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BBC News – Titanic violin fetches £900,000 record price

Posted by Joseph & Jazmin on October 19, 2013

BBC News – Titanic violin fetches £900,000 record price

The violin that was apparently played to calm passengers on the Titanic as it sank was sold for £900,000 in just 10 minutes at auction in Wiltshire.

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