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Post by Paul Daley on Mar 31, 2005 14:21:03 GMT -5
 The only known surviving first class ticket for the White Star liner Titanic |
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Post by furbaby on Mar 31, 2005 18:18:52 GMT -5
It's amazing how plain and "undecorated" it is...and very little writing on it, considering the cost and significance of the trip.
Cost of a ticket (one way):
First Class (parlor suite) £870/$4,350 ($69,600 today)
First Class (berth) £30/$150 ($2400 today)
Second Class £12/$60 ($960 today)
Third Class £3 to £8/$40 ($172 to $640 today)
Note: In 1912, skilled shipyard workers who built Titanic earned £2 ($10) per week. Unskilled workers earned £1 or less per week. A single First Class berth would have cost these workers 4 to 8 months wages.
It's really sad to think that we today think of ourselves as first class citizens, we live pretty comfortable lives, yet we probably wouldn't even be able to afford to have sailed on Titanic third class!
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Post by happybunny on Aug 31, 2005 9:11:16 GMT -5
Do you know who's ticket it is? ...
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Post by natdawson on Sept 23, 2006 15:10:40 GMT -5
Lovely! Thank You!
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