Titanic life jacket sells for £670,000 at auction
Summary
A life jacket worn by Titanic survivor Laura Mabel Francatelli sold for £670,000 at an auction in Wiltshire, UK. This is the first time a Titanic life jacket has been sold at auction since the ship sank in 1912. Another item, a seat cushion from a Titanic lifeboat, sold for £390,000 and will be displayed in a Titanic museum in the US.Key Facts
- The life jacket belonged to Laura Mabel Francatelli, a first-class passenger who survived the Titanic disaster.
- The jacket has 12 pockets, shoulder rests, side straps, and signatures from Francatelli and other survivors.
- The jacket sold for much more than the estimated price of £250,000 to £350,000.
- The auction took place at Henry Aldridge & Son in Devizes, Wiltshire.
- A seat cushion from a Titanic lifeboat sold for £390,000 at the same auction.
- The seat cushion buyer was the Titanic Museum Attraction in Tennessee and Missouri, USA.
- Around 1,500 people died when the Titanic sank in the North Atlantic in 1912.
- The auction coincided with the 114th anniversary of the Titanic sinking.
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