The tragic story of "Titanic", which sank after a collision with an iceberg, became the plot of countless books and films, one of which even won an Oscar. More than one and a half thousand people died on April 15, 1912, but few people know that along with these unfortunates, many strange and unusual things went to the bottom of the ocean.
Electric baths
At the beginning of the 20th century, electric baths - the prototype of the modern solarium - were considered the last word in medicine. They were so popular that one such bathtub was even placed aboard the Titanic. Women could use the bathroom in the morning and men in the afternoon. Passengers wishing to bathe their bodies in powerful ultraviolet rays had to purchase a $ 1 ticket.
Opium
On board the Titanic there were four boxes of opium - yes, the same narcotic substance. In 1912, opium was already banned in the United States by decision of Congress, but continued to be a part of many medicines. Pharmaceutical companies were required to mark such drugs as containing opium. Due to the new regulations, the use and import of opium decreased, but did not stop completely.
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Dear painting
One of the most expensive items on board the Titanic was not a diamond or a piece of jewelry, but a painting by the French artist Merry-Joseph Blondel "A Circassian Woman in a Bath". The owner of the painting, Swedish businessman Moritz Håkan Björnström-Stefansson, survived the disaster and then filed a claim with the insurance company for damages in the amount of 100 thousand dollars, which would be about 2.4 million dollars today.
Machine for the production of marmalade
At the beginning of the 20th century, many people in the manufacture of homemade marmalade used special machines for very careful cleaning and cutting of fruit. The owner of the car that sank with the Titanic was 27-year-old Edwina Celia Trout. During a hasty loading into the boat, she was forced to leave her beloved car. She later filed a claim for damages.
Turkish baths
The Titanic was equipped in the latest fashion of the time, so it was only natural that she had a luxurious Turkish bath on board, which was only admitted to first class passengers.
Jenny the cat
Many ships of the time, from cargo ships to luxury passenger liners, contained cats whose mission was to kill mice and rats. Jenny's cat was considered the official mascot of the Titanic.
Electric horse
The gym on a luxury ship looks natural. However, some of the equipment in the Titanic's gym was quite unusual. For example, there was an "electric horse" apparatus, which was a riding simulator.
Joseph Conrad manuscript
The Titanic carried about seven million mailings from England to the United States. One of these dispatches was a manuscript titled Karain: Memories by the popular Victorian writer Joseph Conrad. The manuscript, with Konrad's notes, was intended for New York lawyer John Quinn, a collector of handwritten literary works.
Evgeniya Yakovleva
