FANCY a Titanic cracker? A 103-year-old biscuit which survived the 1912 sinking of the famed transatlantic liner on its first voyage has been sold at auction for more than A$30,000. Bringing the phrase “a tough cookie” literally to life, the biscuit was part of a survival kit on one of...
FANCY a Titanic cracker?
A 103-year-old biscuit which
survived the 1912 sinking of the
famed transatlantic liner on its
first voyage has been sold at
auction for more than A$30,000.
Bringing the phrase “a tough
cookie” literally to life, the
biscuit was part of a survival kit
on one of the Titanic lifeboats.
Designed to last a long time,
the biscuit has been preserved in
pretty much original condition
after it was saved by James
Fenwick, a passenger on the
Carpathia which was a ship that
rescued some of the passengers
from the doomed voyage.
Manufactured by Spillers &
Bakers, the biscuit
was auctioned in London this
week by Henry Aldridge & Sons,
with a spokesman saying “I
couldn’t imagine anything less
appetising.
“But if you’re in a rowing boat
in the middle of the ocean, you’d
certainly eat it with the rest of
them,” he added.
Other items sold in the
auction included the final Titanic
luncheon menu which went for a
whopping $124,000.
A la carte items listed for
the ship’s literal “last supper”
included grilled mutton chops,
a fish, ham and beef buffet,
an apple meringue pastry and
a selection of eight cheeses –
Curtis Stone eat your heart out.
