SITMAR Cruises ice tongs
Maker
Sitmar Line [Societa Italiana Trasporti Marittimi]
(1937 - 1988)
Manufacturer
Broggi, Milan
(Italian, founded 1818)
Date1970 - 1988
Object number00050816
NameTongs
MediumStainless steel
DimensionsOverall: 160 x 60 mm
ClassificationsTableware and furnishings
Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from P&OSNCo
DescriptionThese ice tongs are part of a collection of stainless steel tableware made for Sitmar Cruises.HistoryIn 1970 Sitmar Line lost their Australian Government contract to bring out migrants to Australia. They consequently turned to Cruising to make money, changing their name in the process to Sitmar Cruises. In 1988 they were bought out by P&O Line, becoming P&O Sitmar Cruises until becoming P&O Holidays in 1991.
SignificanceThe ice tongs relate to the SITMAR Line and FAIRSTAR, which carried thousands of post-war assisted British migrants to Australia until 1970.
