The Titanic locker key (Henry Aldridge & Son).
A rare key that a Titanic hero used to save lives during the tragic liners sinking is up for auction in the U.K. The key, with a brass tag stamped Locker 14 F Deck was in the possession of Third Class Steward Sidney Sedunary as the Titanic was sinking. Sedunary worked heroically on Titanics F deck on the night of the sinking, according to evidence given at the British inquiry in to the disaster. The key would have been used to get lifejackets from the locker where they were stowed, the Mirror reports.
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Sidney Sedunary (Henry Aldridge & Son).
To have any key from Titanic is rare, but to have one with this level of provenance, that has been in the family of a Titanic crewman for over a century and formed a vital part of the survival effort for some passengers takes it into the realm of the finest Titanic memorabilia, Henry Aldridge & Son auctioneer Andrew Aldridge told FoxNews.com, via email. Titanic struck an iceberg at 11:40 p.m. ship's time on April 14 1912 and sank just over two hours later with the loss of more than 1,500 lives, including Sedunarys. The stewards body was recovered by the ship Mackay Bennett and his personal effects, including the key, were sent back to his wife Madge who was pregnant with his unborn son. Sedunarys son was born in November 1912 and named after his father.
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