Do you remember the film Titanic that was made based on a real story. On April 15, 1912, the Titanic, largest ship afloat, carried 2,200 passengers and crew, had sank in the Atlantic ocean after hitting an iceberg on her maiden voyage from Southampton, England to New York City. More than 1,500 people lost their lives in the disaster. September 1st marks 30 years since the ruins of the ship were discovered on the ocean floor by a team of researchers.
The Titanic’s last lunch menu is going to be auctioned on September 30th and is estimated to bring $50,000 to $70,000. Online New York auctioneer Lion Heart Autographs is offering it along with two other previously unknown artifacts from Lifeboat 1 on September 30. The menu was saved by a passenger who escaped in the “Money Boat” before the ocean liner went down. The lifeboat got its nickname because of unfounded rumours that one of the first-class passengers bribed crew members to row away with 12 people on a boat with a capacity of 40.
A letter by one of its survivors written six months later could fetch $4,000 to $6,000. A printed ticket from the Titanic’s opulent Turkish baths that recorded a person’s weight when seated in a specially designed chair could bring $7,500 to $10,000.
In the decades since her demise, Titanic has inspired countless books and several notable films while continuing to make headlines, particularly since the 1985 discovery of her resting place off the coast of Newfoundland. Meanwhile, her story has entered the public consciousness as a powerful cautionary tale about the perils of human hubris.
