"Titanic's First-Class Menu and Victim's Pocket Watch Fetch Over $100,000 Each at Auction"
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A rare menu from the Titanic's first-class restaurant, dated April 11, 1912, sold at auction for £83,000 ($101,600), along with a pocket watch belonging to a victim of the disaster, which sold for £97,000 ($118,700). A deck blanket from the Titanic also sold for £96,000 ($117,500). The items were part of a collection of transportation memorabilia auctioned in the U.K.
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