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Glen Line Shipping Company Lapel Pin

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  • £640


Wear this Glen Line Pin with pride at any time of the year.

Made with High quality metals and enamels

2 x Rear metal butterfly pin fasteners.

Size: 28mm 

Worldwide postage will be added at checkout for your country destination. Using the current Royal Mail Standard Delivery Tariffs. Tracked & Signed options are available

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Glen Line was a UK shipping line that was founded in Glasgow in 1867. Its head office was later moved first to London and then to Liverpool. 

The firm had its roots in the co-operation between the Gow and McGregor families in Glasgow in the 1850s. Alan C Gow was a voyage broker, James McGregor organised the freight to fill the ships and by 1860 they were in partnership.

In 1867 Alan Gow had the sailing ship Estrella de Chile built to ply the route between Glasgow, Liverpool, and Chile via Cape Horn. She was wrecked in 1888. In 1868 the partners bought the barque Glenavon. She was the first of their ships to have the Glen- prefix in her name. In 1881 the firm had the iron-hulled steamship Glenavon built. She was wrecked off the coast of China in 1898, killing 53 people.

In 1911, Elder Dempster and Co acquired The Glen Line. During the First World War Glen Line lost five ships to U-boat attacks, including its first motor shipGlenartney, in 1918.

In 1922, the Glen Line opened its new building on the Bund in Shanghai. The shipping agency occupied the first floor and the upper floors were rented out.

The Glen Line was sold to Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel line in 1935. The company lost two further ships to U-boat attacks in the Second World War.

By 1978 all Glen Line ships had been sold.



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During the \u003ca style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_War_I\" title=\"World War I\"\u003eFirst World War\u003c\/a\u003e Glen Line lost five ships to \u003ca style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/U-boat\" title=\"U-boat\"\u003eU-boat\u003c\/a\u003e attacks, including its first \u003ca style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Motor_ship\" title=\"Motor ship\"\u003emotor ship\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MV_Glenartney_(1915)\" title=\"MV Glenartney (1915)\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eGlenartney\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, in 1918.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003eIn 1922, the Glen Line opened its new building on the Bund in Shanghai. 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Using the current Royal Mail Standard Delivery Tariffs. Tracked \u0026amp; Signed options are available\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhy not purchase a pack of Spring Loaded Chrome Pin Savers, never lose another lapel pin. Very secure. Then keep safe in one of our presentation\/storage boxes. (Click On The Images)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.militaryremembrancepins.com\/products\/allen-key-pin-saver?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=4e9e0d50c\u0026amp;_ss=r\" title=\"Chrome Pin Savers Poppy Pin Remembrance Flower\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0807\/3549\/products\/ChromeSaver_160x160.jpg?v=1589831146\" alt=\"\" width=\"101\" height=\"133\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.militaryremembrancepins.com\/products\/presentation-box-storage-box-gift-box-remembrance-pins?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=8f0d5f7a6\u0026amp;_ss=r\" title=\"Presentation Box Storage Box Gift Box\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0807\/3549\/files\/Presentation_box_2_480x480.jpg?v=1572216854\" alt=\"\" width=\"102\" height=\"132\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eGlen Line\u003c\/b\u003e was a \u003ca style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Kingdom\" title=\"United Kingdom\"\u003eUK\u003c\/a\u003e shipping line that was founded in Glasgow in 1867. Its head office was later moved first to London and then to Liverpool. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003eThe firm had its roots in the co-operation between the Gow and McGregor families in Glasgow in the 1850s. \u003ca style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Alan_C_Gow\u0026amp;action=edit\u0026amp;redlink=1\" class=\"new\" title=\"Alan C Gow (page does not exist)\"\u003eAlan C Gow\u003c\/a\u003e was a voyage broker, \u003ca style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=James_McGregor_(ship_owner)\u0026amp;action=edit\u0026amp;redlink=1\" class=\"new\" title=\"James McGregor (ship owner) (page does not exist)\"\u003eJames McGregor\u003c\/a\u003e organised the freight to fill the ships and by 1860 they were in partnership.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003eIn 1867 Alan Gow had the sailing ship \u003ci\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Estrella_de_Chile_(ship)\" title=\"Estrella de Chile (ship)\"\u003eEstrella de Chile\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e built to ply the route between Glasgow, Liverpool, and Chile via \u003ca style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cape_Horn\" title=\"Cape Horn\"\u003eCape Horn\u003c\/a\u003e. She was wrecked in 1888. In 1868 the partners bought the \u003ca style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Barque\" title=\"Barque\"\u003ebarque\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ci\u003eGlenavon\u003c\/i\u003e. She was the first of their ships to have the Glen- prefix in her name. In 1881 the firm had the iron-hulled steamship \u003ci\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Glenavon_(1881)\" title=\"Glenavon (1881)\"\u003eGlenavon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e built. She was wrecked off the coast of China in 1898, killing 53 people.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003eIn 1911, Elder Dempster and Co acquired The Glen Line. During the \u003ca style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_War_I\" title=\"World War I\"\u003eFirst World War\u003c\/a\u003e Glen Line lost five ships to \u003ca style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/U-boat\" title=\"U-boat\"\u003eU-boat\u003c\/a\u003e attacks, including its first \u003ca style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Motor_ship\" title=\"Motor ship\"\u003emotor ship\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MV_Glenartney_(1915)\" title=\"MV Glenartney (1915)\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eGlenartney\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, in 1918.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003eIn 1922, the Glen Line opened its new building on the Bund in Shanghai. The shipping agency occupied the first floor and the upper floors were rented out.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003eThe Glen Line was sold to Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel line in 1935. The company lost two further ships to U-boat attacks in the \u003ca style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_War_II\" title=\"World War II\"\u003eSecond World War\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003eBy 1978 all Glen Line ships had been sold.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e"}