Titanic was the ship of dreams, carrying aristocrats home to their
American mansions and working-class emigrants toward new and better
lives.She boasted luxury never seen on the seas before: Opulent suites,
grand dining rooms, a sweeping staircase. The biggest ship of her time,
she was said to be unsinkable.
Here are some artifacts offered on USA auction.
Four days into Titanic's maiden voyage, the ship's captain received an iceberg warning. Then, just before midnight on April 14, 1912, the ship's lookout
shouted the fateful words: "Iceberg right ahead!" There was a monstrous
jarring, and the mighty liner began to sink. Within hours, 1500 people had died and the world's most famous vessel lay on the ocean floor.
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| This key to the binoculars store on the Titanic fetched more
than $170,000 when it was sold in April 2010. The key, marked with the
tag 'Crows Nest Telephone Titanic' was not on the ship when she set sail
from Southampton on her maiden voyage on April 10, 1912. As a result,
the lookouts could not open the cabinet and had to rely on the naked eye
as the ship navigated a treacherous ice field. A postcard (rear) sent
home by a passenger on-board sold for more than $32,000 at the same
sale. Photo: Henry Aldridge, AP |
