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Harland  & Wolff : Titanic single known color design plan (completed), paint  &  india ink on ferro-gallic print, c1909

Ocean navigation aid: monthly update from ships' logs on wind, wave, weather, ice, fog, current, pressure, etc.

Pilot Chart Of The North Atlantic Ocean 'May 1912' (publ.  29  Apr)

Size: 61.7 x 86.3 cm (24.3 x 34.0 in)  ☆

STELLARLY RARE !  MONTHLY AID TO SEA NAVIGATION !  'TITANIC' REVISIONS !

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Assembled on a slab of wood, not larger than book novel size: velvet, celluloid, alumin(i)um, small metal nails.

Titanic small intricate memento plaque  for wall hanging, c1912

Size: 21.0 x 14.0 x 0.5 cm (8.25 x 5.5 x 0.2 in)  ☆  Weight: ± 95 gr (± 3.3 oz)  ☆

UNIQUE GREAT QUALITY COMMEMORATIVE !  EXPERIENCED HOBBYIST FEAT !

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Any salesman sample for retail stores etc. was produced in a limited amount, making them super rare today.

Capitalizing on the  Titanic disaster : salesman sample postcard

Size: 8.8 x 13.8 cm (3.5 x 5.5 in)  ☆

UNIMAGINABLE RARITY !  PRODUCED JUST 2 OR 3 DAYS AFTER THE SINKING !

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The distressed condition of this 14-page original from 1912 somehow highlights the epic historic catastrophe.

Boston-American newspaper of 16 April 1912 ; day after sinking

Size: 54.3 x 42.0 cm (21  3/8 x 16.5 in)  ☆

NEARLY NON EXISTENT !  ONE OF  THE MOST POIGNANT  TITANIC FRONTPAGES !

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According to but 2 known sources this steel device served for prying open the moorings of Titanic lifeboats.

± 38 cm /15 "  lifeboat davit mooring ropeitool (3x) marked TITAN I C

Length avg: 38 cm (15  ")  ☆  Width avg x  Thick: 3.3 x 0.65 cm (1.30 x 0.25  ")  ☆  Weight avg: 535 gr (18.8 oz)  ☆

3 OF BUT  5 KNOWN TO STILL EXIST !  NEARLY UNKNOWN  NEARLY FORGOTTEN !

Incredible find ! Its significance and overall value can not be overstated !

REALLY IMPOSSIBLE  TO FIND, DETECT  AND/OR ACQUIRE !  MUCH LESS 2, LET ALONE 3 !  UNBELIEVABLE !
THROUGH MY 1ST, SOON ALSO  THE 2ND & 3RD CAME TO ME ; WITH PURE LUCK, HARD LABOR, MUCH PATIENCE !
ALL 3 WERE OBTAINED FROM USA :  ARIZONA (BUT PREVIOUSLY OHIO); NEBRASKA; OKLAHOMA !

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Titanic post-disaster lifeboats contents inventory, typewriter docs, late 1912 :
Version 1  (4.6MB 3-page PDF)
Version 2  (6.7MB 5-page PDF)

Olympic and Titanic were the answer to Lusitania and Mauretania of the atlantic trade competitor Cunard Line.

20 cm / 8 "  coldichisel  from Cunard Line's  SS Mauretania (1906 )

Length: 20.5 cm (8.0 in)  ☆  Width /Thick halfway: 2.5 x 1.9 cm (1.0 x 0.75 in)  ☆  Weight: 590 gr (20.8 oz)  ☆

UNSEEN !  MAYBE SINGLE 1 EXISTING !  YES,  'CUNARD',  YET WOWING ARTIFACT !

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The family from Scotland was on vacation in south England. Note position of 3 flags due to wind's direction!

Drawing by Scottish boy (12 ) made on-site, Southampton 1912

Size: 21.6 x 25.4 cm (8.5 x 11.0 in, US Letter)  ☆

UNIQUE !  UNLIKE ANYTHING !  3 -10 APR  1912  EYEWITNESS  PENCIL DRAWING !

BOY LATER AT  18 WAS KILLED IN COMBAT AT END OF WW1,  FAM I LY LATER MOVED OVERSEAS C1920 -1925 !

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Ronis brand "main switch" key, used and worn, from c1970s-1980s, with its brass fob. "23 bl" still unidentified.

Harland & Wolff : switch key  +  tag  of Goliath gantry crane (1969 )

Length key: 4.1 cm (1.6 in)  ☆  Length tag: 6.4 cm (2.5 in)  ☆

INCREDIBLE FIND !  UNIQUE HISTORICAL  ARTIFACT OF  TITANIC SHIPBUILDER !

