{"product_id":"cunard-rms-ivernia-1961","title":"Cunard RMS Ivernia 1961","description":"\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eWe love the wit and humor of vintage menu art, and this is a classic example.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eNot only is this swordfish making use of his razor-sharp bill to etch out the letters MENU on a billboard - but he’s also wearing a smart navy uniform, complete with three line-insignia on the sleeve, to indicate that he has the rank of Commander at sea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThis was a menu cover aboard RMS Ivernia, an ocean liner owned by the British shipping company Cunard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eBuilt in Scotland in 1951, the liner ran a passenger service between the UK and Montreal and Quebec in Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eIn 1959, the ship made an appearance in the Peter Seller’s film The Mouse That Roared.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eWith the increasing popularity of air travel affecting transatlantic shipping, the Ivernia was refitted for cruising in the early 60s and became the Franconia, continuing travels between the UK and Canada and alternating with trips to the Caribbean, Bermuda and the Atlantic Isles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eShe was withdrawn from Cunard service in 1971 but saw service with other shipping companies until she was scrapped in 2004.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThis charming Cunard menu cover is from 1961 and the prices of wine in the interior menu are in old English shillings and pence. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGallery quality Giclée print on natural white, matte, 100% cotton rag, acid and lignin free archival paper using Epson archival inks. Custom printed with border for matting and framing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb style=\"line-height: 1.2;\"\u003eEach order includes a print of the interior menu.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb style=\"line-height: 1.2;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAll printed in USA.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Vintage Menu Art","offers":[{"title":"8.5x11\" Archival Print (Unframed) $25.00","offer_id":57491780698278,"sku":"rre1790052423088","price":16.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"11x14 Archival Print (Unframed) $30.00","offer_id":57491780731046,"sku":"kfa1790052423089","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"13x19 Archival Print (Unframed) $40.00","offer_id":57491780763814,"sku":"gvd1790052423090","price":30.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"16x20 Archival Print (Unframed) $55.00","offer_id":57491780796582,"sku":"pjh1790052423091","price":40.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"20x24 Archival Print (Unframed) $85.00","offer_id":57491780829350,"sku":"xxy1790052423092","price":62.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"24x36 Archival Print (Unframed) $135.00","offer_id":57491780862118,"sku":"rub1790052423093","price":85.05,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/9133\/8662\/files\/cunard-rms-ivernia-1961_1.webp?v=1790052426","url":"https:\/\/coffeetamper.shop\/products\/cunard-rms-ivernia-1961","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}