Titanic Artifacts

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Cherub

• Recovered in 1987, the cherub was found near the
  stern section of the wreck in the debris field.
  The bronze cherub is believed to have graced the
  A deck entrance to the aft first class grand
  staircase, where it was believed to have held a
  light.

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A faded wireless message

• A piece of paper measuring about 6 X 10 inches,
  its physical heaviness hardly noticeable has a
  tremendous weight of history.

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The Ships Bell

• Recovered in 1987, the deck bell was originally
  located on the crow's nest, and was last rung by
  Frederick Fleet at 1140pm on the night of April
  14, 1912, after he spotted the iceberg in
  Titanic's path. On that fateful night, Fleet gave
  three sharp tugs on the bell's lanyard, then
  snatched the telephone to the bridge from its
  cradle inside the mast.

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The 1st Class Menu

• This is a picture of the 1st class menu.
• It was to be used the night of the sinking.

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White Star Line Boarding Pass

• Boarding cards were usually sent with the
  passenger's tickets. These cards had to be given
  to an officer at the gangway upon embarking the
  liner, and this one is the only example known to
  have survived. The Reverend J. Stuart Holden
  missed the first and only sailing of the Titanic
  because his wife was suddenly taken ill.

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Jack of Spades

• This jack of spades and the deck it belongs to
  was amazingly restored from being  blackend with
  stain.

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Bronze Belt

• This is a belt buckle made in 1912 of bronze. It
  was given to the workers that build the Titanic
  at the Harland Wolff shipyards in Belfast,
  Ireland.

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Diamond Rings

• These are two rings recovered from a bag a
  valuables. They were probably put in the bag when
  the Titanic's began to sink.  They are both gold,
  the left has 60 diamonds, and the right has a
  sapphire surrounded by diamonds.

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Bibliography

• www.google.ca
• www.yahoo.com
• www.encyclopedia-titanica.org
• By Courtney, Jeremy and Grant