Fire and Ice: Keys for Titanic’s Post Room, 1912

February 15, 2012

The largest key was probably for the registered mail bags aboard Titanic; the smaller keys were likely for desks or cabinets in the post office room. These postal keys and chain were recovered from mail clerk Oscar Scott Woody’s body.

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