john inman (BIG BAD BEN)

[john inman]

I also have one of these chalices which were made for Bibbys by Coleport china company and will become
collectable in time.
Bibbys also around that time produced a hard backed book, The History of the Bibby Line.

Hi Colin I also had the book of the Bibby History, unfortunatly it went missing years ago< but I remember the history starting if I'm not mistaken with an illastration of the fiest Bibby Ship "THE MARY BIBBY".

Its interesting that so many still have the chalice (china pot) it would be interesting to find how many of the 600 are still about.

I've always wondered what the value would be.

[john inman]

I think this is what you are calling the Bibby Line Chalice underneath it has the following
ONE OF SIX HUNDRED
SPECIALLY MADE FOR BIBBY LINE
TO MARK THE BICENTENARY
OF THE BIRTH OF JOHN BIBBY
AND THE GROWTH OF THE FLEET TO ONE MILLION TONNES
If it is the right one we recently seen one in the Maritime Museum, there is also a church called Our Lady and ST Nicholas that is a maritime church which has a memorial book

hi Calway

Thats the one mines in a china cabinet, unfortunatly I don't have the Blue silk line box that it came in. I have also lost the hard back book The History of Bibby that came with it.

[Paul Steel]

I have the chalice in the box it came in, with the Coalport leaflet in my display cabinet.
I also have the Red book. I've used that for the correct sizes of the ships for the Gazette.

[Alan Melia]

I think this is what you are calling the Bibby Line Chalice underneath it has the following
ONE OF SIX HUNDRED
SPECIALLY MADE FOR BIBBY LINE
TO MARK THE BICENTENARY
OF THE BIRTH OF JOHN BIBBY
AND THE GROWTH OF THE FLEET TO ONE MILLION TONNES
If it is the right one we recently seen one in the Maritime Museum, there is also a church called Our Lady and ST Nicholas that is a maritime church which has a memorial book

Nice photo, I also have one. I believe they were sent out in late 1975, I remember because mine turned up just after leaving Bibby's to take up shore employment
Best Wishes
Alan

[Colin Wicks]

Hi ,
I was presented with one of the Colport goblets and thenabout two years ago managed to pick another up on Ebay for about £90.
Happy Christmas to all.
Colin