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BNPS.co.uk (01202 558833)<br />
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Auctioneer Andrew Aldridge pictured with the salvaged telegraph which sold for £94,000 at auction<br />
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Relics salvaged from the sunken ship that rescued the Titanic survivors have sold at auction for £135,000.<br />
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The rare items included the engine room order telegraph the captain of the Carpathia used after he received the SOS from Titanic.<br />
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He moved the handle to 'Full Steam Ahead', instructing staff in the engine room to rapidly increase speed

BNPS.co.uk (01202 558833)
Pic: ZacharyCulpin/BNPS

Auctioneer Andrew Aldridge pictured with the salvaged telegraph which sold for £94,000 at auction

Relics salvaged from the sunken ship that rescued the Titanic survivors have sold at auction for £135,000.

The rare items included the engine room order telegraph the captain of the Carpathia used after he received the SOS from Titanic.

He moved the handle to 'Full Steam Ahead', instructing staff in the engine room to rapidly increase speed