MATHMATICS BOOK
A mathematics book retrieved from the RMS Titanic (shown at left) is among the artifacts restored by Document Reprocessors. "It is the most exciting project I have done," said employee Dolly Van Sickle. She was one of several who handled the fragile materials that had been pulled from the ocean floor by RMS Titanic,
Inc., the organization that owns, salvages and circulates Titanic artifacts.
Inc., the organization that owns, salvages and circulates Titanic artifacts.
FOREMAST RUNNING LIGHT
This brass running light was originally mounted high on the Titanic's foremast to warn ships of her presence.
VERANDA CAFE WINDOW
This frame was once mounted in the windows of the Titanic's Veranda Cafes.
BRASS LETTERS
These brass letters spell "C dec" and were originally located in the first class grand staircase to direct passengers to the C level. The "k" was never recovered. This artifact has never been on public display.
INSPECTION CARD
Marion Meanwell booked passage on Titanic’s maiden voyage when a coal strike delayed her scheduled trip on the Majestic. Her inspection card shows Majestic crossed out and replaced with the name of the doomed Titanic. Marion Meanwell did not survive.
MEN'S TOILETRIES
These samples represent "high end" beauty aids of the period.
PERFUME
Adolphe Saalfeld was a perfume maker from Manchester, England. At the age of 47, he boarded Titanic as a first-class passenger. He carried with him a leather satchel filled with perfume samples. At the time Titanic sailed, the American perfume market was booming. He may have planned to sell his perfumes to fashion boutiques and department stores in New York and other major cities. Adolphe
Saalfeld survived the sinking but left his samples behind. Of the 65 vials that Saalfeld packed in his luggage, 62 have been recovered. These perfume vials have never been on public display.
Saalfeld survived the sinking but left his samples behind. Of the 65 vials that Saalfeld packed in his luggage, 62 have been recovered. These perfume vials have never been on public display.
SKYLIGHT
Storerooms on Titanic were lit up through the use of small prism skylights mounted in the deck.
TELEGRAPH TOP
Orders between the Titanic's Bridge and Engine Room were transmitted by means of clock-like devices called ship's telegraphs.
TRUNK
Different stories exist explaining why Howard Irwin, a man traveling to New York with his friend Henry Sutehall, did not board Titanic on the morning of April 10, 1912. What is known is that Sutehall did board the ship, bringing Irwin’s trunk along expecting to meet him later. Irwin’s trunk was recovered from the sunken Titanic. Henry Sutehall did not survive.
PORTHOLE
This porthole is among more than 5,500 objects retrieved from the ocean floor around the wreck of the Titanic. Steel hull plates flexed on impact with the seabed, popping out the rigid portholes.
BOOTS
These boots lay in the leather suitcase of 35-year-old toolmaker William Henry Allen. Like many third-class passengers, he did not survive.
RING
A platinum ring set with diamonds was found in a leather pouch. Women sparkled in such jewels at the ship’s fancy social events.
POCKET WATCH
A gentleman’s pocket watch in a sterling silver case may have been set to New York time in anticipation of a safe arrival.
HAT
A hat of felted rabbit fur likely belonged to a businessman. In an era when dress defined the man, the bowler marked the professional class.
LETTER
Shortly before midnight on April 14, 1912, the RMS Titanic struck an
iceberg roughly 400 miles off the cost of Newfoundland. Two and a half hours later, at 2:20 a.m., the ship sank with approximately 1500 people still on board. This letter, written on Carpathia stationery by first-class passenger Doctor Washington Dodge, is a vivid account of the sinking that describes the Titanic’s final hours. It is one of the earliest, most immediate, and compelling accounts of the disaster. In addition, the carelessness of Dodge’s handwriting offers a glimpse into his state of mind as he penned his testimony.
iceberg roughly 400 miles off the cost of Newfoundland. Two and a half hours later, at 2:20 a.m., the ship sank with approximately 1500 people still on board. This letter, written on Carpathia stationery by first-class passenger Doctor Washington Dodge, is a vivid account of the sinking that describes the Titanic’s final hours. It is one of the earliest, most immediate, and compelling accounts of the disaster. In addition, the carelessness of Dodge’s handwriting offers a glimpse into his state of mind as he penned his testimony.