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Label on top iceberg reads in uppercase "W.S. Liddle" (the maker?!). A toddler used the photo for scribbling?!

Apple Show, Sebastopol ( Calif.) :  sinking of Titanic, RPPC 1912

Size: 8.8 x 13.7 cm (3.4 x 5.4 in)  ☆

UNSEEN APPLE PC !  MESMERIZING RECORD OF 'TITANIC' IN EVERYDAY LIFE !

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" 'Help Surpasseth Pity' - Balham and Tooting Titanic Relief Fund". (Thinking poor condition? See the reverse!)

Balham and Tooting alumin(i)um medal to Relief Fund workers

Diameter: 4.5 cm (1.75 in)  ☆  Thick: 0.4 cm (0.17 in)  ☆

ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND !  VERY DISTRESSED, POSSIBLE DIRT ROAD FIND !

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Attic find, 2017 (Kingston, PA). Ca. 5 were known to exist; effectively 7 appear to be traceable. This find is nr 8.

Small poster advertising 3rd Class rates and return maiden trip

Size: 52.4 x 23.4 cm (20.6 x 9.2 in)  ☆

JAWDROPPING !  UTTERLY RARE ADVERT FOR  NEVER -TO - BE  RETURN VOYAGE !

Incredible find ! Its significance and overall value can not be overstated !

11 Nov 2011 an identical one sold at Swann Auction Galleries for the then record sum  $ 72,000  incl. tax/premium
20 Oct  2018  an identical other sold at Henry Aldridge & Son for a new record sum of   $ 81,000  incl. tax/premium

Aldridge & Son to Irish Mirror, 17 Oct 2018 :
" [...] only a handful of these posters exist. You can count them on one hand."
(A professional auctioneer would never declare "only a handful exist" but "only a handful are known to exist"!)
"The Victoria & Albert Museum have one for its Speed & Style exhibition but this one is in better condition."
Aldridge & Son at live auction, 20 Oct 2018 : "There is 4 of these known to exist."
False statements!  7 are traceable (not counting my nr 8) and the one at V&A was in almost superb condition (see above image nr 5) !

JustCollecting News, 10 Oct 2018,
"Titanic return journey poster could set new auction record" :
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BBC News, 20 Oct 2018,
"Rare Titanic poster sold for £ 62,000  [ $ 81,000 ] at auction" :
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SAD LY THE  LYI NG DERANGED USA  SELLER DITCHED / DESTROYED THE POSTER'S C1912 CUSTOM MADE FRAME AT AN UNKNOWN POINT IN TIME DESPITE HIS PROMISE TO ADDITIONALLY SEND IT AT MY POSTAGE EXPENSE :

05 /10 2018 03:01 "I have no problem shipping you the frame as long as you pay for the shipment but you already stated you would."  09 /10 2018 01:37 "It's 735 pm here in Pennsylvania. I'll be shipping tomorrow about 11am."  THEN AFTER 18 DAYS OF NO RESPONSE:  27 /10 2018 09:17 "Enjoying my spam folder? 🤔😂 "  THEN AFTER 24 MORE DAYS OF AGAIN NO RESPONSE:  20 /11 2018 19:05 "I tossed that frame in the fireplace."  THEN 6 HRS LATER UPON OFFERING HIM MONEY FOR THE FRAME:  21/11 2018 01:17 "I can ship it out still as I'd never burn something or destroy anything. As I'm sure you knew that too.  [ YEAH, WHATEVER, YOU SICKO WACKO PSYCHO ]."  24 /11 2018 12:10 "I can ship it out Wednesday morning is that's ok."  26 /11 2018 12:39 "I would be able to ship it today but like I said i don't have the money to cover shipping until Wednesday."  26 /11 2018 15:01 "If you could send $15 to this account via 'friends and family' I would be able to access it and use it today to ship it with.  [ HIS PAYPAL ACCOUNT WAS TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED DUE TO HIS CONTINUALLY NEGLECTING HIS MANY BUYERS OF MAINLY SECOND HAND KIDS DVDS ]."  27/11 2018 02:21 "I'll be able to get to the post office tomorrow around 4pm."  THEN AFTER 22 DAYS OF NO RESPONSE:  19 /12 2018 11:52 "That frame is LONG GONE.  [ READ: LONG DISCARDED ]."  SUCH A MORON & RETARD  IN ALL REGARDS !  IF HE ONLY KNEW HE SOLD ME AN INCREDIBLY RARE ORIGINAL ICONIC POSTER AND FOR ALMOST NO MONEY !  "🤔😂 "

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After visiting Europe in 1911, USS Petrel (PG-2) returned to the Atlantic coast for a period spanning 1911-1912.

