R.M.S. TITANIC: R.M.S. TITANIC: Press photos of John Jacob ...

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R.M.S. TITANIC: Press photos of John Jacob Astor 6th “The Ten Million Dollar Astor Baby” and Edith Russll, American fashion buyer, stylist and correspondent for Women's Wear Daily, best remembered for surviving the 1912 sinking of the R.M.S. Titanic with a music box in the shape of a pig. The papier-mâché toy, covered in pigskin and playing a tune known as "The Maxixe" when its tail was twisted, was used by Edith Russell to calm frightened children in the lifeboat in which she escaped. Her story became widely known in the press at the time and was later included in the best-selling account of the disaster A Night to Remember by Walter Lord (2) 23cm x 20cm. Ex-Phil Gowan collection.

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16th Nov 24 at 12pm GMT

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