Life jacket worn by Titanic survivor auctions off for over $900,000
AP News
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A life jacket worn by a passenger on the RMS Titanic has sold at auction for 670,000 pounds, which is more than $900,000.
The flotation device was worn by Laura Mabel Francatelli, a first-class passenger, and is signed by her and other survivors.
It was sold by Henry Aldridge & Son auctioneers in England to an unidentified telephone bidder.
A seat cushion from one of the Titanic lifeboats also sold for 390,000 pounds.
Auctioneer Andrew Aldridge says these record-breaking prices show the continuing interest in the Titanic story.
The Titanic sank on April 15, 1912, after hitting an iceberg, killing about 1,500 people.
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