A Silver Watch & Chain, Annie Caton RMS TITANIC 5cm(2in)dia.

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Lot 109
A Silver Watch & Chain, Annie Caton RMS TITANIC
5cm(2in)dia.

£ 2,000 - 2,500
US$ 2,500 - 3,100
A Silver Watch & Chain, Annie Caton RMS TITANIC
Watch by Waltham, hallmarked Birmingham 1910. White enamel dial with roman numerals and subsidiary second dial, gilt hands. Machine engraved back, with garter ring and escutcheon inscribed "RMS TITANIC Miss Annie Caton". Twisted wire and spiral watch chain with bar and key, hallmarked. 5cm(2in)dia.

Footnotes

  • Annie Caton was Turkish Bath Attendant on the TITANIC, she was carrying this pocket watch when rescued in Lifeboat No.11.
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