Titanic survivor’s life jacket — from the lifeboat that coldly ignored drowning passengers — sells for $700k

On April 18, Henry Aldridge & Son Auctioneers held an event in Wiltshire, UK, in which they auctioned off some of the very rare artifacts left behind after the sinking of the Titanic in 1912. Some of the items included a life jacket and seat cushion, a gold watch and a ticket to the First...

Titanic survivor’s life jacket — from the lifeboat that coldly ignored drowning passengers — sells for $700k
On April 18, Henry Aldridge & Son Auctioneers held an event in Wiltshire, UK, in which they auctioned off some of the very rare artifacts left behind after the sinking of the Titanic in 1912. Some of the items included a life jacket and seat cushion, a gold watch and a ticket to the First...