Titanic life ring  found & marked by USS Petrel, real photo 1912

Size: 8.6 x 13.3 cm (3.4 x 5.25 in)  ☆

UNSEEN PRIVATE SNAPSHOT !  AMAZING HISTORICAL EXTRAORDINARINESS !

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A black printed picture was hand colored. Originally a blue (?) ribbon was woven through the square spaces.

Titanic iconic milk glass ribbon plate (4x), pre‑sinking souvenir

Diam.: 18.8 cm (7.4 in)  ☆  Height: 2.3 cm (0.9 in)  ☆  Weight: ± 285 gr (± 10 oz)  ☆

4 OF NOW 9 KNOWN !  SOLD IN BARBER SHOP ABOARD TITANIC & OLYMPIC !

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121 victims were buried here May-June 1912. The grave stones were erected in Fall 1912 (likely date of photo).

Titanic graves :  Fairview cemetery, Halifax, real photo pc 1912

Size: 8.5 x 13.5 cm (3.3 x 5.3 in)  ☆

INCREDIBLY SCARCE RPPC !  1912 PHOTO DOCUMENT, NOVA SCOTIA, CANADA !

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In the gantry: Titanic & Olympic keel laid (also see 3rd image). Card with embossing, lacquer, gold ink/paint.

Arrol Gantry postcard : Titanic keel laid just  ; April or May 1909

Size: 8.9 x 13.9 cm (3.5 x 5.5 in)  ☆

STUPENDOUSLY RARE PC !  TITANIC INFANCY 36 MONTHS BEFORE DISASTER !

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On her 1 week of body recovery, starting 11 days since the disaster, CS Minia also retrieved wreckage debris.

29 cm /1' piece of Titanic, salvaged in 1912 stuck to a deckchair

Size: 3.7  avg x 29.0 cm (1.45 avg x 11.4 in)  ☆  Thick max: 0.4 cm (0.15 in)  ☆  Weight: 270 gr (9.5 oz)  ☆

A+ ARTIFACT !  BENT RIPPED WARPED CORRODED !  STILL WITH  BLACK PAINT !

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"Valentine's Series" postcard: issued very shortly after the sinking, and in large quantities. (Great picture!)

Disaster postcard (2x) with earliest datestamp seen : 18 (!) April

Size: 8.9 x 13.8 cm (3.5 x 5.4 in)  ☆

SUPER RARE !  POST-SINKING PRINTED PC WITH POSTMARK 3 (!) DAYS 'AFTER ' !

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'Paramount' printing style for Titanic name, White Star Line flag, and Oceanic Steam Navigation Co. emblem.

Titanic stationery : fragment of a blank First Class menu card

Size: 4.7 x 6.5 cm (1.85 x 2.55 in)  ☆

WOW !  LIKELY FROM SHIP PRE-TRIP !  OUT A CRESTS & MONOGRAMS ALBUM !

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Paint + India ink on ferro-gallic print: a graphite pencil outline was, using light, copied onto sensitized paper.

Titanic color design drawing (completed), Harland  & Wolff c1909

Size: 33.0 x 82.0 cm (13.0 x 32.25 in)  ☆  Scale: 1/32 in = 1 ft  (or 1:384)  ☆

UNSEEN !  PERPLEXING !  ONLY KNOWN  H&W COLOR DESIGN PLAN OF TITANIC !

Incredible find ! Its significance and overall value can not be overstated !

Epic fail by 4 of the foremost experts (authors) on Titanic build & history :
"Much like the work of a child (*)  [...]  worthless  [...]  of very little to no interest to a serious collector"
"Stay away from this. it is not a good buy"
"I'm not really sure what I can offer you in the way of a comment"
"This is a fake  [ or wordings to that effect ]"
(*) The colorized area of bow & stern is respectively only 1/4 &  1/3 the size of a credit card ! ; an expert drawing !

The item was part of the Ken(neth) Schultz Collection. As such, it may have been featured in his 1970s-2000s catalogues. Please contact me if you know more!

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Large image (15000 x 6075):  Front (5.5MB)
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Extra large image (30000 x 12150):  Front (25MB)
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Bow detail image (7500 x 12150):  Detail (6.3MB)
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Back side image (4420 x 1800):  Back (0.6MB)
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