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QSS Lusitania - souvenir of launch
QSS Lusitania - souvenir of launch, commemorative 18 carat gold handled scissors, with stainless steel blades, the crossover engraved with John Brown and Co. Clydebank and Sheffield, J Rogers and Sons running along the blade, QSS Lusitania on the other side bears the crest of the Cunard Steamship Company. The handles of organic shape hallmarked Sheffield 18ct. 1902-3, maker's mark for J. Rogers and Sons. Black Morocco and gilt presentation box inscribed Souvenir of Launch of Q.S.S. Lusitania Clydebank 7th June1906'. The launch event is described by numerous newspapers of the day. Aberdeen Journal: Lady Inverclyde slit the cord'. Dundee Courier: Lady Inverclyde cut the cord and set the hydraulic machinery in motion'. The Yorkshire Post describes the event as a christening and records Lady Inverclyde swings the wine bottle and presses a button'. Also that she was presented with a jewellery souvenir of the ceremony and noted in most papers is that Lady Inverclyde departed after the launch and took no part in the later celebrations. Provenance Frank Webb Collection, Registrar Wellcare Historical Medical Museum purchased 1930, later given to R.C. Calam and then by family descent. Date: 1906
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This exquisite commemorative scissors set serves as a captivating souvenir of the historic launch of the QSS Lusitania on June 7, 1906. The 18-carat gold handles, shaped organically, bear the maker's mark for J. Rogers and Sons of Sheffield, while the stainless steel blades display the crossover engraving of John Brown and Co. of Clydebank and Sheffield, as well as the crest of the Cunard Steamship Company. The QSS Lusitania is prominently marked on one side of the handles. The launch event was widely reported in newspapers of the day. The Aberdeen Journal described Lady Inverclyde's role in the ceremony, "Lady Inverclyde slit the cord," while the Dundee Courier noted, "Lady Inverclyde cut the cord and set the hydraulic machinery in motion." The Yorkshire Post recorded that she swung the wine bottle and pressed a button to officially launch the ship. After the launch, Lady Inverclyde departed and did not participate in the later celebrations. This set comes with a black Morocco and gilt presentation box, inscribed "Souvenir of Launch of Q.S.S. Lusitania Clydebank 7th June 1906." The provenance of this rare artifact is well-documented, having been part of the Frank Webb Collection, purchased by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum in 1930. It was later given to R.C. Calam and then passed down through family descent.
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