Titanic menu tops auction

Charles Davis writes “from
The BBC

A private museum in Belfast has paid more than £28,000 for a
postcard-sized lunch menu from the Titanic.

The rare menu was among 14 items from the ill-fated vessel which were sold at
Sotheby’s auction house in London on Tuesday.

The menu was given to the wife of a senior officer on board the ship, Charles
Lightoller, before he left Southampton on the luxury liner.

Its price, £28,800 was over twice its pre-sale estimate of £12,000.

The menu included a variety of foods such as Consommé Mirrette, Salmon and
Golden Plover on Toast.