Life jacket worn by first-class Titanic survivor sold for record £670,000

• A life jacket worn by first-class Titanic survivor Laura Mabel Francatelli sold for a record £670,000 at auction.
• The vest, from lifeboat number one, included signatures of eight fellow survivors, including firemen Charles Hendrickson and George Taylor.
• An 18-carat gold pocket watch belonging to drowned first-class passenger Frederick Sutton, 61, fetched £180,000.
• A seat cushion from a lifeboat, featuring an original White Star burgee plaque, was sold for £390,000 to the Titanic Museum Attraction.
• The auction, held by Henry Aldridge and Son in Devizes, Wiltshire, featured 344 lots, with record-breaking prices reflecting continued public interest in the Titanic.

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Life jacket worn by Titanic survivor fetches £670,000 at auction