7 things you had no idea sank with the Titanic
1. Electric bath
Electric baths were fever in the early 1900s and consisted of booths where people were bombarded by UV rays. The Titanic was not out of trend and had a machine for it, costing $ 1. Women could use the contraption in the morning, and men had the afternoon for that.
2. Opium
In 1912 opium was already banned in the United States, but even so, at least four people used it on board the ship. This drug was highly addictive, but could be used in some medications, which necessarily had to state this on the label.
3. A millionaire painting
Painted in 1814 by Merry-Joseph Blondel, “La Circassienne au Bain” was a valuable painting that sank along with the Titanic. Swedish businessman Mauritz Håkan Björnström-Steffansson survived the tragedy and then triggered loss insurance: he wanted $ 100, 000 at the time, the equivalent of $ 2.4 million today.
4. Marmalade Machine
Another item that was filed for insurance was a marmalade machine! Edwina Celia Troutt survived the tragedy but left her utensil behind. These machines made a perfect cut in the fruit, to peel off and prepare the candy.
5. A kitten named Jenny
It was common at this time for ships to carry cats to combat rat infestations. With the Titanic it could be no different: the ocean liner led to Jenny, a beautiful kitten who also disappeared in the tragedy. The photo below is not of her, but of another feline on a ship.
6. Electric horse
Of course the Titanic contained an onboard gym, but what catches the eye is one of the equipment: an electric horse. This machine simulated the trot of a royal horse, but was it any good for body shaping or for the fun of the crowd?
7. A Joseph Conrad manuscript
About 7 million letters were aboard the Titanic, including the original manuscript of Joseph Conrad's "Karain" written in 1897. The work contained notes from Conrad and was being sent to New York lawyer John Quinn, who collected manuscripts of literary works.