A rare holiday brochure for the Titanic, proclaiming the doomed liner as..... ‘the epitome of security’, has surfaced after 111 years.
The booklet, published a year before the liner sank with the loss of 1,522 lives on her maiden voyage, boasted that the ship reached levels of prestige and beauty never seen before.
It stated both Titanic and her sister ship Olympic were the perfect example of comfort, elegance and security.
It was even compared to Noah’s Ark in terms of the importance of the ship’s role in man’s development, aimed at high-society types and painted a picture of the sumptuous surroundings the wealthy first class passengers would enjoy.
Although hundreds of copies would have been printed and distributed to potential customers in 1911, only a handful are in existence today and it is extremely rare for one to come to public light.
Andrew Aldridge, of auctioneers Henry Aldridge and Son of Devizes, Wilts, said: “There are no more than a handful of these in existence".
Rare brochure - 111 years
posted on 3/4/22
Last night
posted on 3/4/22
comment by Luke, I Am Your Admin 3 (U1250)
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comment by HarlequinHebdo (U16981)
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Where did it surface ?
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19 degrees west, 12 degrees north
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Thats in the middle of Africa !
posted on 3/4/22
comment by HarlequinHebdo (U16981)
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comment by Luke, I Am Your Admin 3 (U1250)
posted 17 minutes ago
comment by HarlequinHebdo (U16981)
posted 26 minutes ago
Where did it surface ?
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19 degrees west, 12 degrees north
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Thats in the middle of Africa !
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So you can imagine the surprise
posted on 3/4/22
comment by Sheriff JW Pepper (U1007)
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comment by HarlequinHebdo (U16981)
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comment by Luke, I Am Your Admin 3 (U1250)
posted 17 minutes ago
comment by HarlequinHebdo (U16981)
posted 26 minutes ago
Where did it surface ?
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19 degrees west, 12 degrees north
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Thats in the middle of Africa !
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So you can imagine the surprise
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So it was actually not an ice berg but jo’burg it hit?
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comment by Ole dirty Baztard - penited and penandes (U19119)
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comment by Sheriff JW Pepper (U1007)
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comment by HarlequinHebdo (U16981)
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comment by Luke, I Am Your Admin 3 (U1250)
posted 17 minutes ago
comment by HarlequinHebdo (U16981)
posted 26 minutes ago
Where did it surface ?
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19 degrees west, 12 degrees north
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Thats in the middle of Africa !
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So you can imagine the surprise
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So it was actually not an ice berg but jo’burg it hit?
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Sat nav was in it's infancy then mind
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comment by Sheriff JW Pepper (U1007)
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comment by HarlequinHebdo (U16981)
posted 4 minutes ago
comment by Luke, I Am Your Admin 3 (U1250)
posted 17 minutes ago
comment by HarlequinHebdo (U16981)
posted 26 minutes ago
Where did it surface ?
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19 degrees west, 12 degrees north
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Thats in the middle of Africa !
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So you can imagine the surprise
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posted on 3/4/22
comment by Sheriff JW Pepper (U1007)
posted 2 hours, 21 minutes ago
comment by Ole dirty Baztard - penited and penandes (U19119)
posted 12 minutes ago
comment by Sheriff JW Pepper (U1007)
posted 6 minutes ago
comment by HarlequinHebdo (U16981)
posted 4 minutes ago
comment by Luke, I Am Your Admin 3 (U1250)
posted 17 minutes ago
comment by HarlequinHebdo (U16981)
posted 26 minutes ago
Where did it surface ?
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19 degrees west, 12 degrees north
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Thats in the middle of Africa !
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So you can imagine the surprise
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So it was actually not an ice berg but jo’burg it hit?
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Sat nav was in it's infancy then mind
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Indeed ‘turn left at the gigantic cliff in 100, 50, 10ft..’
posted on 3/4/22
So Andrew Aldridge in Devizes Wilts,.... it's going going gone then !
posted on 3/4/22
1912
posted on 4/4/22
"It was even compared to Noah’s Ark in terms of the importance"
Tbh I'd say it is way important than a boat that possibly saved all species on earth