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DAILY MIRROR Newspaper detailing the sinking of the LUSITANIA. "Lusitania torpedoed by German Pirate! Huns carry out their threat to Murder!" scream the headlines.

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Sheet Music for the piano, commemorating the sinking.

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One of a consignment of Percussion Fuze detonators for a 4.5-inch High Explosive Artillery shell salvaged from the wreck.

When recovered, this item still contained its Fulminate of Mercury charge.

However, the consignment that it was part of was not responsible for the fatal second explosion as they were all stored aft.

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Box containing a British propaganda copy of Karl Goetz's Lusitania Medal.

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A Menu Card from the ship. 1914.

(a copy of the menu can be found at this link)

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Silver-Plated Cigarette Case bearing the ship's name. It was originally purchased in the ship's Barber Shop as a souvenir item and was subsequently found on a New York construction site by local photographer Neil De Crescenzo.

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Three-Handled silver-plated cup bearing a Cunard crest and the ship's name.

(Another souvenir item once sold in the Barber's shop aboard the liner).

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Colour Souvenir Postcard once sold aboard the ship.

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Another example of the colourful Souvenir Postcards
once sold aboard the ship.

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Serving jug for Drinking Chocolate. The jug bears a Cunard Crest and was salvaged from the wreck.

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Silver teaspoon. The bowl clearly bears the ship's name and a Cunard Crest surmounts the handle. This spoon was part of the cutlery supplied for the ship's maiden voyage.

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Part of a consignment of Pocket Watch Cases and boxed mechanisms. These were salvaged from the wreck and the one on the left was cleaned and polished to give an idea of its original appearance.

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One of the few surviving plates from a salvaged consignment of china, most of which were sadly damaged or destroyed during the salvage attempt.

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Sheet Music commemorating the Lusitania's Maiden Voyage in 1907.

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At first glance, this postcard appears to have nothing to do with the Lusitania. However, the last line of the handwritten message on the front of the card says "Am having a very good time. Was aboard the Lusitania yesterday. Love from Gertrude."

The card is postmarked "Newark, New Jersey. September 20th 1907". This was the week of the ship's maiden arrival in New York, during which time, the Lusitania was open to the public. As the American press had dubbed her "The eighth wonder of the World" the American public were more than eager to see her.

The card's sender, Gertrude, was a sightseer on a tour which as well as taking in the new "Wonder ship", also included Eagle Rock, a scenic overlook at the top of Orange Mountain, West Orange, NJ. This beauty spot offers a spectacular vista of New York City from 20 Miles distance. The card depicts the pathway leading to the viewpoint.

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Hand - coloured contemporary picture of the Lusitania berthed at the Princes Landing Stage, Liverpool. Such illustrations were commonly used in brochures and on posters and postcards of the period.

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Cushion from the First Class Music Room, recovered from the sea on the day after the sinking by Able Seaman Henry Grew of the cruiser HMS Venus.

For the full story of this item, see the "Disaster" page of this website and scroll down to the "Recovery operation" section.

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We have subsequently sent the cushion to the Merseyside Maritime Museum for permanent display.

This Postcard bears an Impressed date of June 1915 and commemorates the sinking.

Mitch Peeke