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Locker key from the Titanic sells at auction for S$145,000

LONDON — A corroded iron key to a locker on the Titanic has sold at auction for £85,000 (S$145,000).

A visitor looks at the model of the Titanic, displayed during the exhibition "Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition 100th Anniversary" at a shopping mall in Bangkok on June 12, 2012. Photo: AFP

A visitor looks at the model of the Titanic, displayed during the exhibition "Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition 100th Anniversary" at a shopping mall in Bangkok on June 12, 2012. Photo: AFP

LONDON — A corroded iron key to a locker on the Titanic has sold at auction for £85,000 (S$145,000).

The key belonged to Sidney Sedunary, a 23-year-old ship’s steward. He was one of the 1,500 people who died when the state-of-the-art passenger liner stuck an iceberg and sank during its maiden voyage from England to New York.

The key, attached to a brass tag stamped “Locker 14 F Deck”, was sent to Sedunary’s pregnant widow after his body was recovered.

It had been expected to fetch £50,000 in Saturday (Oct 22)’s sale by Henry Aldridge & Son in Devizes, western England.

Prices for Titanic artifacts have soared in recent years. In 2013, a violin believed to have been played as the doomed vessel sank sold for more than £1 million. AP

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