{"product_id":"queen-mary-1936-store-of-the-queens-promotional-booklet","title":"QUEEN MARY: 1936 - \"Store of the QUEENS\" promotional booklet","description":"\u003cp\u003eCunard Line - A twenty-four page promotional booklet from the early 1970s for Gene Darcy's \"Store of the QUEENS\". \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDarcy was the entrepreneur who bought dumpster loads of debris from the QUEEN MARY when she was undergoing conversation at Long Beach from ship to hotel. In absolute proof of the old maxim, \"one man's trash is another man's treasure\", he then toured the U.S. selling off ship bits for a fortune. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis booklet reprints news clippings from around the country extolling Darcy's \"Store of the QUEENS\". Among the headlines are \"Ships' Relics Bring Fortune\", \"He Had $7 Million Idea\", and \"Old Queens Are Gene's Treasure Ships\". \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen the treasure stock began to run low, Darcy turned to the dark side and sold fakes too. Ever find a deck chair with a brass ship name tag along with \"For First Class Only\"? It's a Darcy fake.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVery good condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"N","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67770771931417,"sku":"1644a","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2236\/1411\/files\/1644a.jpg?v=1791834520","url":"https:\/\/nautiques.net\/products\/queen-mary-1936-store-of-the-queens-promotional-booklet","provider":"Nautiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}