Apair of gloves that survived the wreckage
A battered pair of white cotton gloves were one of the artifacts found in the Titanic wreckage, and they have since been dubbed some of the “rarest Titanic artifacts ever recovered,” according to USA Today. The gloves have been put on display in various Titanic exhibitions since they were found, but in 2016, they were returned to a conservation facility for permanent retirement.
A menu of the ship’s last meal
A pocket watch stuck at the time the ship sank
The pocket watch of one of the ship’s victims was another artifact found in the Titanic wreckage. As reported by The Telegraph, the rusty watch was owned by passenger John Chapman, who was traveling with his wife, Lizzie. What makes this so unique is the fact that it’s literally frozen in time. The watch is stuck at 1:45 a.m., which is around the time the ship became submerged under water.
And a bracelet engraved with the name of a third-class passenger
Out of the wreckage of the Titanic also came a woman’s 15-karat rose gold and silver bracelet with the name Amy encrusted in diamonds. In her 1998 book Titanic: Women and Children First, Judith Geller, former director of merchandising for the Titanic exhibition, suggests that it might have belonged to Amy Stanley, a third-class passenger and one of the only Amys on board.
A letter written on Titanic stationary the day before the ship sank
Also surviving the wreckage was a letter penned by first-class passenger Oskar Holverson. Written to his mother the day before the ship sank, the letter was found folded up in a notebook in Holverson’s pocket.
Keys used to access lifeboat lanterns
These keys recovered from the wreckage aren’t just any old keys. They were used by crewman Samuel Hemming during the sinking of the ship to unlock a door, behind which a stock of lifeboat lanterns were waiting.
