The Orient Line is noted for the high standards of design employed in all aspects of the company's work and this included even relatively simple items such as the ship's menu cards. This example is from the Dinner serving in Tourist Class on the S.S. Orion on 16 October 1935. The Orion was launched on 7 December 1934 in Barrow, Lancashire, and was delivered in August 1935. After a series of short cruises the vessel's maiden voyage on the sailings it was designed for, Australia, left Tilbury...
