Titanic survivor's secrets revealed
A pocket watch which stopped at the exact moment the Titanic sank and one of only four remaining tickets for the voyage will go on sale as part of a collection left by the last survivor of the tragedy with memories of the disaster.
For 94 years, survivor Lillian Asplund had refused to speak about the tragedy which claimed the lives of her father and three brothers. Only after her death, aged 99, have her family uncovered details of the terrible events.
Miss Asplund left a collection of items and documents recovered from the doomed voyage, as well as letters and pictures collected after the event.
The collection was found in a shoebox, but is now expected to fetch up to £150,000 at auction.
The sale has excited many Titanic experts as Miss Asplund was the very last survivor with memories of the disaster. She is only outlived by Brit Millvina Dean, who was a baby at the time.
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For 94 years, survivor Lillian Asplund had refused to speak about the tragedy which claimed the lives of her father and three brothers. Only after her death, aged 99, have her family uncovered details of the terrible events.
Miss Asplund left a collection of items and documents recovered from the doomed voyage, as well as letters and pictures collected after the event.
The collection was found in a shoebox, but is now expected to fetch up to £150,000 at auction.
The sale has excited many Titanic experts as Miss Asplund was the very last survivor with memories of the disaster. She is only outlived by Brit Millvina Dean, who was a baby at the time.