The key to the Cabinet from the Titanic sold at auction – Virtual Russia

For 85 thousand pounds was sold at auction in the British city of Devizes is the key to the locker with the “Titanic”. Box, in which lay a life jacket, it belonged to the economy of Sidney Sedunary, who died in a plane crash.

it was one of the largest auctions of memorabilia from famous transatlantyku. On sale two hundred items. The initial price of the key was 50 thousand pounds. Postcards describing the weather during the trip, signed “all Love, Jack”, was wylicytowana for 19 thousand pounds, and a set of letters Henry Wilde, the chief of staff officer on the ship – for 5 thousand.

the Titanic sank in the night from 14 to 15 April 1912 after colliding with mountains of ice. Did a flight from Sothampton – new York. On Board were about 2200 passengers. Survived the crash 710.