RARE! 1906 SS KAISERIN AUGUSTE VICTORIA-HAMBURG AMERIKA LINLE-METAL WRITING PAD

Description

SS
Kaiserin Auguste Victoria
, was an
ocean liner
built in 1905–1906 by
Vulcan AG shipyard
in
Stettin
(now Szczecin,
Poland
) for the
Hamburg America Line
. The ship regularly sailed between
Hamburg
and
New York City
until the outbreak of war in Europe in 1914. At the end of hostilities, re-flagged as USS
Kaiserin Auguste Victoria
, she transported American troops from Europe to the United States. For a brief time
Cunard
sailed the re-flagged ship between
Liverpool
and New York.
-The ship was refitted for
Canadian Pacific Steamships
(CP) and in 1921, she was renamed
Empress of Scotland
—the first of two CP ships to bear that name.
[2]
-
The vessel ended service in 1930 and was sold for
scrap
. During the demolition of the ship, the vessel caught fire, broke in two and sank. The hulks were raised and scrapped.
Accommodation: 459 1st class, 478 2nd and 960 3rd class.
Front: "Hamburg-Amerika Line -- Kaiserin Auguste Victoria"On the back is the line's flag and: "Erinnerung an meine Reise mit der Kaiserin Auguste Victoria" [memory of my undertaken with the Empress Auguste Victoria travel].
The metal pad measures 2 3/4" by 1 3/4.
Original Pencil ABSENT, as is original paper tablet.
-Photo's with small vintage pencil to hold closed.
THIS METAL SOUVENIR WRITING PAD  DOES NOT DRAW TO A MAGNET. (HINGE AND 2 SCREWS DO.) ? Silver?
Shipped USPS First Class.
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