S.S. France Vintage Steamship Postcard

Compagnie Generale Transatlantique - CGT French Line - S.S. France, 1912. The following is from a launch booklet that describes in great detail the luxury of the ship. At the start of Le Havre, the ship carries: 9,000 pounds of fresh meat, or 22 oxen whole, 13 sheep, calves 8, 4 pores, 350 kidneys, 270 Ox of beef, 550 square chops, legs 400, 80 heads of veal, 400 feet veal and approximately 29,000 kilos of meats, poultry and game, as follows: 750 kilos of various meats, pork 500 feet, 75 knuckle of ham, 18 barrels of foie gras, 800 chickens, 700 pigeons, 180 rabbits, 400 ducks, 70 turkeys, 50 geese, 1,100 quails, perdreaux 550, 250 and 70 pheasants grouses. The fishmonger is supplied to 4,500 kilos of various fish, 40 kilos of shrimp, lobster or 250 lobsters, and gourmets have at their disposal 600 dozen oysters. To these figures, adding: 15,000 kilos of potatoes, 900 carrots, onions 750, 750 of turnips, chouxfleurs of 700, 900 artichokes, cabbages 750, 400 bunches of leeks, radishes, 700, 5,900 salads, 6,000 kilos of pulses, 3,700 of pasta, 16,000 kilos of flour for bread, 35,000 eggs, 3,000 pounds of butter, 5,400 boxes of canned, 1,500 kilograms of cheese, 9,000 oranges, pears 6,000, 6,000 apples, 380 jars of jam, 100 jars of honey, 110 pounds of chocolates and pills, 75 boxes marmalades, fruits, cakes, and so on. in profusion. For drinking, it is planned 300 kilos of tea, chocolate 500, 150 of coffee, 6,000 litres of fresh milk, 6,000 kilos of sugar. The cellars of the liner "France" does not yield to those of the most famous restaurants. They include: 60,000 bottles, including 2,300 bottles of champagne and 2,000 half-bottles, 1,800 bottles of fine wines, 350 of vin, 2,500 beers, 900 different liquors, 2,800 mineral water and 2,500 half-bottles , 1,500 bottles of lemonade, yin of 25,000 regular and 30,000 litres for the crew.