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A life jacket from a Titanic survivor goes on sale in first-of-its-kind auction
The rare vest is estimated to fetch up to $474,000 and is the only survivor-worn Titanic life jacket ever offered at auction, the house said.
- A life jacket worn by Titanic survivor Laura Francatelli is heading to auction this weekend at Henry Aldridge and Son, a rare artifact from the 1912 maritime disaster.
- Francatelli, a secretary to fashion designer Lucy Duff Gordon, survived the sinking after boarding a lifeboat with her employer and Cosmo Duff Gordon while traveling to Chicago.
- The beige vest features 12 cork-filled pockets and is expected to fetch between $339,000 and $474,000, according to Henry Aldridge and Son's estimate.
- Andrew Aldridge, managing director of the auction house, said the owner decided to pass the item to a new collector after it was displayed at Titanic Belfast and the Titanic Museum in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.
- Marking 114 years since the 1912 maritime disaster, this rare artifact offers a tangible connection to the approximately 2,220 people who were on board the ill-fated Titanic.
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