RMS Titanic - silver mug, Captain Rostron

RMS Titanic - a rare sterling silver mug inscribed To Captain Rostron As a Token of Grateful Appreciation of His Kindness on the Carpathia after the sinking of the Titanic April 15th 1912 from John B Thayer Jr, the underside marked with sterling silver marks and maker's name Bailey Banks and Biddle, prominent Philadelphia Silver Smiths and Retailers, 2.5 inches. Thayer, aged nineteen, jumped into the sea as the ship went down and managed to scramble aboard the upturned collapsible B. At dawn they managed to transfer to lifeboat twelve and were rescued by the Carpathia. It is said he didn't even notice his mother alongside in lifeboat number four and Mrs Thayer was so numbed by cold and misery that she didn't see her son. Her husband, his father John B Thayer died in the disaster. He was Second Vice President of The Pennsylvania Railroad and one of the millionaires travelling on the ship. This mug was purchased alongside the Tiffany gold watch, presented to Captain Rostron by Mrs John Jacob Astor.
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