We have an enquiry asking if anyone remembers a Captain's wife taking a sewing machine onto QE2 to do repairs to the Captain's uniform. There is a luggage label on the sewing machine case, which may give an indication of the year (s) this label was in use.
Can anyone help with information if you think this was a QE2 Captain? The luggage label has
Z cabin class on it - is this a QE2 luggage label or could it have been for another Cunard ship? There is also mention that the captain was good at painting.
Good morning,
I am hoping to share some information with you that will possibly piece together some information for us.
My mother has acquired a 1946 sewing machine and a story to go along with the machine. It belonged to the wife of a captain of the QE2. It has the Cunard travel luggage label from when she accompanied him on one of his journeys. She would take her sewing machine and make repairs to his uniform along the way. Her husband was good at art and painted many ship pictures.
We do not know the surname of the husband and wife. Only that she was called Nora. The sewing machine was made in 1946 so that is the starting date for our search. I have tried to do some research and I have seen that you have a lot of information on the captain's of the ship.
I wondered if the information I have given you may give an insight into which captain it may be.
My children have recently used the sewing machine and taken their work into their class who are also interested in the history behind its journey with the Cunard liner.
I would love to be able to crack the mystery and find out who the captain is!
I have attached a photo of the Cunard luggage sticker for your interest.
Many thanks
