right now and I don't quite know how
to express my admiration and thanks for that model. It's
quite remarkable. It has a great deal to do with our
club because five of our members perished on the Titanic
and we're going to have a special dinner on April 13
where the model will be brought into the big room in the
main room for dinner black tie and I'll try to reach you
sometime when we can talk and Frank thank you very much.
Bye now.
Frank
Arisman,
The Union Club www.theunionclub.com"
"Thank you for these wonderful pictures...for making
the time and care. I deeply appreciate it. If added to
the website, they would likely boost sales of this
particular model. There isn't another on the market to compare with this!!!... Again, thank you! Lee H."
"Titanic model arrived yesterday. The ship is absolutely beautiful. I
will most certainly credit you folks in your artistry, creativity,
quality. I would like some company brochures if possible."
Thanks,
Curtis F." |
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Learn more about the RMS Titanic
here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Titanic
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