From the golden age of world travel to Carnoustie, via a Broughty Ferry cinema these historic seats sailed the high seas a century ago.
Now the theatre seats are to be auctioned to raise funds for Carnoustie’s Dibble Tree Theatre.
Betty Gibson, a member of the dramatical group, told The Courier how she became intrigued by a pair of seats in storage, as the company prepared for its 21st birthday on May 10.
“When we originally got the seats, we were begging and borrowing from all over the place because we had no money,” she said.
“So we felt very lucky to get the seats from the Regal Cinema in the Ferry, which had closed down to become a car salesroom.
“We fell heir to these lovely things and thought it would be a nice idea to auction them on the day of the birthday party.”
The seats have a long history, having first been sat on when they were installed on German cruise ship Colombus, which launched from Danzig in 1913.
When the Treaty of Versailles was signed after the First World War, the ship was one of two German superliners given to Britain as part of the reparations.
The Columbus was then sold to White Star Line in 1920, whereupon she was renamed Homeric and run by the firm from 1922.
The Regal Cinema took possession of the seats after the RMS Homeric was decommissioned in 1935.
Mrs Gibson explained: “These seats are the theatre seats from that ship and still have the original red velvet covering.
“I would quite like to own something like that a piece of history. So we are going to be doing a little auction at the end of the fete, and we’ll have stalls and some old videos of things that have been on over the two decades, with interviews of the kids who performed at that time who are now bringing their own kids.”
The fete runs at the Dundee Street centre from 2pm to 4pm and the auction will take place at 4pm, with a barbecue planned for those who help tidy up.